Linda J. Komnick is a recognized expert in the recruitment of physician executives. As managing partner and leader of WittKieffer’s Physician Integration and Leadership Practice, she helps clients identify the physician executives they need to succeed in today’s challenging and changing healthcare environment.
During her tenure with WittKieffer, Linda has conducted over 400 searches for physician CEOs, chief medical officers and chief clinical officers, medical practice and faculty practice leaders, department chairs and other senior-level physician executive roles. She has been quoted and published in Becker’s Hospital Review, Healthcare Finance News, Physician’s Weekly and other key industry publications.
Linda’s clients include many of the healthcare industry’s most highly regarded integrated delivery systems and academic medical centers as well as community hospitals and group practices. She also works with public and private corporations across industries in the recruitment of chief medical officers and wellness officers. In supporting these organizations, Linda serves as a strategic advisor to help clients understand their unique qualities and position themselves to recruit and retain physician leaders who will drive operational improvements, cost savings, and competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Prior to joining WittKieffer, Linda worked as an independent consultant and physician recruitment expert. She also acted in key leadership roles at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, including the positions of director of ambulatory care and as associate vice president of administration.
Education
M.H.A., Health Administration Program, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
B.S., Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Contact Linda at: [email protected]
Shelly Carolan has broad and deep expertise across the healthcare and life sciences industries and in particular in for-profit healthcare. Prior to her career in executive recruitment, she held a number of C-suite positions at PE backed and private healthcare service organizations. As leader of WittKieffer’s Commercial Healthcare Practice, she conducts and oversees high-level searches and manages quality and consistency of the teams work for for-profit healthcare clients.
Before joining WittKieffer, Shelly was Sector Leader for For-Profit and Private Equity Health Services for a major international executive search firm. Her responsibilities included growing the practice through excellence in execution and building strong relationships with new and existing clients. Prior to that, Shelly was President of the U.S. Division of an international staffing and recruiting firm. She excelled in establishing service and operating strategies for the division, setting performance goals and acting as a sales thought leader for the organization. Previously she was Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Specialists on Call, a Joint Commission-accredited provider of emergency and acute care telemedicine consultations. Other positions she held included Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Strategic Business Development of NMS Labs and Executive Senior Vice President of the Lab Support division (now Apex) of On Assignment, a publicly traded professional services company.
Outside of her professional work, Shelly has governance experience as a former board member (and chair of the governance committee) of the Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey, and as a board member and vice president of the Center of Forensic Science and Research.
Education
M.B.A., Executive Management, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
B.S., Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA
Contact Shelly at: [email protected]