What AMI Stands For

We believe that everyone has something to learn, and every individual has something to teach.  The challenge faced today is that with medical knowledge now doubling every 73 days, how can any individual be expected to keep up?

We set out to develop a platform that could capture, categorize, and refine medical knowledge. A platform that could constantly evolve and be refined with the latest global insights and medical discoveries.  A platform that would find the unbiased truth about what works and what doesn’t.

We still believe that humans help humans, so we wanted to deliver a tool to empower every individual to easily connect to the best medical knowledge. The AMIKnowS tool can augment healthcare providers experience and allow time and the tools for compassionate care to improve healthcare delivery equally not just for this generation and generations to come. This is the legacy that we want to be part of!

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Our Team

We are building a team of like-minded individuals who wanted to change the trajectory of the healthcare experience. As a group, we developed a better way, a disruption, an evolution of the way we provide care. A model of how care should work.

Founders

Dr. Scot Morris

Chief Development Officer

Who am I and what makes me tick? 

For 25 years I have practiced in various clinical settings and served as a technology author, magazine editor, corporate advisor, practice consultant, and prominent educator. I have started or co-founded multiple companies within the eye care industry and have participated in multiple clinical trials. I consistently heard of the challenges in the healthcare industry for providers, patients, companies, and the health system. These include inefficient delivery of care, clinical decision-making errors or oversights, rising costs, access issues, and failure to provide connected care. As a health care provider, I face these same challenges and listen to my patient’s challenges daily in my own practice. 

Through all of my various roles, I have focused on how to improve efficiencies in the system, how to market, how to teach students and peers to improve care delivery and reduce medical error. I have focused on professional education and patient literacy, on just about every component of health care through pen and podium. I have built influential industry relationships and motivated people at all levels to change behaviors and evolve in their personal lives and their professional careers. I have been fortunate enough to be voted as one of the 50 most influential people in eye care and one of the top 250 innovators in the industry by my peers. I spent my entire career thinking about healthcare challenges, how to solve them, and educating others to do the same. I have spent my lifetime trying to make things better!

Patrick O'Fallon

Chief Technology Officer

After over fifteen years as an Entrepreneur and Business Consultant in the progressive technology sector, Patrick co-founded Augmented Medical Intelligence to advance his vision of the unification of Digital Transformation and it’s impact on positive healthcare outcomes for humanity.  Patrick has an intense belief in the ability of new ideas to change the world for the better. Patrick’s unique experience spans from developing advanced algorithms to enhancing cyber-resilience for his customers.  His passion for Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, and Genetic Algorithms has helped contribute to Patrick’s drive to product development.  When not working to change the world, Patrick spends his free time playing the guitar, drumming, and running the great Colorado trails.

The AMI Work Family

Dr. John Rumpakis

Dr. John Rumpakis is President and CEO of Practice Resource Management, Inc., offering consulting, appraisal, and management services for healthcare professionals. He developed CodeSAFEPLUS.com®, a leading cloud-based CPT and ICD coding platform, and provides coding consultations through JustAskJohn. He also founded Opt-ED® Professional Continuing Education and Opt-IN®, which offers optometric marketing services. With an MBA focused on finance and leadership, Dr. Rumpakis is widely recognized for his expertise in medical economics and healthcare policy. He has lectured extensively, authored numerous publications, and created the practice management curriculum at Pacific University College of Optometry.

Dr. Jeffry Gerson

Since finishing his residency 25 years ago, Dr. Gerson has worked in multiple practice settings including academic and private practices.  He has been a consultant to numerous industry companies in both the areas of equipment and pharmaceuticals.  He is nationally and internationally known from his publications and many lectures. 

Dr. James Thimons

Dr. James Thimons is a graduate of the Ohio Sate University College of Optometry. He completed his residency at the Chillicothe VAMC and served as Clinical Director until 1989. He then assumed the position of Chairman, Department of Clinical Sciences at SUNY College of Optometry until 1999 at which time he founded Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut, New England’s largest Optometric referral center where he serves as Medical Director.

Dr. Selina McGee

Dr. Selina McGee is Founder and Owner of BeSpoke Vision.  She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Northeastern State University College of Optometry and is on faculty at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. She serves on the Oklahoma Board of Examiners in Optometry, is Vice President for the Intrepid Eye Society, and Trustee on the SECO Board.  She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry, and is Past-President of the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians.

Dr. Josh Johnston

Dr. Josh Johnston has a clinical focus in dry eye disease. In his current role, Dr. Johnston serves as the Clinical Director and Residency Director at Georgia Eye Partners, where he also leads the Dry Eye Center of Excellence. He is a commended author and speaker, having delivered 500+ lectures on dry eye disease and other eye related topics. In 2021, Newsweek Magazine named Dr. Johnston one of the Top 25 Optometrists in the United States. Dr. Johnston is a member of the Georgia Optometric Association, the Greater Atlanta Optometric Association, the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society, the Optometric Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Society and the American Optometric Association. He is a founding member of Intrepid Eye Society and a Fellow with the American Academy of Optometry.

Dr. Cassandra Baker

An Indiana native, Dr. Cassandra joined AMI in 2019 as a consultant.  Dr. Baker received her Doctor in Optometry from Indiana University School of Optometry 2015. Upon graduation, she continued to develop her training and education through a residency at Georgia Eye Partners, specializing in ocular disease and refractive/ocular surgery management. After her residency, she joined Milan Eye Center, an ophthalmology practice in Atlanta, where she continued to grow her medical optometry experience before moving to Colorado in 2018.  She is a member of the American Academy of Optometry, the Colorado Optometric Association, and the American Optometric Association.

Dr. Gina Wesley

Dr. Wesley attended The Ohio State University, where she pursued concurrent degrees in both clinical optometry and masters in vision science. Accolades for Dr. Wesley include The Ohio State University College of Optometry Graduate of the Year and fellowship within the American Academy of Optometry. She was also awarded Minnesota’s Young Optometrist of the Year for 2011 and the Early Professional Achievement Award in 2013 from Ohio State. Currently, she practices at Complete Eye Care in Medina, Minnesota. Dr. Wesley lectures, advises, conducts research and publishes on many aspects of the optometric industry, and has regular TV appearances discussing public health aspects of vision care. She enjoys all facets of primary care practice, including refractive surgery co-management, contact lenses, children and infant exams, vision therapy, orthokeratology, practice management and advanced eyewear education.

Dr. Nate Lighthizer

Born and raised in Bismarck, North Dakota, Dr. Nate Lighthizer, O.D., F.A.A.O., is a graduate of Pacific University College of Optometry.  Upon graduation, he completed a residency in Family Practice Optometry with an emphasis in Ocular Disease through Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry (NSUOCO).  Dr. Lighthizer has since joined the faculty at the Oklahoma College of Optometry and serves as the Chief of Specialty Care Clinics and the Chief of Electrodiagnostics Clinic.   In 2014, he founded and now heads the Dry Eye Clinic at the College of Optometry.  Also in 2014, he was named the Director of Continuing Education as well as the Assistant Dean for Clinical Care Services at the Oklahoma College of Optometry.  Starting in 2020, he was named the Associate Dean of the NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry.  He is a founding member, and currently serves as Immediate Past President, of the Intrepid Eye Society which is a group of emerging thought leaders in optometry.  He was named a member of PCON 250 – A list of the top 250 optometrists in the country who practice progressively, provide innovative patient care, conduct optometric research or excel in academia and share what they have learned with other optometrists to advance the profession.  Dr. Lighthizer lectures nationally and internationally on numerous topics, most notably advanced ophthalmic procedures, electrodiagnostics, and ocular disease.