Farmer
DURHAM — EmergeOrtho, P.A., the largest physician-owned orthopedic practice in the state and fifth largest in the country with more than 1,800 employees statewide and an office in Wilson, has named Allison H. Farmer its chief executive officer.
Farmer currently serves as chief financial officer and will transition into the CEO role in October.
“Allison has been with EmergeOrtho since our inception and knows the inner-workings of our organization,” said Frank Aluisio, M.D., president of EmergeOrtho. “She has been instrumental in developing and completing many of the shared business initiatives within our statewide practice. Her leadership was especially evident last year when she helped guide us financially through the challenges of COVID-19, ensuring the group remained stable through those unsettling times.”
The practice then known as OrthoWilmington hired Farmer as CFO in June 2013. OrthoWilmington joined with three other practices across North Carolina to form EmergeOrtho in 2016. Over the next five years, Farmer became CFO for several regions in the statewide organization.
“Over the last six or seven years that I’ve known her, Allison has always been up to any opportunity or task put before her and has an uncanny ability to just get things done,” said Will Silver, M.D., medical director of EmergeOrtho’s Triangle region, which includes Wilson. “As our new CEO, the sky is the limit with her execution aligned with our board’s corporate vision and strategy.”
Regional leadership will continue across EmergeOrtho with Tommy Middleton in the Blue Ridge region, Kyle Raygor in the Foothills region, Stephen DeBiasi in the Triad and Wilmington regions and Kenneth Overbey in the Triangle region.
“I have been honored to serve EmergeOrtho in recent years as chief financial officer and could not have worked with a better team of individuals to build this organization,” said Farmer. “We have continued to grow and offer statewide convenience and continuity of orthopedic care. Each of our respected physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists and dedicated
employees is integral to delivering this outstanding care to our patients. Through our walk-in clinics and access to our providers, EmergeOrtho has proven to be a high quality, lower cost
alternative to hospital emergency rooms. I am thrilled to work with our physician leaders to continue this momentum of growth and patient access.”
Farmer received her Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995 and her master’s degree in accounting from the UNC-Chapel Hill in 1996. She has also served in various volunteer roles for nonprofit organizations, including as treasurer for the Junior League of Wilmington, the Children’s Museum of Wilmington and NourishNC.
With 45 outpatient offices, EmergeOrtho is the largest physician-owned orthopedic practice in North Carolina. Statewide, EmergeOrtho’s medical team includes 288 orthopedic surgeons and physicians, as well as advanced practice providers in spine, sports medicine, joint replacement and reconstruction, hand and upper extremity, foot and ankle, trauma, pediatrics and pain management.
EmergeOrtho Wilson is located at 1803 Forest Hills Road W.
