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August 21, 2025 11 mins
In this "Meet the Experts" HeartTalk, host Melanie Lawson, MS, speaks with Ana Mercurio-Pinto, vice president of Care Transformation Services at MedAxiom. With a rich background in academic medicine, cardiovascular service line operations, and research management, Ana shares how her work is reshaping the future of care delivery. From optimizing physician performance and budgets to integrating complex hospital-physician systems, Ana brings a forward-thinking approach to transforming cardiovascular organizations. She also shares pivotal moments in her personal life that have fueled her commitment to innovation and collaboration.

Guest Bio:

Ana A. Mercurio-Pinto
Vice President, Care Transformation Services

As Vice President of Care Transformation Services at MedAxiom, Ana applies her wide range of experience in budgeting, forecasting, physician/practice profit and loss reports, clinical and federal/non-federal research operations, new program development, service-line integration, and dyad and other matrixed leadership structures to help cardiovascular organizations transform care. Energized by the possibilities, Ana has a keen interest in helping members better integrate hospital/physician organization, ease faculty transitions, optimize staffing, improve administrative and research operations, and launch startup ventures.

She has extensive professional experience running large, multi-specialized cardiovascular medicine divisions and has had the privilege of working and partnering with some of the industry’s thought leaders, including master clinicians, practice-changing clinical trial investigators, and groundbreaking research scientists. She is dedicated to developing nimble and adaptive organizations that combine the best of traditional practice with the spirit of continuous modernization in the face of evolving and changing times.

Ana has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Boston University Questrom School of Management and a master’s in management with a concentration in healthcare management. Additionally, Ana has pursued certificates in launching new ventures and research administration.

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