About Metaphy Health

A premier physician services company

MetaPhy Health is a premier physician services company focused on managing patients with chronic conditions as an extension of the physician practice.

This is accomplished through a clear vision focused on providing an integrated set of services, systems, and support to the physicians within the practice.

The People Behind Metaphy

Leadership Team

Trust God, Persevere, Do the Right Thing.

Rick Jacques

With more than 30 years of leadership experience in the healthcare industry, Rick has a proven ability...

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F.E.A.R. has two meanings: Forget Everything and Run or Face Everything and Rise. The choice is yours.

Chris Oubre

Chris has more than 28 years of experience in healthcare management, operations and information services with a...

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“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” –Gandhi

Dr. Reed Hogan

Dr. Hogan is a lead gastroenterologist at GI Associates and Endoscopy Center in Jackson, MS, which is...

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“When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’ they told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” – John Lennon

Todd Shafer

Todd Shafer is an accomplished healthcare Operations and IT professional with more than 20 years of experience...

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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” –Maya Angelou

Jack King

Jack F. King, Jr., practices in the areas of commercial lending, healthcare, high-growth and emerging companies, mergers,...

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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

Lisa Harris

Lisa has over 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including operations, investor relations, marketing, and...

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“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” – Jack Welch

Amy Adams

Amy has more than 10 years of healthcare experience, specifically within healthcare IT. Prior to MetaPhy Health,...

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“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop

Bridget Schmitt

Bridget has several years of leadership experience working in the patient experience field. She is passionate about...

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“A genuine leader is not a seeker of consensus, but a molder of consensus.” -MLK Jr.

Ashley Stanley

Ashley Staney is a healthcare professional with over 15 years of experience. As a Licensed Practical Nurse,...

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“Always here, always caring.”

CARA

CARA is MetaPhy Health’s AI-powered nurse, purpose-built to support patients living with chronic conditions. With a calm...

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The Board Behind Metaphy

Clinical Advisory Board

Physician & Professor

Anthony J. Lembo, MD

Dr. Lembo is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and joined Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 1997 where he currently serves as the Director of the GI Motility and Functional Bowel Disorder Center at BIDMC.

Physician

Gerald Bertiger, MD

Dr. Bertiger recently retired as managing partner of a gastroenterology group in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. During his tenure as managing partner, he vertically expanded the group to include the first certified ambulatory surgery center in Pennsylvania, a histology laboratory with pathology services, an in-house anesthesia group, and a clinical research unit. He also continues to consult for pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers. During his full-time practice, he was chief of gastroenterology and head of the endoscopy unit at Chestnut Hill Hospital.

Physician

Reed B. Hogan, MD

Dr. Hogan is a lead gastroenterologist at GI Associates and Endoscopy Center in Jackson, MS and serves as the Chief Medical Officer for MetaPhy Health. He was elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America and has been listed in Beckers’ “The 125 Gastroenterologists to Know.” Dr. Hogan is also past (10 years) Chairman of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) special interest group for Ambulatory Endoscopy Centers.

Physician

Ron E. Pruitt, MD

Dr. Pruitt is a community-based Gastroenterologist/Hepatologist with academic appointments at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the University of TN School of Medicine.  He is a partner with Advanced Health Partners, a rollup of over 600 providers, and serves on the executive committee of its largest division, Saint Thomas Medical Group.  Dr. Pruitt was Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Saint Thomas West Hospital from 1995-2018 and served as 2 term Governor of TN for the American College of Gastroenterology.

Physician & Professor

Simon C. Robson, MB, ChB, FRCP, FAASLD, PhD

Dr. Robson is a Professor of Anesthesia and Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Robson served as Chief Gastroenterology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to the end of 2015. He then joined the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at BIDMC, where he is currently Director of the newly established Center for Inflammation Research and overall Vice-Chair Research.

Physician & Professor

Yousif A-Rahim, MD, PhD

Dr. A-Rahim serves as the Chief Medical Officer of Covenant Physician Partners. He is also an interventional gastroenterologist and a Lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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