Andrew Wade

About Andrew Wade

I’m a triple board-certified healthcare executive serving as Chief Executive Officer of OrthoSC. I lead one of South Carolina’s largest independent, clinically integrated specialty healthcare platforms, where I own full P&L accountability and partner with a governing board to lead enterprise strategy, capital planning, financial stewardship, physician alignment, regulatory oversight, and long-range growth across northeastern South Carolina.Since 2018, my work has centered on building a high-performing clinical enterprise that improves access, quality, affordability, and patient experience while maintaining strong financial performance. I’ve led organization-wide transformation initiatives spanning new service line development and integration, market expansion and construction projects, real estate investment development, infrastructure modernization, site-of-service optimization, physician recruitment and retention, payer strategy, direct-to-employer programs, and value-based reimbursement programs. Through the dedication of an excellent group of clinicians, leaders, and team members, we’ve increased access and elevated the standard for MSK care in our community while also sustaining revenue growth, margin expansion, and significant capital deployment across our multi-county regional footprint.In parallel with my executive role, I serve as an adjunct professor of management at Coastal Carolina University, where I teach leadership and professional communication. My academic work reflects my commitment to developing future leaders who can navigate complexity, communicate with clarity, and lead with integrity.I earned my Doctor of Health Administration at the Medical University of South Carolina, where my research examined the impact of out-of-pocket costs in outpatient specialty surgical care, with particular attention to site-of-service dynamics, price transparency, and policy implications for health systems and communities. I am especially interested in translating empirical evidence into solutions for health system leaders and policymakers.I’m driven by a vision of a healthcare system that genuinely prioritizes patients, clinicians, and communities. Throughout my career, I’ve challenged the status quo to pursue a healthcare system that is more efficient, equitable, and humanistic. The work is unfinished—but I remain more optimistic than ever about the future.Outside of work, I am a husband, dad, and lifelong student of leadership and history.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Orthosc

   Jan 2020 — Present · Myrtle Beach, SC, US

   Chief Executive Officer with full P&L accountability and enterprise oversight of a multi-site, clinically integrated healthcare organization of 106 providers, 420 employees, and two affiliated ambulatory surgery centers. Partnering with a governing board to deliver musculoskeletal, surgical, rehabilitative, and ancillary services across a multi-county regional footprint in northeastern South Carolina.

Education

• Coastal Carolina University

  Master of Business Administration

  2016

• Coastal Carolina University

  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management

  2007

• Medical University of South Carolina

  Doctor of Health Administration

  2026

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Healthcare Industry
• Hospitals
• Revenue Cycle
• Medical Devices
• Clinical Research
• Ehr
• Hipaa
• Informatics
• Medical Billing
• Healthcare Management
• Team Leadership
• Regulatory Compliance
• Practice Management
• Healthcare
• Project Management
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Electronic Medical Record (Emr)
• Public Speaking
• Leadership
• Change Management
• Healthcare Information Technology (Hit)
• Health Informatics
• Disaster Recovery
• Physician Relations
• Revenue Cycle Management
• Operations Management
• Emr
• Team Building
• Management
• Strategy