Author
David Schummers
Chief Executive Officer
David is a co-founder and the chief executive officer of Apella. David started his healthcare career over 20 years ago in finance, covering emerging medical technology companies and large diversified healthcare companiies. Through this experience, he was drawn to the entrepreneur energy and decided to transition to operating companies focused on new technologies. David has been on leadership teams that created new standards of care for multiple disease states including spinal pathologies, gastrointestinal disorders and cancers. Most recently, David joined Auris Health in 2014 as the company's first commercial executive and helped transition the company from an early start up to the largest start-up transaction in medical technology history, a $5.7B sale to Johnson and Johnson in 2019.
Articles by David Schummers
Why Computer Vision Belongs in Your Hospital's AI Infrastructure Stack
Think of computer vision the way you'd think about any core infrastructure investment — like your network backbone or your data warehouse. It's not a single application. It's a capability that other applications get built on top of.
Key Insights from ViVE and HIMSS 2026
Systems of record in the operational and workflow domains still need significant improvement, particularly in transforming unstructured data into structured, usable formats. The organizations that succeed will be those that can deliver high-quality data as a foundational layer.
Apella's Vision for 2026 and Beyond
When you scale to enterprise deployment, the dynamic changes. You’re no longer working with people who feel it’s their job to give you feedback. You’re working with people who expect it’s your job to make their lives better and solve the problems they face every day.
Maximize Every OR Minute with Apella Horizon
Apella Horizon is a capacity optimization solution that helps hospitals improve utilization and simplify workflows. Apella brings together scheduling, day-of coordination, and performance analytics in a single, connected system powered by a trusted real-time data foundation.
Apella Recognized with 2025 MedTech Breakthrough Health Innovation Award
We’re thrilled Apella’s platform for operating room management was just recognized with the 2025 MedTech Breakthrough Health Administration Innovation Award. This honor celebrates the companies delivering exceptional solutions, and it’s a testament to everything our team and partners across the country are doing to transform perioperative workflows and increase patient access to quality healthcare.
Surgery Enters A Third Era of Innovation
We are entering the third era of significant surgical innovation as data products begin to proliferate the operating room.
Technology for Better Surgery
Every day, surgeons and hospital staff come together to improve, or even save, patients’ lives.