Experienced leadership supporting clinical excellence

NextGen Pathology pairs physician-led diagnostic expertise with healthcare operations, hospital relations, financial strategy, and executive leadership.

Leadership team

Portrait of Christie Houston, MBA

EVP, Chief Operating Officer

Christie Houston, MBA

Healthcare operations leader supporting laboratory operations, client services, physician administration, and healthcare organization relationships.

  • Healthcare Operations
  • Laboratory Management
  • Physician Group Administration
Portrait of Chris Hazelwood, CPA, CFE

EVP, Chief Financial Officer

Chris Hazelwood, CPA, CFE

Financial executive with more than twenty years of experience advising healthcare organizations on finance, operations, strategic growth, mergers and acquisitions, and enterprise performance improvement.

  • Healthcare Finance
  • Financial Strategy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
Portrait of Katherine Panesso, RN

EVP, Hospital Affairs

Katherine Panesso, RN

Healthcare executive and strategic leader focused on complex hospital systems, physician-hospital relations, clinical operations, and healthcare strategy.

  • Hospital Administration
  • Executive Affairs
  • Healthcare Strategy

Working with hospital leadership, every day