Leadership Team

Richard J. Hall

President
Richard J. Hall joined the company as President of Alliance Oncology in November 2008. Mr. Hall’s extensive healthcare background includes more than 25 years experience in both the public and private sectors, including approximately four years as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing for US Oncology, the nation’s largest oncology services provider. Mr. Hall began his career with American Hospital Supply and has also held senior leadership positions with General Medical Corporation, McKesson Corporation, PatientKeeper®, and BrightStar Healthcare®. He earned a bachelor’s degree in health care administration from Pennsylvania State University, and completed studies in the executive health care program at Duke University.

Dane R. Hooper

Senior Vice President, Business Development
Dane R. Hooper joined Alliance Oncology in August 2006 and serves as the Senior Vice President of Business Development. He has specialized in the planning, development and operations of radiation therapy cancer treatment centers for more than 18 years. His expertise spans the creation of more than 75 radiotherapy facilities in hospital and free-standing settings. Prior to joining Alliance, Mr. Hooper served as Principal for Medical Business Resources, Inc. and MBR Medical Billing, Inc. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

Joe Dunston

Vice President, National Operations
Joseph A. Dunston, FACHE, joined Alliance HealthCare Services’ Imaging Division as Vice President of Operations in January 2005. In October 2007, Mr. Dunston joined Alliance Oncology (AO) in the same capacity. He was promoted to the role of Vice President of National Operations in March 2009. He began his 20-year professional career as Chief Operations Officer for Charter Real Hospital in San Antonio Texas, and subsequently held senior leadership positions with the Nix Health Care System, HealthSouth and River Oaks Imaging before joining Alliance. He holds a master’s degree in health administration from Tulane University.

Surabhi Swaroop

Vice President, Finance
Surabhi Swaroop joined the company in March 2007 as Vice President of Finance. Before joining Alliance, Ms. Swaroop was a manager at BearingPoint, Inc., where she led healthcare, government and retail engagements, serving as the primary client liaison. Prior to that, she served as an Associate CFO at a Tenet hospital and USC University Hospital, as well as an Accountant Analyst/Senior Auditor at the Capital Group and Square, Milner and Reehl, Inc. She holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce accounting from the University of Calgary in Canada, and a master’s in business administration from the University of Southern California. Ms. Swaroop is also a licensed CPA in the state of California.

Per H. Halvorsen

Director, Medical Physics
Per H. Halvorsen, MS, DABR, FACR, joined the company as Director of Medical Physics in June 2008. Mr. Halvorsen has consulted in radiation oncology physics for the past decade. His distinguished healthcare career includes working in hospital-based and free-standing private radiation oncology clinics as the Director of Radiological Physics as well as at the Harvard Joint Center for Radiation Therapy and the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Mr. Halvorsen has been an active surveyor for the American College of Radiology’s (ACR) accreditation program for more than 10 years, serving on the ACR’s oversight committee for the past six years and was recently elected to an honorary fellowship in the College. In addition, he has held numerous leadership roles within the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, most recently serving on the Board of Directors. Mr. Halvorsen also served as a reviewer during the implementation of Stanford University’s web-based dosimetry training tool, widely used in training programs worldwide. He has served as a manuscript reviewer and Ad-Hoc Associate Editor for the Medical Physics scientific journal and on the Scientific Advisory Board of two new-technology companies focusing on radiation dosimetry equipment. Mr. Halvorsen earned a master’s degree in radiological medical physics, is registered with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as an Authorized Medical Physicist, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Radiological Physics.

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