Richard B. Welch
Mr. Welch is a founder of Best Practices Medical Partners LLC (BPMP), Best Practices Insurance Services, LLC (BPIS) d.b.a. AMS Management Group and Applied Medico-legal Solutions Risk Retention Group, Inc. (AMS RRG). He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of both AMS RRG and AMS Management Group, and is an owner and President of Global Stage Limited, a member of Lloyd's of London.
As founder President and CEO of AMS RRG, Mr. Welch has led the company since its inception for the last 20 years. Prior to his current position, he served in a range of executive roles within the healthcare industry. Mr. Welch has served on the boards of numerous charitable and professional healthcare organizations including: Broward Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Board as Chairman, Duke Fuqua School of Business Healthcare Alumni Advisory Board, Seminole Boosters, Inc. Board of Directors and YPO.
Mr. Welch holds a degree in Business Management from Florida State University and a Master’s Degree from Duke University.
Steven M. Shapiro M.D.
Dr. Shapiro is a founder of Best Practices Medical Partners LLC (BPMP), Best Practices Insurance Services, LLC (BPIS) and Applied Medico-legal Solutions Risk Retention Group, Inc. (AMS RRG). He currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Underwriting Officer of BPIS and AMS RRG and he is also an owner of Global Stage Limited, a member of Lloyd’s of London.
Dr. Shapiro has held Board Certifications in multiple specialties, including Quality Assurance and Utilization Review, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Disorders Medicine. He is a pulmonologist and intensivist and is an experienced leader in the medical community. Prior to AMS, he served in numerous healthcare leadership positions, including Chief of Staff at North Broward Medical Center, Chairman of the Joint Conference Committee for the North Broward Hospital District, Medical Director of Quality Management, Chair of the Quality Assessment and Oversight Committee and Chair of both the medical and surgical peer review committees. At Boca Raton Regional Hospital, he served as Chief of the Department of Medicine, Director of Respiratory Care Services and Medical Director.
Dr. Shapiro received his Bachelor of Science from SUNY Buffalo and his Doctor of Medicine at SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse. He completed his Pulmonary and Critical Care training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.