NVA names Leslie Storms COO, Dr. Stacy Burdick chief medical officer
National Veterinary Associates said the leadership changes are aimed at supporting hospital operations and medical strategy across its North American network.
National Veterinary Associates said it has named Leslie Storms chief operating officer and Dr. Stacy K. Burdick chief medical officer across the company.
The company said Dr. Burdick is the first chief medical officer across both general practice and specialty and emergency care services.
NVA said its network includes about 1,300 hospitals and pet resorts across North America. The group said that footprint covers general practice veterinary hospitals, specialty and emergency hospitals, pet resorts and equine veterinary services.
According to the company, Storms will lead business operations and help connect expertise, resources and capabilities across the network to improve access to care and the experience for care teams and pet families. Storms most recently served as president of Ethos Veterinary Health, where NVA said she led its specialty and emergency network of more than 140 hospitals.
NVA said Storms has more than 25 years of executive leadership experience across healthcare, medical technology, life sciences and pharmaceuticals. The company said her background includes nearly two decades at Johnson & Johnson, where she served as U.S. president of orthopedics within Johnson & Johnson MedTech and president of Ethicon U.S. NVA also said she held senior roles at Janssen U.S., Noramco, Corning Life Sciences and Eli Lilly & Co., and that she is a member of Covista’s board of directors.
The company said Dr. Burdick will join its executive leadership team and lead medical strategy, including efforts to advance medical quality, strengthen clinical leadership and develop initiatives that improve outcomes for patients, clients and care teams across general practice, specialty and emergency settings. NVA identified her as a board-certified small animal internal medicine specialist with more than 25 years of experience in clinical practice, hospital leadership, organizational transformation and medical strategy.
NVA said Dr. Burdick most recently served as chief medical officer of Ethos Veterinary Health, where she led the medical integration of four legacy organizations into a unified network of more than 140 specialty and emergency hospitals. The company said she also previously held national medical leadership roles within NVA-Compassion First and served as chief of staff and medical director of Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, where she launched an interventional radiology and endoscopy program and led a team of more than 80 veterinarians.
CEO John Bruno said NVA’s next phase is focused on making the pet family experience “personal, easy and accessible” while advancing medicine across every stage of life, according to the company’s announcement.
NVA said the leadership changes are intended to support its next phase of growth across its hospital network. The company did not announce financial terms or regulatory actions in the release.
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