Catholic Medical Partners Announces Barry Stelmach as New President & CEO

Catholic Medical Partners Announces New President & CEO

BUFFALO, NY – Catholic Medical Partners (CMP) is pleased to announce that Barry Stelmach has been named its next President & CEO. Stelmach will succeed Margaret Paroski, MD, MMM, in March to lead the nearly 900 member, multi-specialty Independent Practice Association. Over the past decade, CMP, which includes Catholic Health and its member hospitals, has been recognized for its expertise in population health.

Stelmach earned his Master’s Degree in Financial Economics from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he also earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He began his career at Catholic Health in 1999 as a Staff Accountant for McAuley Seton Homecare before being promoted to Senior Accountant. In 2007, he joined Catholic Medical Partners as Director of Finance and was named Chief Financial Officer in 2015.

“As physicians, we are continuously met with the challenges of navigating the financial complexities of the current healthcare landscape while trying to devote our energy and focus on why we all went to medical school — to care for our patients and improve the health of the communities we serve,” said CMP Board Chair, Julie Thomas, DO. “With 24 years of leadership experience with Catholic Health and Catholic Medical Partners, and his extensive financial management expertise, Barry was the logical choice to succeed Dr. Paroski and position our organization for continued success.”

In addition to her Chief Medical Officer role with CMP, Dr. Paroski was named President & CEO in April 2020 at the height of the pandemic. She will continue to serve part-time as Chief Medical Officer.

“On behalf of our Board of Directors and member practices, I would like to thank Dr. Paroski for the positive impact she has had on CMP over the past five years. We are grateful for her leadership and happy she will remain with us as Chief Medical Officer,” said Dr. Thomas.  “Barry has been at the helm of preparing our membership for success with risk/value-based payment models for the past several years. His financial acumen and established relationships with payors and membership alike, coupled with Dr. Paroski’s extensive clinical experience, will only strengthen our organization.”

Stelmach and Dr. Paroski will officially assume their new roles on March 14.