With more than 35 years of experience in healthcare strategy, Tony Stajduhar is an industry-recognized leader and innovator in the recruitment of physicians and advanced practice providers. He is currently serving in a new strategic growth role at Jackson Healthcare, where he leads a key industry partnership connecting C-suite healthcare leaders across multiple Jackson Healthcare companies to drive transformative client value.

Prior to this, he was the president of Jackson Physician Search, where he led the most respected firm in the nation known for exceptional customer service, powered by proven recruitment strategy and search technology.

Stajduhar began his career with Jackson & Coker Permanent in 1986 and was quickly promoted to vice president of the firm’s northwest region. He then developed a regionally based Rocky Mountains physician recruitment firm into a national presence and worked with a large healthcare system to launch an in-house recruitment team that placed over 1,000 physicians annually.

He returned to Jackson & Coker in 2009 to restructure the permanent placement segment. Stajduhar also led the naming and branding transformation of Jackson & Coker Permanent to Jackson Physician Search in 2016. During his tenure, Jackson Physician Search has become one of the largest, most innovative and trusted privately held firm in the industry.

Stajduhar has served on multiple advisory boards throughout his career, lending his expertise to improve the physician recruitment industry. He is also currently serving on the Medical Group Management Association Board of Directors. A sought-after speaker for healthcare industry groups, national medical associations and residency programs, Stajduhar is pleased to help young physicians find the right fit early in their careers.