Bariatric Centers of America
Meet our Team

Michael Blaney, MD
CEO, Medical Director
Dr. Mike Blaney is an Army veteran and West Point graduate. He is a board-certified general surgeon, practicing bariatric surgery in private practice for 20 years. Frustrated with his own bariatric clinic operations, Dr. Blaney had a vision for a smarter, more streamlined approach to obesity surgery and patient care. He recognized how fragmented the field of weight loss surgery is and thus was inspired to build Bariatric Centers of America to share his knowledge with other providers.
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Casey Blaney
COO, Client Services
Casey graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2017 with a degree in Business Operations and a minor in Engineering. Her career, thus far, has been focused on helping brands achieve significant growth through digital marketing tools and the implementation of smart technologies. She is driven by a passion for efficient process improvement combined with creative design.
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Louis Imbrogno
CFO, Contract Development
Louis is a senior-level healthcare executive with over 30 years of experience in healthcare management. He has worked at a senior executive level in large hospitals and health systems and in private practice administration. Most notably, Lou served as CEO of the Clinical Integrated Delivery Division at OhioHealth System. He has extensive experience in Managed Care Contracting, Physician Practice Management, Healthcare Information Technology, and Corporate Finance.
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Ryan McGrath
CTO, Solutions Architect
Ryan McGrath is Chief Technology Officer at Bariatric Centers of America, where he leads the development of innovative healthcare solutions on the BariTotalCare platform. With over a decade of experience designing scalable systems, Ryan has also served as a lead architect for generative AI solutions at Cisco Systems and held CTO roles at other technology-driven companies.
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Mike Thatcher
VP of Sales
Michael brings 25+ years of executive leadership experience, known for building top-performing sales teams and driving strategic growth. He began his career at Ford Motor Company, earning Top-100 Dealer status for 13 straight years, before moving into healthcare with roles at a medical device start-up, Covidien (now Medtronic), and Applied Medical as National Sales Director.
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Josh Pappas
Head of Commercial
Josh is an enterprise SaaS sales leader with deep expertise in go-to-market strategy, AI, and digital health. He has a proven track record of scaling early-stage, venture-backed companies and building scalable sales infrastructure. At BCA, Josh leads enterprise sales—identifying new opportunities, driving revenue, and helping bring our solutions to bariatric programs.
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