Candor Surgical Development Executive Team


	Candor Surgical Development - Executive Team

	Keith Biggers- President / CEO
	Keith Biggers has over twenty years experience in the medical field. Most recently, he served as President of Cirrus Health where he led the organization of physician/developer partnerships to operate seven ASC's and two hospitals, in addition to multiple projects under development at the time of his departure. Keith is known for his ability to build a successful organization by creating a vision for the company and developing the appropriate personnel to maximize the opportunities.

	Keith began his career in the medical field with Anago Inc. where he started in sales and ultimately was promoted to vice president of sales. After Anago sold to Tecnol Medical (Kimberly Clark), he spent two years with Hull Anesthesia, distributing Drager anesthesia equipment and monitors. He then joined Computer Motion, a medical robotics company, as national sales manager, where he built a sales team to train surgeons in the use of medical robotics for surgery. In 1996, Keith co-founded Surgical Sense, Inc. As VP of sales and marketing, he earned international recognition for the market introduction of the “Kugel Hernia Repair”. In 2000, SSI sold to Davol, Inc., a division of C. R. Bard.

	Keith attended the United States Air Force Academy and McMurry University where he received a B.A. in mathematics. He currently resides in Southlake, Texas with his 3 children.

	Donna Drerup, RN, MSN - Director of Operations
	Donna has twenty six years of healthcare experience. She received her RN in 1984 and began her nursing career in the areas of emergency room and endoscopy lab nursing. In 1994, she earned a Masters of Science in Nursing from University of Texas at Arlington. In the same year, Donna began her ASC management experience with the development and management of Fort Worth Endoscopy Center as administrator for Endoscopy Center Affiliates (Eventually HealthSouth). The success of the first endoscopy center necessitated development of Southwest Fort Worth Endoscopy Center within the first 5 years. She managed both centers successfully and by the end of her tenure collectively the two centers were performing 10,000 endoscopy procedures annually. After leaving HealthSouth, Donna joined Cirrus Health as the Director of Nursing at Cirrus Health’s North Texas Hospital. She was a part of the development and management team for three years. She was responsible for all daily clinical operations of the hospital. In 2007, she joined HCA to complete development and serve as the administrator for Trinity Park Surgery Center in Arlington, Texas. In the first three years, Trinity Park grew to an average of 450 cases per month and annualized net revenue of $7.5 million.