Robert James Cimasi

Robert James Cimasi, MHA, ASA, FRICS, MCBA, CVA, CM&AA, serves as Chief Executive Officer of Health Capital Consultants (HCC), a nationally recognized healthcare financial and economic consulting firm headquartered in St. Louis, MO, serving clients in 49 states since 1993. Mr. Cimasi has over thirty years of experience in serving clients, with a professional focus on the financial and economic aspects of healthcare service sector entities including: valuation consulting and capital formation services; healthcare industry transactions including joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; litigation support & expert testimony; and, certificate-of-need and other regulatory and policy planning consulting.

Mr. Cimasi holds a Master in Health Administration from the University of Maryland, as well as several professional designations: Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA – American Society of Appraisers); Fellow Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS – Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors); Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA – Institute of Business Appraisers); Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA – National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts); and Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA – Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors). He has served as an expert witness on cases in numerous courts, and has provided testimony before federal and state legislative committees. He is a nationally known speaker on healthcare industry topics and the author of several nationally published books, the latest of which include: “Accountable Care Organizations: Value Metrics and Capital Formation” [2013 - Taylor & Francis, a division of CRC Press]; “The Adviser’s Guide to Healthcare” – Vols. I, II & III [2010 - AICPA]; “The U.S. Healthcare Certificate of Need Sourcebook” [2005 - Beard Books]; “Healthcare Valuation: The Financial Appraisal of Enterprises, Assets, and Services” [2014 - John Wiley & Sons]; and, his most recent book, the soon-to-be released “Adviser’s Guide to Healthcare, 2nd Edition” – Vols. I & II [2015 - AICPA].

Mr. Cimasi is the author of numerous additional chapters in anthologies, textbooks, and legal treatises; has published articles in peer reviewed and industry trade journals, research papers, and case studies; and is often quoted by healthcare industry press. Additionally, Mr. Cimasi has served as faculty before numerous professional and academic certification and continuing education classes, including: the CPA Leadership Institute; the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA); the American Bar Association (ABA); the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA); the American Society of Appraisers (ASA); the National Association for Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA); and, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In 2006, Mr. Cimasi was honored with the prestigious “Shannon Pratt Award in Business Valuation” conferred by the Institute of Business Appraisers. In 2013, Mr. Cimasi achieved the Certificate of Completion of the American Society of Appraisers Healthcare Special Interest Group’s (ASA HSIG) Multidisciplinary Advanced Education in Healthcare Valuation Program. Mr. Cimasi serves on the Editorial Board of the Business Appraisal Practice of the Institute of Business Appraisers, of which he is a member of the College of Fellows; as Vice Chair of the AHLA Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Task Force; and as Chair Emeritus of the ASA HSIG. In 2011, he was named a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).