Chairman and CEO - Richard L. Gilbert, MD, MBA
Dr. Gilbert earned his medical degree from the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine. At the University of California he was a member of the medical honors society, Alpha Omega Alpha. Before practicing, he completed his residency in Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital. While at Harvard, he also served as chief resident in Anesthesia and completed fellowships in Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Pain Management. He is board certified in anesthesiology and pain management. Dr. Gilbert went back to school for a Masters in Business Administration which he completed at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business in 2001. Currently, he is the Chief of Staff and Chief, Department of Anesthesiology for Carolina's Medical Center. He is the founder of Southeast Pain Care and he led Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants in establishing a quality measurement and performance system called Quantum Clinical Navigation System. Because of his success in the quality arena, Dr. Gilbert has been asked to present to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), the American Society of Anesthesiology, MGMA, National Pay for Performance Symposiums, North Carolina and Virginia BC/BS, Harvard Quality Colloquium and other organizations. Dr. Gilbert was also appointed as the Mecklenburg Medical Society's physician representative to the North Carolina Healthcare Collaborative -- an alliance of businesses, managed care companies, hospital systems and physicians working to improve healthcare value by decreasing costly medical errors.


Koni Dixon-French, BSN, MA, QA Process Specialist
Dixon-French joined Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants in 2002 as a Continuous Quality Improvement Post – Operative Nurse. In this role she implements and trains others on the use and understanding of the CQI process. Presently she continues to implement and perform process review of the CQI process, now called Quantum Clinical Navigation System, for all of SAC’s clients.

Dixon-French has been in the healthcare field since 1975 working primarily in the adult and pediatric critical care arenas. She began her career in healthcare as a respiratory therapist primarily working within Carolinas Healthcare facilities. After moving into the nursing field of cardiac critical care, she spent most of her time in Dickson Heart and the Cardiac Sheath Unit. She has also worked in various other areas of the nursing field including CVRU, PACU and perioperative services.

Dixon-French received her nursing degree from UNC-Greensboro and her Masters of Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix.