Our Leadership Team

Our uniqueness is rooted in the respective backgrounds and talent sets of our leaders. Our leadership team reflects a melding of physician leadership, hospital executive leadership, and executive healthcare sales experience into one dynamic team:

Bob Sheppard, MD (Medical Director)

  • Founder/Director of DCH Hospitalist Program - Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Founder/Director of first Hospitalist Fellowship Program
  • Internal Medicine Physician and former Hospital CEO

Anne-Laura Cook, MD (Trinity Medical Director)

  • Formerly with Southview Internal Medicine
  • Trinity Medical Director Since September 2010
  • Birmingham Business Journal 2011 "Top 40 Under 40"

Jay Weatherly (Client Relations and Financial Services)

  • Co-Founder of Salient Health (Hospital-MD Integration)
  • Co-Founder of Medplan Locums and Salient Hospitalist
  • Over 16 years experience as Hospital CEO

Steve Nyquist (Hospitalist Operations)

  • Co-Founder of Salient Health (Hospital-MD Integration)
  • Co-Founder of Medplan Locums and Salient Hospitalist
  • Over 15 years healthcare experience in sales and human resource development