Peter Kindrachuk

President and Chief Operating Officer

Peter Kindrachuk has more than 25 years of healthcare experience with physician practice management and managed care risk contracting in a variety of settings. Peter serves as Interim CEO for select Southwind management engagements, oversees Southwind operations to ensure client satisfaction and provides consultation in strategic planning, physician income distribution and managed care contracting.

Prior to joining Southwind, Peter served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for North American Medical Management (NAMM), a division of Aveta Health (formerly PhyCor). During eight years with PhyCor, a pioneer in the physician practice management arena, Peter oversaw a wide variety of multi-specialty physician group practices ranging in size from 25 to 200 physicians as well as independent practice associations (IPAs), most of which were extensively engaged in managed care risk contracting. As Vice President Operations at PhyCor, and later Group Vice President, Peter was responsible for recruiting, hiring and directing local management teams executing in the field. Prior to joining PhyCor, Peter served as Administrator of the Ochsner Clinic's largest satellite operation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he successfully grew the group from 40 to 80 physicians. Peter's early career experience includes serving as administrator of an independent physician group in Green Bay, Wisconsin and other positions at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Peter holds an MHA from Duke University and a BA in political science and economics from Northwestern University.