After heading up EmergeOrtho locally for years, Steve DeBiasi is moving to the role of CEO of a practice advisory business.
 
DeBiasi joins Curi Advisory, which recently launched out of Curi, an advisory firm for physicians and medical practices, officials announced.
 
The new unit helps independent physician practice leaders, according to a news release.
 
Though Curi is based in Raleigh, DeBiasi, who starts in the new role next month, plans to remain in Wilmington.  
 
“Steve’s extensive experience growing and running large, complex medical practices will bring critical perspective to our work advising and supporting practices of all specialties and sizes in the business of medicine,” Curi CEO Jason Sandner said in the release.
 
DeBiasi has been EmergeOrtho’s CEO for its Wilmington and Triad regions. EmergeOrtho has not yet named DeBiasi’s replacement.
 
Through a series of mergers and acquisitions in recent years, EmergeOrtho has become one of the largest physician-owned orthopedic practices in the country.
 
DeBiasi has been along for much of that growth, having spent nearly 15 years with Wilmington Orthopaedic Group, OrthoWilmington and EmergeOrtho. Throughout that evolution, DeBiasi led seven mergers and acquisitions of various sizes. In 2016, OrthoWilmington joined with three other practices across North Carolina to form EmergeOrtho.
 
“The healthcare space continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and medical practices need thoughtful, solution-oriented partners who can help them address those changing needs,” DeBiasi said in the release. “I look forward to leading an advisory team that delivers just that – data-driven solutions coupled with extensive practice operations, risk management, and health policy expertise.”