Leading Healthcare Administrator Colin Semper Named Chief of Strategic Operations at UM Faculty Physicians, Inc.

William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FASTRO, FACRO, President of University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. (FPI), along with Rachel L. Hoover, MS, MBA, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for FPI, announced today that Colin G. Semper, MBA, will serve as the new Chief Strategic Operations and Business Development Officer and interim Chief Operations Officer for FPI.

In this role, Semper will report to Ms. Hoover and will partner closely with FPI teams, UM School of Medicine (SOM), and University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC)/University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) leaders in advancing FPI’s strategic operations and business development initiatives.

 “It is an exciting time of growth and expansion for FPI, and Colin will be a perfect fit for helping us to implement our new integrated model and transformation initiatives,” said Dr. Regine, who is also the Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at UMSOM, the Isadore & Fannie Schneider Foxman Chair of Radiation Oncology, and Executive Director of the Maryland Proton Treatment Center. 

As a healthcare leader with more than 25 years of experience, Semper has a wide-ranging background working with progressive hospitals, academic medical centers, large “for profit” physician practices, telehealth/telemedicine groups, and international medicine and health plans. Most recently, he worked at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center where he served as Vice President of Professional Services. Colin previously served as Chief Administrative Officer of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

“I’m thrilled to have Colin join our FPI executive team in this vital new role for FPI,” said Hoover. “He will be an invaluable addition as we move forward in our new operational plans to accelerate clinical growth and to expand our ambulatory footprint.”

Semper’s specific areas of keen operational expertise include imaging, medical nutrition therapy, medical specialties, neurosciences, oncology, orthopaedics, and physical medicine & rehabilitation.   

“I’m excited to become part of an organization that not only offers extraordinary patient care in collaboration with our campus partners, but one that is also at the forefront of practice-changing discoveries and innovative treatments through faculty-led research at the UM School of Medicine,” said Semper.

Previous to his healthcare industry experience, Semper served in the US Air Force for 21 years of distinguished service as a clinical dietitian and chief medical group administrator. He holds a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management degree from the University of Phoenix and a certificate in executive leadership from the Johns Hopkins University/Johns Hopkins Medicine Professional Development Program. He is board certified with the American Academy of Medical Administrators.

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