# Sam Weinstein

> Sam Weinstein is a pediatric cardiac surgeon turned healthcare executive who runs SpecialtyCare, the Brentwood, Tennessee company that supplies the specialized clinical teams - perfusionists, neuromonitoring technologists, surgical assistants and sterile-processing staff - working inside more than 1,200 hospital operating rooms across 45 states. After 16 years operating on children's hearts in New York and leading more than 30 surgical mission trips to Latin America, he joined SpecialtyCare as Chief Medical Officer in 2015, became President of Operations in 2016, and has been CEO since 2017. His pitch is simple: take the largest operative procedural database in the business and use it to make surgery safer and cheaper, one case at a time.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at SpecialtyCare
- **Organizations:** SpecialtyCare, Heart Care International, Nashville Health Care Council
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in History, University of Pennsylvania, MD, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Residency / surgical and cardiac surgery training, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Pediatric cardiac surgery training, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, MBA, Fordham University
- **Known for:** Led SpecialtyCare to serve more than 1,200 hospitals across 45 states, Used the company's operative procedural database to reduce clinical variation and postoperative complications, Completed more than 30 international surgical mission trips to Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Peru

## Career timeline

- **Pre-2015** — Pediatric cardiac surgeon in New York City for roughly 16 years; Surgical Director for Heart Care International
- **2015** — Joined SpecialtyCare as Chief Medical Officer
- **2016** — Promoted to President of Operations
- **2017** — Became Chief Executive Officer of SpecialtyCare
- **2018** — SpecialtyCare announces Brentwood, Tennessee headquarters expansion

## Achievements

- Led SpecialtyCare to serve more than 1,200 hospitals across 45 states
- Used the company's operative procedural database to reduce clinical variation and postoperative complications
- Completed more than 30 international surgical mission trips to Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Peru
- Authored more than 100 publications and presentations
- Appointed to the Nashville Health Care Council Board of Directors
- Served as an executive leadership coach for healthcare executives

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Updated CEO biography and message published on the SpecialtyCare website, citing 1,200+ hospitals served across 45 states.

## Links

- Website: https://specialtycareus.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-weinstein-1773466
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/specialtycareus
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T5kGefwLQ4
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpecialtyCareUS

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Last updated: 2026-06-21