Meet Your Expert
Debra O’Shea is the President and founder of Epoxy Healthcare, a medical practice consultancy firm. She is also the Executive Director of the Illinois Medical Group Management Association and the Michigan Medical Group Management Association.
Prior to founding Epoxy Healthcare, Debra ran one the largest independently operated pediatric practices in the state of Illinois. She led this practice through the transition of two different Electronic Health Record Systems and instituted a multitude of operational, financial and process improvements during her seven-year tenure as Practice Executive and Chief Financial Officer. Debra led the practice through an acquisition by Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in 2016 and was instrumental in the practice’s successful integration into the hospital’s administrative structure post acquisition.
Prior to moving into healthcare, Debra specialized in financial transactions in the telecommunications space. She served as the Vice President of Finance and Director of Investor Relations for various publicly traded “dot-com” companies during the 1990s. She also held positions as both a buy-side and sell-side analyst with a number of Chicago-based investment firms.
Combining her strong financial and operational background with executive leadership in the healthcare arena has given Debra a very unique perspective on how to run a successful medical practice.
Debra has an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Boston College. Debra is a Certified Medical Practice Executive with the American College of Medical Practice Executives.
Debra and her family recently relocated to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, after living in Chicago Illinois for almost 30 years.