Our Company

John Campbell MD, MBA, is the President/CEO of Synergy Surgicalists, Inc. He has the vision and ability to form and lead a team of competent physicians and other staff to make this company a leader in the management of acute surgical care services. Not only is he a solid business leader, he also has had over 20 years of experience managing trauma patients.

Dr. Campbell was a founding partner of Bridger Orthopedic and Sports Medicine, P.C in Bozeman, Montana.   He was instrumental in building the practice into an 11 physician, 17-provider practice, and led the development of several ancillary departments including MRI, and construction of a 40,000 sq ft facility. He was the managing partner of Bridger Orthopedic until July 2011. Dr. Campbell was past President and Chairman of the Board of Rocky Mountain Surgical Center and is the current Medical Director. He has had several other successful business ventures in his career.

Dr. Campbell received an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Tennessee Tech University, followed by a medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He then completed an orthopedic residency at Carolinas Medical Center and completed a Trauma Fellowship in Chur Switzerland with the AO group. Following that, he completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship with Dr. John Feagin. He then practiced in the Salt Lake Valley with Wasatch Orthopedics and was a clinical faculty member at the University of Utah. After two years in Utah, Dr. Campbell moved to Bozeman, Montana to start Bridger Orthopedic and Sports Medicine, PC.  Dr. Campbell received his MBA from the University of Tennessee.

Rand Schleusener, MD, MBA, is the Chief Surgical Officer of Synergy Surgicalists, Inc. and the former President of Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center located in Rapid City, South Dakota. He is an orthopedic surgeon and practiced with a focus on spine surgery. Dr. Schleusener is a natural leader with the ability to keep Synergy Surgicalists, Inc. fiscally sound. He has taken care of patients in the Emergency Department for more than 20 years. This experience provides Dr. Schleusener with a unique understanding of what surgicalists experience on a daily basis.

Dr. Schleusener graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1981 after a successful career on the Cornhusker football team.  After completion of medical school at the University of Nebraska, he completed residency training in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas.  This was followed by a spine surgery fellowship at State University of New York Medical Center in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Schleusener served as an assistant professor in Orthopedics at the University of Utah Medical Center for five years before leaving Salt Lake for private practice. He received his MBA from the University of Tennessee Physician Executive MBA program.

Cathy M. McDowell BSN, MBA, is the Chief Operating Officer for Synergy Surgicalists, Inc. She has 24 years of clinical experience with 15 years in hospital administration. Most recently, she was Vice President within Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) supervising Orthopedic, Spine, and Cardiovascular Services. McDowell is lean six-sigma trained and is responsible for oversight of facility implementation, standardization, and process management. This includes, but is not limited to, oversight of charge capture, billing and collections, order set availability and usage, customer relationship management, and goals management. She works directly with facility leadership and physicians to implement and maintain quality programming and continuously seeks to understand, meet, and exceed the customers’ needs.

Kim Compton is the Chief Financial Officer for Synergy Surgicalists. She has more than 12 years of experience in Healthcare Finance including Hospital and Practice Management. As a member of the Executive Team, Kim works with financial data for analyses and reporting. She ensures policy compliance and is fully integrated into the revenue cycle. Kim has completed Lean Six Sigma training and holds the following certificates: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants, and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) from the American Institute of CPAs.

Jayne Rasmussen is Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management for Synergy Surgicalists. Rasmussen has more than 35 years of experience in practice management, physician compensation, billing and collections, coding, accounts receivable, marketing, human resources, payer credentialing and contracting, EHRs, occupational and physical therapy, as well as all government programs to include, but not limited to, PQRS and Meaningful Use.