As a principal of Somerset�s Health Care Team, Steve�s areas of responsibility and expertise include development of financial studies for physician joint ventures and ancillary services; development of physician income distribution methodologies; physician buy/sell and employment agreements; practice management and financial recruiting and facilitation for placement of recruited parties; physician practice ownership structure and related governance; valuations of physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers and other ancillary businesses; individual, corporate and partnership tax planning and return review; practice focuses of orthopaedics, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology and anesthesia and health care regulatory issues related to Fraud and Abuse, Stark and Anti-kickback. He deals directly with physicians and administrators and responds to issues and concerns of managing our clients� practices on an ongoing basis. Before joining the firm in 1995, Steve started his career in the health care group of a regional CPA firm. He was named to the Indianapolis Business Journal's Who�s Who Behind the Scenes in Health Care list in 2003.