Stephen R. Puckett

Sonablate Corp. develops and manufactures high intensity focused ultrasound surgical ablation systems. Its products include Sonablate 450, a HIFU solution that determines the safety and efficacy of a minimally invasive prostate cancer treatment; Sonablate 500, a HIFU surgical ablation system for the treatment of localized prostate cancer that delivers ablative therapy with the possibility of reducing side effects; and Sonatherm, a laparoscopic HIFU surgical ablation system that uses a laparoscopic probe to deliver robotic ablative therapy to soft tissue with a customizable ablation zone. The company was founded by Stephen R. Puckett Sr. and George M. Suarez in 2004 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Partners Imaging LP specializes in in-office computed tomography. The firm helps physicians and veterinarians to acquire, manage, maintain the sophisticated scanning technology available for in-office imaging. It offers fixed CT and portable CT services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

PharmaNetics, Inc. is a holding company incorporated as the parent company of Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Inc. Cardiovascular Diagnostics develops, manufactures and markets rapid turnaround diagnostics to assess blood clot formation and dissolution. Cardiovascular Diagnostics is also establishing itself in the emerging field of theranostics or rapid near-patient testing. PharmaNetics, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is located in Raleigh, NC

Hospital Partners of America, Inc. owns and operates general hospitals. It operates general acute care hospitals in partnership with leading physicians throughout the country. The company was founded in 2002 and is located in Charlotte, NC.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (North Carolina) operates as a not for profit healthcare organization. It offers outpatient surgical centers, laboratories, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and imaging centers. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Bariatric Partners works in partnership with leading bariatric surgeons throughout the U.S. to develop own and operate specialty outpatient facilities designed to meet the surgical needs of obese patients. Its physician partners participate in the design and layout of the facility, as well as the selection of equipment and the hiring of key staff. By focusing on the special needs of obese patients in facilities designed to enhance their experience, improved outcomes can be efficiently achieved with greater patient satisfaction and an emphasis on quality health care. Its physician partners are also involved in the design and implementation of patient support services necessary to achieve positive patient outcomes and to sustain targeted post-surgical weight loss. They are led by an experienced management team with a positive track record of starting and building health care services companies. Its founders have already established two highly successful hospital companies working with physician partners, and its senior management staff includes individuals with expertise in the operational aspects of ambulatory surgery centers, and free-standing specialty facilities.