Mid South Radiology

ROBERT L. LAPIDUS, M.D.
Dr. Robert Lapidus is President and Chief Medical Officer of MidSouth Radiology Partners. He completed medical school at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Vanderbilt Medical Center, and fellowship in CT/MRI/Ultrasound at The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Lapidus is currently Chairman of Diagnostic Radiology at Doctors Hospital in Opelousas. His practice has expanded with the formation of MidSouth Radiology Partners, which provides radiology services for several Louisiana hospitals as well as Imaging centers in Louisiana and Texas.

MARK BAKKEN
A graduate of Oregon State University, Mr. Bakken is Executive Vice President and co-Founder of Mid-South Radiology. He also is Co-Founder of The Radlinx Group. Mr. Bakken has over 15 years of experience in health care staffing and management. Prior to forming his own companies, he served as vice president of one of the nation's largest health care staffing firms. Mr. Bakken is a noted expert on radiology management issues, and a regular columnist for the publication Advance for Radiologic Science Professionals. He has been published or cited in numerous publications, including Modern Healthcare, Diagnostic Imaging, Radiology Management, Hospitals & Health Networks, Inc., Health Leaders, Catholic Health World and many others. Mr. Bakken is responsible for a wide range of operational and strategic management issues for the various companies with which he is involved.

GREG LOWENSTEIN
Greg Lowenstein serves as Chairman of the Board of MidSouth Radiology Partners. Mr. Lowenstein is responsible for the strategic, global management of the firm, overseeing internal functions and client relations. Mr. Lowenstein also is CEO of The Radlinx Group, which is a national firm engaged in off site night time teleradiology services. Mr. Lowenstein brings a wide range of health care management experience to his positions, having held management positions with start-up firms to Fortune 500 companies. His experience includes the director of sales, marketing and operations in physician practice management and in the healthcare distribution segment. On the distribution side, Mr. Lowenstein pioneered the first vendor provided contract materials program in the country. As Vice President of a large, national emergency medicine management firm, he led successful integration efforts as part of merger activities associated with the sale of the company. Mr. Lowenstein also worked as Director of Sales for one of the largest medical equipment manufacturers in the world. Mr. Lowenstein is a leading authority and nationally recognized expert on medical practice billing and reimbursements issues. Additionally Mr. Lowenstein is a noted expert in radiology management, Mr. Lowenstein contributes a regular column to Advance for Administrators in Radiology, a national publication for radiology managers. He has been published or cited in a wide range of health care journals, including Trustee, American Medical News, Diagnostic Imaging and a variety of others. Mr. Lowenstein is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urba.

MICAH KENNEDY
Mr. Kennedy serves as Vice President of Physician Services for MidSouth Radiology Partners. A seasoned health care recruiting professional, Mr. Kennedy served as a recruiting consultant for Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, prior to joining MidSouth Radiology Partners. Mr. Kennedy conducts or supervises all permanent Radiologist search assignments for MidSouth Radiology Partners and serves as a liaison between MidSouth Radiology Partners physicians and its hospital and medical practice clients.

DARYL MILLER
Mr. Miller is Vice President of Clinical Operations. He has over 30 years of Radiology Management experience, and was formerly administrative director of Radiology services at Doctors Hospital in Opelousas, Louisiana. Mr. Miller has vast experience in hospital administration including business office and risk management.

RICHARD BROKER
Richard Broker serves as Vice President of Clinical Operations for MidSouth Radiology Partners. He is responsible for ensuring the efficiency of MSRP's national on-site and remote radiology reading systems, which incorporate a wide range of imaging technologies and modalties.

Mr. Broker holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Radiologic Technology and a Masters Degree in Business Administration. He is a registered radiographer with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).

Mr. Broker served as Clinical Director Of Baylor University Medical Center's School of Radiologic Technology in Dallas, Texas. He also served as Administrative Director of HCA Medical Center in Plano, Texas. In addition, Broker architecturally designed, built and operated the largest freestanding radiology reading center in the United States and served as its Director of Operations.

Mr. Broker is a considered one of the nation's leading experts on radiography. His expertise covers a broad range of radiography issues, including digital applications, remote reading, radiographer training and administration, and all phases of radiography operations

JEANNE BIENVENU
Mrs Bienvenu is executive assistant for Physicians with MidSouth Radiology. She has over 20 years of experience in the health care industry, and was formerly President of a Louisiana communications company in which physicians and other health care professionals were a large percentage of its customer base.