Leadership
Leadership at Methodist Health System in North Texas
The leadership of Methodist Health System in North Texas is guided by our founding principles of life, learning, and compassion.
James C. Scoggin, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Methodist Health System
James C. Scoggin, Jr. joined Methodist Health System in April 2019 as the organization's CEO. Upon graduating from Texas A&M University (BBA/Finance), Scoggin's healthcare career started in 1980 with Humana. After seven years with Humana in positions including hospital chief financial officer and chief operating officer, he joined Methodist Hospital in San Antonio as chief operating officer in 1987 where he served for eight years until the formation of Methodist Healthcare System in San Antonio in 1995. At that time, he was appointed CEO of Methodist Hospital in San Antonio and later assumed responsibility as CEO for two additional hospitals. In 2000, Scoggin became executive vice president of the Methodist Healthcare System in San Antonio. After six years in that role, he was promoted to president of the North Texas Division of HCA (now Medical City Healthcare), a position he held until September 2013. After a five plus year retirement he answered the “calling” to serve again and has never looked back. Scoggin has been married to his wife Missy for 43 years and has two grown children and five grandchildren.
Pamela Stoyanoff, CPA, FACHE
President and Chief Operating Officer, Methodist Health System
Pamela Stoyanoff, MBA, CPA and FACHE is currently President and Chief Operating Officer for the 10 hospital Methodist Health System in Dallas, Texas. In that role she is leads strategic planning for the system and provides operational leadership for its hospitals, joint ventures and medical group. She is passionate about the Quadruple Aim and improving health by leading efforts that help to reduce health disparities.
She has been a member of numerous Boards and current serves on the Dallas Ft. Worth Hospital Council Education and Foundation Board, Business Council for the Arts Board and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Finance Committee.
Prior to coming to Dallas, Stoyanoff was the Chief Financial Officer for the St. Vincent Health System (4 hospitals) in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is originally from Chicago, Illinois and began her career at Arthur Anderson & Co.
Stoyanoff has her BS in Business Administration with a major in Accounting, is a CPA and has her Masters degree from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in Lake Forest, Illinois. She is also a FACHE.
Stoyanoff has spoken around the country on many topics including revenue cycle management, robotics, cost reduction strategies and diversity in healthcare supply procurement.
She has been voted one of the top “100 Women Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review , one of the top 25 Women in Business in Dallas/Ft. Worth by the Dallas Business Journal and was also selected by the Dallas Business Journal as a Health Care Hero (in recognition of contributions toward improving health care in North Texas).
Michael "Mickey" O. Price
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Methodist Health System
Mickey Price has served as chief legal officer and executive vice president for legal affairs at Methodist Health System since 2000. He provides legal counsel on various business and health law matters to our management and various boards including our corporate board of directors. He also oversees our legal affairs department and corporate risk management team, and directs our business ethics committee.
Price's past professional roles include assistant general counsel at Baylor Health Care System and partner with the firm Burford & Ryburn, LLP. He is licensed by the State Bar of Texas, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. His memberships include the American Health Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and the Dallas Bar Association.
Price graduated cum laude from West Chester State University in Pennsylvania, and received his law degree from Baylor University School of Law in Waco, Texas.
Craig Bjerke, CPA
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Methodist Health System
Craig has been with Methodist Health System since 2016, originally joining the organization as the system Senior Vice President of Finance. Prior to Methodist, Bjerke was a system vice president and controller for OhioHealth in Columbus, Ohio from 2002 to 2016. Bjerke is a certified public accountant and worked at Ernst and Young and Arthur Andersen in their audit practices prior to joining OhioHealth.
Bjerke earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Business Administration at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio.
Pamela G. McNutt, FCHIME, LCHIME, FHIMSS
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Pam McNutt is senior vice president and chief information officer for Methodist Health System. McNutt's experience in the field of health care information technology spans nearly 30 years, the last 18 of which have been in the role of CIO at Methodist. Prior to joining Methodist in 1993, she worked for Medicus/HBOC and Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas.
McNutt is a fellow of both the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). She is also actively involved with the Healthcare Information Systems Executives Association. She currently serves on the CHIME board of trustees and is a former director for the HIMSS national board.
McNutt has been nationally recognized for her work. She is the 2002 John Gall CIO of the Year, and received the HIMSS Leadership Award in 2001 and the HIMSS Information Systems Award in 1998. She participated as a faculty member for the CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp 2003-2006. In 2010 McNutt was named a "Rising Star to Watch" by Healthcare IT News.
McNutt has been named one of the Top 25 Women in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare several times. She was also honored among "56 Women Hospital & Health care Leaders to Know" by Becker's Hospital Review magazine.
McNutt currently serves as a member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Data Initiative Executive Committee, and a member of the State of Texas' Health Care Information Council Hospital Data Collection Workgroup. She holds a BBA degree in statistics and marketing from the University of Texas at Austin, and has pursued postgraduate studies in management information systems at George Washington University.
Jim Johnston
President, Methodist Health System Foundation
James “Jim” M. Johnston, became President of Methodist Health System Foundation in November 2016.
Prior to his role at Methodist Foundation, Johnston's 40-year career in the Dallas banking industry started with Republic Bank of Texas where he served in various corporate executive positions. He was subsequently named regional chairman of Frost Bank, and board vice chairman for Bank of Texas.
Johnston, originally from Coleman, Texas, attended Southern Methodist University (SMU) on a football scholarship where he received a BA in Marketing and an MBA in Finance. His involvement with his alma mater has continued including roles as chairman of the SMU Mustang Club, of the Letterman’s Association, of the Planned Giving Council, of the Athletics Hall of Fame, and serves on the Executive Board of the Cox School of Business. He has also served in leadership positions with the Arthritis Foundation of North Texas, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Salesmanship Club of Dallas, Special Olympics of Texas, and Goodwill Industries of Dallas, and the Goodwill Foundation. He also serves as an elder at Highland Park Presbyterian Church, and on the board of the HPPC Foundation.
Outside of work and community service, Johnston loves spending time with his family: wife Suzanne; daughters Michelle, Chandler, and Cindy; and grandchildren. Johnston also enjoys golfing, traveling, reading, and supporting the SMU Mustangs.
Alen Brcic
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Methodist Health System
Alen Brcic serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Methodist Health System. He joined the organization in 2024 with nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare human resources. Prior to coming to Methodist Health System, Brcic held various leadership roles at Vanderbilt Health and Novant Health. Most recently, Brcic served as Chief People Officer at Mercyhealth, a health system that spans seven hospitals, a large medical group, home health & hospice division, and a wholly owned insurance company serving communities northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
Brcic is passionate about healthcare. In addition to his healthcare background, his experience is bolstered by his technology and business acumen, having founded, operated, and successfully sold a technology first professional services company. He received his Bachelor of Science and MBA from Lipscomb University.
Brcic and his wife Irina are blessed with three children, Eliam, Evan, and Aria. In addition to spending time with his family, he is an avid soccer fan.
Martin L. Koonsman, MD, FACS, CPE
Chief Medical Officer, Methodist Health System
Martin L. Koonsman, MD, FACS,CPE is Methodist Health System’s Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Koonsman has been practicing medicine for more than 30 years as a general surgeon, and he has an impressive history of leadership with Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
Dr. Koonsman most recently served as president of Methodist Dallas. Prior to being named president, he served as the chief medical officer for the campus, working with all medical staff to advance the quality of care provided and services offered.
Dr. Koonsman graduated from Texas A&M University in 1984 and from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in 1988. He then came to Methodist Dallas for a five-year residency in general surgery and stayed with the organization to practice medicine. Dr. Koonsman is a Certified Physician Executive, as designated by the American Association for Physician Leadership.
Dr. Koonsman has served as chair of the department of surgery, president of the Methodist Dallas medical staff, chairman of the corporate medical board for Methodist Health System, member of the board of directors for Methodist Health System, member of the board of directors for the Methodist Patient Centered ACO and member of the board of directors for Dallas Methodist Physicians Network.
Dr. Koonsman is a member of the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Breast Surgeons, Texas Medical Association, and Dallas County Medical Society.
Jolyn Angus, DNP, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, CENP
Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Executive, Methodist Health System
Jolyn Angus joined the leadership team in August 2020 as SVP and Chief Nursing Executive, poised to preserve Methodist Health System’s position as a leader in nursing clinical excellence, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and resource stewardship.
After spending her early career as a staff nurse in hospitals in New York and Atlanta, she held various management roles at hospitals across the Southeast, first as a nurse manager, then director, assistant chief nursing officer, and then chief nursing officer. She also served as CNO at hospitals in Florida and California, and as a vice president of hospital operations in Ohio.
Angus holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and a master’s degree in business administration. She also holds certifications in executive nursing practice from AONL and ANCC.
Jolyn has been married to her husband Constantine since 1981 and they have three children and two grandchildren.
John Myers, MD, MS, FACEP, FAAP
President, Methodist Medical Group
John Myers, MD, MS, FACEP, FAAP, serves Methodist Health System as President of Methodist Medical Group and Senior Vice President of Physician Services.
Dr. Myers is an accomplished healthcare executive and physician. As a healthcare executive, he has more than 25 years of leadership experience with a proven track record of successful practice management, execution, and value creation. His passion is developing innovative healthcare solutions focused on helping patients and healthcare professionals achieve their desired outcomes.
Prior to his position with Methodist, Dr. Myers served as the CEO of Envision Healthcare – Central US Division and was the President of Questcare Medical Services, a premier multi-specialty, integrated, physician practice and healthcare management organization with more than 1,100 physician providing care throughout multiple states.
Dr. Myers has been practicing medicine for more than 25 years. He is a board-certified Emergency Physician, Pediatric Emergency Physician, and Sports Medicine specialist. His medical career has been focused on providing state-of-the-art care for patients with all extremes of illness and injury in some of the busiest Emergency Departments in the US. He also currently works with the NFL as a visiting team medical liaison and neurological consultant, providing sideline care at Dallas Cowboys games.
Dr. Myers received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at Texas Christian University and Doctor of Medicine at Texas Tech University. He then completed an emergency medicine residency at the University of California, Irvine, and a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. In 2009, he received a Master of Science in Healthcare Management degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he graduated with honors.
Dr. Myers is a fitness advocate and enthusiast. He has completed multiple marathons, triathlons and Ironman races. He is a Medical Director for USA Triathlon, and as triathlete himself, has competed on the world stage for Team USA.
Dr. Myers has been married to Margaret for 31 years. Together they have two children, Madison and Jack.