Leadership Team
Andrea Balogh – Chief Executive Officer
Andrea Balogh is Chief Executive Officer of Boomerang Healthcare, the West Coast’s leading provider of comprehensive pain management services for workers’ compensation, personal injury, commercial, and Medicare/Medicaid patients. She is focused on strengthening the patient journey—from first visit through recovery—so more people can return to productive, independent lives.
Andrea brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience spanning growth strategy, legal and compliance leadership, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to Boomerang, she served as Chief Growth Officer and Chief Legal Officer of Integrated Oncology Network, where she helped expand coordinated care models through market and subspecialty growth. She previously served as Division President and Chief Legal Officer of Women’s Health USA, leading expansion across the Western U.S. while overseeing legal and compliance. Earlier in her career, Andrea held General Counsel roles at Prodigy Health Group and Meritain Health, including during Meritain’s sale to Aetna.
Ryan Ferguson, MBA – Chief Financial Officer
Ryan Ferguson, MBA is the Chief Financial Officer at Boomerang Healthcare, where he partners with the executive team to strengthen financial performance through data analytics, AI-enabled workflows, and revenue cycle management — building the systems and visibility that support consistent, high-quality care across a multi-site organization.
With an analytics-forward approach to healthcare finance, Ryan applies modern tools and AI to sharpen forecasting, automate RCM processes, and translate operational data into decisions that scale. His work sits at the intersection of financial discipline and operational strategy — connecting the numbers to the practical choices that help teams perform and patients get great care.
Ryan has served in CFO roles across private equity-backed healthcare and technology-enabled services, leading through rapid growth, acquisition, and transformation. Prior to Boomerang Healthcare, he was CFO at Keap (acquired by Thryv in 2024) and has held CFO roles at Atlas Healthcare Partners, MedAvail Technologies, and Pediatric Dental Brands.
Melissa Cronn Ciccarelli – Chief Growth Officer
Melissa Cronn Ciccarelli is the Chief Growth Officer for Boomerang Healthcare, where she leads enterprise growth strategy, market expansion, service-line development, and strategic partnerships. She brings more than 20 years of national, multisite healthcare senior leadership experience, specializing in organic and inorganic growth, service-line launches, managed care strategy, physician alignment, operational performance improvement, and brand value creation. Melissa has held senior leadership roles across many specialties, consistently driving transformative growth and strengthening access to high-quality care. Prior to joining Boomerang, Melissa served as Senior Vice President of National Market Strategy & Growth for Integrated Oncology Network, LLC where she developed local and national brand and growth strategies, launched multiple de novo clinics, negotiated major hospital partnerships, supported key acquisitions, and led multi-state market expansion initiatives. ION was acquired in 2024 by Cardinal Health, Inc.
Kristin A. Skibo – Chief Clinic Operations Officer
Kristin A. Skibo is a healthcare operations executive with more than 20 years of experience leading clinical organizations, with deep expertise in California workers’ compensation and multi-site medical group operations.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from San Diego State University, specializing in Marketing with a minor in Economics. Kristin began her career at Hertz, where she advanced to Regional Sales Manager for the Western Region, building a strong foundation in operations, team leadership, and revenue growth.
Since moving into healthcare in 2001, Kristin has held a range of administrative leadership roles focused on workers’ compensation operations, clinic workflow, and scaling multi-site performance. Her work has centered on improving access, strengthening day-to-day execution, and supporting financial performance across complex environments.
In her current role as Chief Clinic Operations Officer, she oversees clinic operations across a multi-site platform and leads initiatives to improve operational performance and care delivery.
Annu Navani, MD – Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Annu Navani is the Chief Medical Officer for Boomerang Healthcare, with 20+ years of experience in the medical industry. Dr. Navani completed her Anesthesiology residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and a fellowship in Pain Medicine from the University of California, Davis. Over the last decade and a half, she has served as Founder and CEO of Comprehensive Spine and Sports Center. Annu sits on the Editorial Board of the journal, Pain Physician and serves on the board of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, The Ortho Biologic Institute Networks, California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery, and California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. She has also authored several national guidelines including opioids, interventional spine epidural procedures, facet joints, and biologics in the lumbar spine.
Kasra Amirdelfan, MD – Vice President of Business Development
Dr. Kasra Amirdelfan is the Vice President of Business Development and the Director of Clinical Research at Boomerang Healthcare, with 25+ years of experience in the healthcare industry. He received his medical degree from Texas A&M University, College of Medicine and completed his residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, an affiliated facility with UT Southwestern School of Medicine. Dr. Amirdelfan completed his fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine at Pacific Pain Treatment Centers, in collaboration with California Pacific Medical Centers in San Francisco. He has authored over 90 scientific peer-reviewed publications in his specialty. He serves as the Vice President of Clinical Affairs and an executive board member of the American Society of Pain & Neuroscience (ASPN). He is also one of the founders of the Pacific Spine & Pain Society (PSPS).