Board of Directors
Neil E. Hutcher, MD, FACS
Chairman, Board of Directors, and Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Clinical Quality and Compliance
Surgical Review Corporation
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dr. Neil Hutcher is Chairman of SRC’s Board of Directors, and the organization’s Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Clinical Quality and Compliance. He is an accomplished surgeon and a widely recognized leader in the advancement of surgical specialties, especially as it relates to patient education and advocacy on the federal and state levels. He began practicing medicine in Richmond in 1973 and, prior to joining SRC, held the position of Managing Director at Commonwealth Surgeons. Dr. Hutcher has served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at both the Medical College of Virginia and McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center. He is also a past president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Dr. Hutcher received his undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond and his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia, where he also completed a residency in general surgery and specialty fellowship training in transplant surgery.
Gary M. Pratt
Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer
Surgical Review Corporation
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mr. Gary Pratt assisted in the startup of SRC and has served as CEO since its inception in 2003. He has spent a majority of his career in the healthcare and information technology industries, successfully launching seven companies and selling four of them. Mr. Pratt also served as a partner in the nation’s sixth-largest accounting firm and president of a division of Waste Management, a Fortune 500 company. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, with a degree in business administration.
Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS
Chairman Emeritus, Board of Directors, Surgical Review Corporation
Professor of Surgery, Biochemistry, Exercise and Sport Science, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
Dr. Walter Pories, Chairman Emeritus of the SRC Board of Directors, co-founded SRC and has held leadership positions since its inception. Dr. Pories is an experienced bariatric surgeon who serves as Professor of Surgery, Biochemistry, Exercise and Sport Science at East Carolina University (ECU). He is the principal investigator of the ECU National Center for the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery, funded by the National Institutes of Health, as well as other research programs funded by Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Golden LEAF Foundation. Dr. Pories previously served as the president of ASMBS and the North Carolina Medical Board, in addition to numerous other leadership positions. He is a recipient of the O. Max Gardner Award, given to one faculty member of the 16 schools in the University of North Carolina system for contributions to humanity. He is also a widely published cartoonist. Dr. Pories received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University and MD with Honor from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed his residency in general and thoracic surgery at the University of Rochester. Dr. Pories served as a Commander during the First Gulf War and retired from the US Army with the rank of Colonel and a Legion of Merit after 24 years of service.
Gerald J. Scallion, MD, MBA
Medical Director, Metro NYAetna
New York, New York
Dr. Scallion represents the payor community and health insurance industry. He is currently Medical Director, Metro NY, for Aetna, one of the nation’s largest health insurance companies. Prior to joining the managed care industry in 2003, Dr. Scallion was a general surgeon in private practice for 20 years. He is a graduate of Mount St. Mary’s College and University of Maryland Medical School, and trained in general surgery at University of Maryland Hospital System in Baltimore.