Omar Wood has joined Gresham Smith as clinical liaison on the firm’s Healthcare Advisory Services team. He will use his 21 years of project management and medical equipment planning experience and his more than 10 years of clinical expertise to develop data-driven insights and strategies for healthcare clients. Wood will also lead change management, serving as a liaison between clinical departments and caregivers, while employing strategies to promote the smooth implementation of new processes.
Wood joins Gresham Smith from The Warren Group, where he led clients through decision-making processes, developed master plans for various healthcare facility types and implemented performance development and process improvement measures. Prior to The Warren Group, he served as the director of medical equipment planning at FCA Architects.
A licensed practical nurse, Wood also has 23 years of experience as a certified surgical first assistant. As a member of the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve, he provided care and supervised clinical and field medical treatment facilities. He also worked at Middle Tennessee’s Vanderbilt Medical Center, St. Thomas Midtown Hospital and Gateway Health System, where he assisted with Level 1 trauma and elective surgery cases, in addition to providing post-operative care.
