Jody Gatuso
Executive Leadership
Jody Gatuso
Chief Growth Officer
Ms. Gatuso, as a Chief Growth Officer, spearheads strategic initiatives to expand market presence and drive revenue growth with Gotham Health across the enterprise. She analyzes industry trends and data to develop and implement innovative strategies that enhance patient acquisition and optimize operational performance. Ms. Gatuso works closely with members of the executive team to design tools that attract new patients while ensuring exceptional levels of patient satisfaction. Additionally, she utilizes data-driven insights to refine community outreach and operational processes, fostering improved growth and efficiency within Gotham Health.
Ms. Gatuso is a senior healthcare operations and strategy leader with more than 24 years of experience assessing programs and improving revenue and performance. As Chief Operating officer at AV Periodontics, Ms. Gatuso led the expansion of a multi-site periodontal practice to expand their dental footprint and rebrand. She improved operational efficiency, maximized the patient experience, increased workforce productivity, pace utilization, supply & operational cost savings and collections. Additionally, she boosted practice growth by refining marketing and outreach strategies, resulting in a 25% increase in revenue growth.
Prior to working at AVPeriodontics, Ms. Gatuso served as the Ambulatory Expansion Finance Manager at Medstar Health where she led ambulatory expansion efforts for a health organization comprising 10 hospitals and 300+ specialty, urgent, primary and ambulatory care locations. She developed operational vision and oversaw strategic projects to expand and enhance services.
Ms. Gatuso previously held positions as the Program Manager for the National Institute of Aging Intramural Program for MedStar Health Research Institute; interim Senior Director of Operations for MedStar Lafayette Surgery Center; and interim Payroll Enrollment Office for MedStar Rehabilitation Network. Also, Ms. Gatuso has worked extensively within the Johns Hopkins Health System, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital network for more than 12 years.
Ms. Gatuso received her MBA in Finance & Investments at Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD and completed her undergraduate studies at Salisbury University, MD where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and another Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Finance.