Evan Howell, PA-C, MBA, LSSBB

As Chief Operating Officer, Evan Howell oversees all clinical and administrative operations for our partner health systems, 2,500+ clinicians, and 400+ company employees proudly serving more than 4 million patients annually. Mr. Howell joined ApolloMD in 2005 as an Emergency Medicine Physician Associate in Atlanta, GA, and—like many of our leaders—advanced through a series of clinical and operational roles within the organization.

Mr. Howell works closely with teams across ApolloMD to build strong, performance-driven, patient-centered practices that are intentionally aligned with the needs of our health system partners and the communities we serve. A committed servant leader, he acts as a strategic conduit for hospital and clinician partners, providing insights on patient engagement, process and quality improvement, data analytics, operational transformation, project management, and innovative healthcare technologies and delivery systems.

He is actively engaged in operational transformation initiatives, including service line assessments, new process design and implementation, staffing matrix optimization, physical plant planning, complex data analysis, and patient experience strategy. In addition, he holds executive responsibility for the leadership, direction, and administration of medical management for Advanced Practice Clinician services across ApolloMD.

Before joining ApolloMD, Mr. Howell completed his Bachelor of Science in Biology at The College of William & Mary in 1995 and earned his Master of Medical Science and Physician Associate degrees from the Emory University School of Medicine in 1999, graduating with highest honors. In addition to more than 25 years of clinical practice in Orthopedic Surgery and Emergency Medicine, he earned his Master of Business Administration from the Mason School of Business at William & Mary in 2018, with concentrations in Change Management and Data Analytics. He also holds a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification and has led more than one thousand process improvement initiatives throughout his career, spanning a wide range of scope and complexity.