COVENANT SURGICAL PARTNERS, INC.
NASHVILLE, TN

Based in Nashville, TN, Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc. is a privately-held physician services company that owns and operates a variety of healthcare facilities including ambulatory surgery centers (“ASCs”), anesthesia companies, anatomic pathology labs, and physician practices. The Company was founded in 2008 with the strategic objective to become one of the foremost physician services companies in the U.S. by partnering with leading physicians, particularly in the areas of gastroenterology and ophthalmology. Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc. Based in Nashville, TN, Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc. is a privately-held physician services company that owns and operates a variety of healthcare facilities including ambulatory surgery centers (“ASCs”), anesthesia companies, anatomic pathology labs, and physician practices. The Company was founded in 2008 with the strategic objective to become one of the foremost physician services companies in the U.S. by partnering with leading physicians, particularly in the areas of gastroenterology and ophthalmology. Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc. Mr. Little has an extensive background in building healthcare services companies, including 11 years as CEO of Harden Healthcare, LLC. Prior to the sale of its businesses to Gentiva (2013) and Senior Care Centers (2015) Harden owned and operated senior care facilities in addition to providing related, ancillary health services including therapy, community health, home health and hospice. Under Lew’s leadership, Harden grew from a six-location, single-state skilled nursing home business to more than 200 facilities in 13 states and a “continuum of care” model generating revenues exceeding $800 million annually. During his impressive tenure at Harden, Lew built a multi-disciplined healthcare services company both organically and via acquisition – while developing and maintaining a strong operating and clinical culture. Mr. Little has a BA in Marketing and a MBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. A-Rahim works with our Medical Advisory Boards, our Medical Directors, and our quality assurance programs to oversee improvement of clinical outcomes for our patients. He also organizes and leads Company efforts to measure and improve clinical outcomes for all centers and the Company as a whole. Dr. A-Rahim earned his medical and doctorate degrees from the Pennsylvania State University and completed a residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Gastroenterology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. As a physician, he is known for his expertise in interventional endoscopy and minimally invasive treatments for gastrointestinal disease. He has authored several articles published in medical journals and has delivered presentations to fellow physicians around the country, including at his alma mater, Harvard Medical School. Mr. Polley has over ten years of experience in the surgery center industry. At Covenant, he heads the business development team which is responsible for driving growth for the company. Prior to Covenant, Mr. Polley focused on business development at Surgical Health Group, LLC, a developer and manager of single and limited specialty surgery centers. He is a graduate of Washington & Lee University. Mr. Fogle has over 21 years of healthcare financial management experience, including the past 13 years as Chief Financial Officer for multi-site healthcare services companies. Rich has an extensive background leading companies through organic and acquisitive growth. Prior to joining Covenant, he was the CFO of Advanced Dermatology, the nation’s largest dermatology practice. During Rich’s tenure, Advanced Dermatology grew to over 180 locations operating in 14 states. Mr. Fogle has a BA in Business Administration and a Masters of Accountancy from the University of South Florida. Ms. Faulkner joined covenant in 2016 and has more than 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She has held several positions with emphasis in litigation, compliance, employment and transactions. During her career, she has served as the Associate Counsel of Litigation and Employment at SpecialtyCare, Inc.; she has served as the Privacy Officer and Senior Legal Counsel at Healthways, Inc.; and she has served as the Privacy Officer and Special Counsel to the Commissioner at the Department of Children’s Services. She was also a litigating attorney for the Department of Health and Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Ms. Faulkner earned her J.D. from the University of Memphis and is licensed to practice in the state of Tennessee. Vice President of Business Development Mr. Burney supports the laboratory related functions of Covenant Surgical Partners. He has over 27 years of experience in the healthcare field. He has served as Director of Internal Audit/Assistant Controller of Dialysis Clinic, Administrator/CEO of DCI Laboratory, Vice President- Lab Services at Renal Care Group, and at Renal Advantage. He also served as CEO of RenaLab, providing approximately 14M tests per year to over 500 clients in 38 states across the US. He most recently served as a consultant for lab startups. Mike has a BBA degree in Accounting from Austin Peay State University and obtained his CPA license in 1986. He is a member of the National Society for Histotechnology. Mark Joined Covenant Surgical Partners in July of 2017 with significant healthcare leadership. For six years, he ran dozens of dialysis clinics for both DaVita Healthcare Partners and U.S. Renal Care (DSI). Next he ran the entire West Coast Anesthesia operations for Envision Healthcare (Sheridan AmSurg). Mark began his career in the U.S. Marine Corps where he finished his military experience as a Captain and Company Commander, leading 180 Marines, during Operation Iraqi Freedom 2. He has a BS from the U.S. Naval Academy and a full-time MBA from Cornell University. Mr. Perkins has over 17 years of healthcare IT experience including 12 years in the dialysis industry and 5 years in the ASC industry. In past roles he has held management positions at DSI Renal, Renal Care Group, and National Nephrology Associates. In the dialysis roles he held positions that integrated and supported all hardware infrastructure for 112 dialysis centers in 28 states. While currently serving as Vice President of Technology Services he provides leadership for an innovative, robust, and secure information technology environment.