CCPHP brings the excellence associated with Castle Connolly to the discipline of concierge medicine.

Dr. Dean McElwain
Co-Founder, President & CEO

Dr. McElwain is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 30 years of progressive leadership in a variety of healthcare settings. Dr. McElwain has a professional doctorate (DPT) from Simmons College Graduate School for Health Studies, with a specialty in healthcare administration, having earned that program’s highest honor of academic distinction.

A recognized national thought leader in the area of concierge medicine, Dr. McElwain has lectured extensively, consulted with leading companies, and provided guidance, leadership, and innovation to hundreds of physicians, as well as regional and national corporate clients, over the last 13 years. Renowned organizations such as the Lown Cardiovascular Institute and leading academic medical institutions have relied on Dr. McElwain for strategic guidance and effective deployment when transitioning their organizations to the subscription-based or concierge membership model.

A lifelong endurance athlete, Dr. McElwain is also a respected leader in the areas of health coaching, wellness, and human performance. Dr. McElwain has completed undergraduate studies in sports medicine/exercise physiology, as well as extensive post-graduate studies in physical therapy and human performance.

Dr. McElwain combines this passion and expertise in leading a robust set of initiatives that share the benefits of the wellness-centered lifestyle with all members of the Castle Connolly Private Health Partners family.

Andrés Jimenez
Chief Financial Officer

Andres Jimenez is the Chief Financial Officer for Castle Connolly Private Health Partners, LLC. (CCPHP).

With over 20 years of experience in healthcare, Andres has an array of experience working with private equity, senior creditors, managing financial audits, valuations, Q of E reviews, and has recruited, trained, and developed finance teams in fast pace high growth environments. Prior to joining CCPHP, Andres was Controller at Clinilabs, a CNS Drug Development company, and Controller and Director of Finance at eHealth Solutions, Inc., a healthcare information technology firm, both located in New York. Earlier in his career, Andres was an Analyst and controller in Marketing, Education, and Healthcare organizations like Grey Global Group, Columbia University, and CarePlus.

Andres is a graduate of Baruch College in New York, NY with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.

Andres lives in Queens, NY with his wife and two daughters and is an avid Crossfitter. In his spare time, he volunteers to train and develop youth in AAU Basketball and Travel Softball.

Alfredo Fernandez-Concha
Chief Growth Officer

Alfredo is the Chief Growth Officer at Castle Connolly Private Health Partners (CCPHP).  Prior to joining CCPHP, he was a Principal with ECG Management Consultants, a healthcare-only focused advisory firm.

Alfredo advised on over $3B of board-approved investments, working with leading health systems and medical groups on a range of growth initiatives including joint venture planning, partnership & affiliation development, capital asset planning, and digital health development, among other enterprise-level corporate strategies.  Clients included Cleveland Clinic, Intermountain Healthcare, Advocate Aurora Health, Yale New Haven Health System, University of California Irvine Health, and Houston Methodist.

Alfredo received his Bachelor of Science in finance from Lehigh University and his Master of Business Administration from NYU’s Stern School of Business.  He was captain of his college tennis team.  He enjoys spending his free time pretending he can still play tennis and hanging out with his family and newborn son.

Eli Pollack
Chief Operating Officer

Eli Pollack, Esq. is the Chief Operating Officer at Castle Connolly Private Health Partners (CCPHP).  Areas of expertise and focus include operations, work processes, new partnership agreements, mergers and acquisitions, as well as ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations within the concierge medicine marketplace, blending his experience in law and operational excellence.

Prior to joining CCPHP, he was legal counsel and chief operating officer at a large independently owned physician network that operates and organizes high-risk preventive managed care for Medicare and Medicare Advantage lives.

Eli has an eclectic and interdisciplinary background of business, operations and law.  In his previous role, Eli performed health insurance reimbursement analysis and spearhead all key initiatives for ensuring and improving clinical and financial outcomes for large physician networks, which included patient risk stratification, expense vs. premium funding, cost and utilization review, developing preferred specialist delivery systems, overseeing all chronic and transitional care management teams, improving quality care metrics and managed all risk adjustment coding in order to improve and predict healthcare costs.  Furthermore, he also advised on practice acquisitions, employment contracts, vendor agreements, negotiated all preferred provider arrangements, referral systems, waivers and was heavily involved in partnership and joint ventures between various companies in the healthcare industry.

Eli is a certified risk coder and received his Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Tissue Engineering from North Carolina State University.  He was on the Law Review and received his Juris Doctorate, with honors, from Nova Southeastern University – Shepard Broad College of Law.  Eli lives in South Florida with his wife and two daughters, enjoys playing golf and spending as much time as he can outside at a pool or beach.

Andrew Bogen
General Counsel

Andrew Bogen, Esq. has more than 35 years of experience counseling clients in transactional, regulatory and other matters in the healthcare industry.

He is the founder of The Law Office of Andrew Bogen and before that, he served as a Partner, Counsel and Associate at top tier national and boutique law firms, including Arnold & Porter and Arent Fox.

Mr. Bogen was on the Law Review and received his law degree, with honors, from the George Washington University National Law Center. He earned his BBA, with distinction, in marketing and finance from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. Andrew is very pleased to be a part of the CCPHP Team that is greatly enhancing physician-patient relationships.

Susan Greeley, MS, RDN
SVP, National Director of Wellness Programming

Susan is SVP and National Director of Wellness Services at Castle Connolly Private Health Partners (CCPHP), a concierge medicine organization, where she runs the SENS Solution® Wellness Program focused on four wellness pillars: sleep, exercise, nutrition, and stress management. In 2021 CCPHP launched the SENSe of Wellness podcast, hosted by Susan.

Susan has nearly 30 years’ experience as a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and health and wellness professional. In her past experiences, Susan helped develop and deliver lifestyle change programs focused on stress & weight management and physical activity. Susan is the author of a diet/cookbook, entitled “Cooking with Trader Joe’s: Lighten Up!” and is the creator of and talent for two television cooking series: “Lighten Up with Susan Greeley” and “Simply Healthy”.

As a food, nutrition, and wellness expert, Susan specializes in weight management, chronic disease prevention and management, wellness & lifestyle coaching, integrative nutrition, culinary medicine, and healthy cooking. In addition, Susan has been a consulting nutritionist to the Executive Health Program at Atlantic Health System (Morristown, NJ) for more than 10 years and is a Chef Instructor in the Health
Supportive Culinary Arts program at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City.

Susan is a member of the National Wellness Institute (NWI) and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), as well as the Dietitians in Integrative & Functional Medicine (DIFM) and Food and Culinary Professionals (FCP) practice groups of the AND. Susan holds a Master of Science Degree in Nutrition Communication from Tufts University in Boston and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Salena Chu
SVP, Provider Development and Support

Salena Chu, the SVP for Provider Development and Support at Castle Connolly Private Health Partners (CCPHP), is responsible for member engagement and relationship management with partner physicians. Salena started her career at CCPHP as a Member Advisor, promoted to an Account Executive and then shortly to Director of Membership Services. In her current role, Salena leads a team of member advisors to drive membership growth for the company and maintaining relationships with partner physicians to ensure physician satisfaction as well as member satisfaction.

Prior to joining CCPHP, she has eight years of hospitality experience so customer service is a passion for Salena. She believes that always going above and beyond every customer interaction ensures you are creating a meaningful connection for a positive experience.

Salena is a graduate of Baruch College in New York City with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing. She speaks fluent Cantonese. During her spare time, Salena enjoys spending time with her husband, two young children and karaoke.

Lisa Wielgomas
VP, Business Development

Lisa Wielgomas is a dynamic healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience in business development, strategic planning, and relationship management. As Vice President of Business Development at Castle Connolly Private Health Partners (CCPHP), Lisa has returned to the organization to help drive growth, foster meaningful physician partnerships, and expand CCPHP’s presence in the concierge medicine space.

Lisa’s extensive background in healthcare leadership positions her as a key driver of innovation and success. Prior to rejoining CCPHP, she served as Area Vice President of Business Development for the Tri-State region at Optum, where she managed a $10M growth portfolio and led a team in developing streamlined processes and closing physician leads. Her strategic collaboration with senior leadership and community partners consistently delivered exceptional outcomes.

This marks Lisa’s second tenure at CCPHP, during her first tenure she led multi-year national growth initiatives, built and managed high-performing teams, and educated physicians on the benefits of concierge medicine, ensuring sustainable enterprise success. Her decision to return underscores her commitment to the organization's mission and her belief in the transformative power of concierge medicine.

Lisa’s career also includes impactful roles at Hackensack Meridian Health and Brandywine Living, where she excelled in community outreach, event planning, and revenue generation. Across her roles, she has demonstrated a unique ability to develop innovative strategies, build relationships, and deliver measurable results.

A graduate of Montclair State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communication, Lisa also completed coursework toward a Master’s degree at Monmouth University. Her passion for advancing patient-centered care and empowering healthcare providers remains at the heart of her work at CCPHP.

John Connolly, Ed. D.
Non-executive Chairman and Co-Founder

John Connolly, Ed. D – the nation’s foremost expert on identifying top physicians, is the President & CEO of Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. publisher of America’s Top Doctors® and other consumer guides to help people find the best healthcare. He is also Chairman of Castle Connolly Private Health Partners, LLC, a concierge medicine company and is a director of TopDoctors.es (Europe and Latin America) and Medebound (China).

Dr. Connolly served as President of New York Medical College, the nation’s second-largest private medical college, for more than ten years. He is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences, and served as a Director of the Northeast Business Group on Health for 25 years. He was formerly a member of the President’s Council of the United Hospital Fund and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.

Dr. Connolly has served as a trustee of two hospitals and as Chairman of the Board of one. He is extensively involved in healthcare and community activities and has served on a number of voluntary and corporate boards including the Board of the American Lyme Disease Foundation, of which he is a founder and past chairman, and the Culinary Institute of America for over 20 years where he is now Chairman Emeritus. He was also the founder and first chairman of the Dutchess County (NY) Industrial Development Agency. He also served as a Director and Chairman of the Professional Examination Service and Chairman of Alpha Gene Inc. and was also on the board of the American Swiss Foundation. His former corporate board service includes Baker and Taylor; Dearborn Risk Management, Air Methods Inc., and the Advisory Board of the Hudson Group. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Worcester State College, a Master’s degree from the University of Connecticut, and a Doctor of Education degree in College and University Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from Mercy College (LHD), Worcester State University (LHD), and Daemen College (LL.D.).