Senior Vice President - Executive Search
Chicago Region – Executive, Board, Physician, and Private Equity Leadership
Dan Cresco is an innovative and dynamic executive with more than three decades of experience in healthcare leadership. He currently serves as Senior Vice President, Executive Search at Kirby Bates Associates, where he focuses his vast healthcare executive experience and professional network on identifying and securing high performing talent with strong cultural fit for care delivery organizations. In 2025 Dan was appointed to dyad leadership of Executive Search with Peggy Loughery.
Dan has worked in health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, and management services organizations in both traditional care delivery organizations and private equity-backed enterprises, leading teams to year over year top-line growth for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Dan is known for his keen ability to drive consensus with an unparalleled drive to succeed despite obstacles.
Career Experience:
- Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Orthopedics
- Chief Operating Officer, Revo Health
- Chief Executive Officer, Mendelson Kornblum Orthopedic & Spine Specialists
- Regional Vice-President Surgical Care Affiliates
- Administrative Director, Rehabilitation, Orthopedics, Physiatry, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
Distinctions:
- Vice President, President, Minnesota Ambulatory Surgery Association
- Secretary-Treasurer, President-Elect, Wisconsin Surgery Center Association
Education:
- BS, Physical Therapy, Marquette University
- Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Executive Development Program
Expertise:
- Business Development
- Physician Recruitment
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Strategic Plan Development and Execution
- Value Based Care
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