Steven Gerst MD, MBA, MPH, CHE

Executive Vice President

Dr. Gerst has nearly 30 years in healthcare. He trained in medicine at the College of Physicians & Surgeons at Columbia University in the City of New York. He also did his undergraduate work and a Masters in Public Health/Health Administration at Columbia University where he was cross registered into the Business and Law Schools to complete his degree in Health Administration. He is Board Certified in Medical Management and a Diplomat in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Dr. Gerst has been an officer of some of the largest healthcare organizations in the United States including SunHealth (now “Premier” with 1,800 US hospitals), and Columbia/HCA (now “Hospital Corporation of America”) where he was President and CEO of the PPO Division. He was also Senior Healthcare Consultant and Regional Medical Director for what is now PricewaterhouseCoopers, the largest US based accounting, audit and consulting firm.

Dr. Gerst brings deep clinical expertise to MedicaView’s programs and he thoroughly understands the hospital perspective and patient needs in the international marketplace. Dr. Gerst has been highly instrumental in establishing a continuity of care program for US patients who travel overseas and across borders for surgery as well as a surgical complications program for the company. He is an expert in health insurance having worked for some of the US largest insurers.

Dr. Gerst is frequently published and has recently authored the first chapter in a new textbook on International Finance (Kendall, Alan N., Ed., Nova Science Publishers, New York. 2007, and recently wrote an article published in the International Medical Travel Journal (London), “US Healthcare: America At The Crossroads,”. http://www.imtjonline.com/features/us-healthcare-america-at-the-crossroads, 2008. He also has a section entitled, “Continuity of Care – Critical to Success,” in Josef Woodman’s new book, Patients Beyond Borders (Chapter Two, Second Edition, Healthy Travel Publications, Chapel Hill, N.C. 2008. He is currently completing a Doctorate in Finance and a Masters in Taxation

Mark Pew

Vice President Customer Engagement Services

Mark Pew has 30 years of extensive experience in building large and small enterprise strategies for different types of businesses in healthcare, finance, and technology. His leadership has driven value and success for clients as they navigate business process engineering and strategic planning.

Since beginning his career in Information Technology 1979, Mark has held a variety of positions in development and management roles. He worked for 14 years at Equifax in various IT development roles, followed by 5 years at ChoicePoint where he managed large teams developing mission critical applications. He then joined Professional Reviews Inc as Chief Information Officer and designed and built an advanced clinical review and case management platform. Mark also has played a variety of roles in two IT start-ups.

Mark’s expertise lies in facilitating the across-the-board shift in thinking and commitment to innovation required for entering new markets and improving efficiency in existing enterprises. He is certified in MVI’s Enterprise Process Engineering (EPE) which is part of the methodology that MVI uses to help providers, facilitators, and employers define their strategies and objectives and to implement those strategies in an effective and profitable manner within the enterprise. His approach speeds this process and elevates its quality by automating, simplifying, measuring, directing, and managing the flow of information from department to department across the enterprise.

He has extensive knowledge across multiple areas including business process, technology, clinical case management and review.