How Did We Get to Be Supercoders? Meet Our Fully-Certified Staff
We know how important medical coding and billing are to all parties involved including healthcare providers, patients, and (of course) you. That’s why we only hire trained, experienced, and fully credentialed staff members to provide you with information and advice.
Our staff has the power of more than 110 years combined experience, and the strength of more than 15 different professional and educational credentials.
Our fully-certified staff is helping coders help doctors every single day.
Deborah Dorton, JD, MA, CPC, CHONC, concentrates on coding and compliance for radiology and cardiology - including the tricky world of interventional procedures - as well as oncology and hematology. Since joining The Coding Institute in 2004, she’s also covered the ins and outs of coding for orthopedics, audiology, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and more.
Deborah earned a bachelors degree from Harvard University and law and master’s degrees from Duke University. She received her Certified Professional Coder® (CPC™ certification from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) in 2004 and her Certified Hematology and Oncology Coder™ (CHONC™) credential in 2010.
Jen Godreau, BA, CPC, CPMA, CPEDC, specializes in medical coding policy for pediatrics, otolaryngology including allergy and audiology, family practice, internal medicine, and pulmonology. In her most recent role as director of the Coding Institute’s Supercoder.com and Consulting & Revenue Cycle Solutions, she puts coding resources, references, and education at coder’s and physicians fingertips.
Jen learned the ropes of coding from almost a decade of writing, editing, and managing Coding Alert publications. She wrote Pediatric Coding Specialty Alert for eight years, Otolaryngology Coding Specialty Alert ! for seven years, the primary care publications for six plus years, and Pulmonology Coding Alert for two years. She also wrote the ICD-9 study guide for the Certified Otolaryngology Coder&reade; (CENTC&reade;) examination offered through AAPC and edited the 2011 updated Professional Medical Coding Curriculum that AAPC certified instructors’ use. Jen shares her enthusiasm for correct coding by presenting at national conferences, Audioeducator Webinars, SuperCoder Webinars, and physician practices. She also audits and consults for practices.
Jen has a bachelor of arts in English and a minor in theater from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, has taken medical science classes at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers. She became a Certified Professional Coder® (CPC®) in 2001, added her designation as a Certified Pediatric CoderTM (CPEDCTM) in 2009, and became a Certified Medical Coding Auditor® (CPMA®) in 2010.
Leesa A. Israel, BA, CPC, CUC, CMBS, specializes in medical coding and reimbursement for urology and general surgery, as well as billing and collections policies and strategies for physician practices. Leesa is currently an Executive Editor in charge of editing and quality control of several coding and billing publications. She has written Urology Coding Alert for six years, as well as several other coding publications specialties such as neurosurgery, pulmonology, allergy, and ophthalmology. Leesa has also covered Medicare and private payer regulations, healthcare human resources, and Joint Commission policy.
While researching and writing more than 1,700 pages of coding and billing information over the years, Leesa has consulted, and continues to consult, with clinical, coding, and billing experts throughout the US. She also presents on coding and billing issues at national events.
Through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), she is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC®) and a Certified Urology Coder™ (CUC™). Leesa is a member of the Medical Association of Billers (MAB) and is a Certified Medical Billing Specialist® (CMBS®).
Leesa has a bachelor’s degree in Communication/Journalism from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y. A real go getter, she has double-minors in English and Economics.
Apoorba Ganguly, MS, PGDBI, CPC, has six years of experience in the field of medical coding. As the Lead of coding and content development team, Apoorba coordinates various SuperCoder associated tasks with all SuperCoder content team members to ensure smooth workflow in the purpose of providing best quality material to TCI and SuperCoder’s subscribers. He reviews the Lay Terms, updates codes and all kinds of code-related information, and resolves coding questions. Supercoder Alerts trust Apoorba’s spot-on accuracy for their code check processes. His attention to detail and reliability ensures accurate Correct Coding Initiative (CCI), Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS), Fee schedule and modifier information. Apoorba has also co-authored “SuperCoder’s Anesthesia Coding Essentials”, an everyday necessary book for anesthesia coders.
In various organizations in Bangalore, India, Apoorba worked as a senior medical coder. He has two and a half years experience in anesthesia and surgery coding specialties and almost one and a half years of experience in ICD-9 and HCC coding. Currently Apoorba takes part in certain specialty coding under TCI’s Coding solution services segment.
Apoorba holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Microbiology from Bangalore University, Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics from Bioinformatics Institute of India (BII) and is a Certified Professional Coder® (CPC®) certified through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
Birendra Kumar Meher, MBA, CCA, working in SCC illustrated books project (lay terms writing, proofing, editing, managing illustrators to do quality images for books), proof Specialty Coding Alerts for accuracy, Survival Guides, and answers subscriber coding questions in Supercoder’s Forum.
In 2005, Birendra started his medical coding career. He is a certified coding associate (CCA) from AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association). He worked as a Senior Medical Coder as well as Quality Analyst in various health care companies in Hyderabad. He has experience in various coding specialties i.e.Gastroenterology, Urology, Cardiology, and Orthopedics.
In 2000, he started his career as a Medical transcriptionist and later he became the proof reader, after that he was QA in various medical transcription industries i.e. before 2005.
Ellen Garver, CPC, BA, BS, covers medical coding and compliance for pathology and laboratory. The 10-year Coding Institute veteran has served as the editor of Pathology/Lab Coding Alert since its inception. Now, she is the new editor of General Surgery Coding Alert. She also developed the pathology portion of the CPC® Training Camp and is actively working on creating additional sections for the three-day sessions.
Ellen has been a presenter for several pathology coding conferences, and has learned the ins and outs of anesthesiology, cardiology and plastic surgery coding by contributing technical editing for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) credentialing exam Specialty Study Guide(s).
Ellen has a bachelor of science in agronomy and a bachelor of arts in philosophy from the University of Tennessee. She is a Certified Professional Coder® (CPC®) through the AAPC.
Erin Lang Masercola, PhD, CPC, has been writing about healthcare law, reimbursement, compliance and health information technology (HIT) for 10 years. Erin’s passion is in bringing trustworthy, searchable coding advice to the Internet and helping coders build professional networks.
Erin holds a bachelor of arts in English from the University of Texas at Austin. She also earned a doctorate of philosophy in education at UT. She went on to earn a doctorate degree in English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she taught science, technical and medical writing. Erin is a Certified Professional Coder® (CPC®) through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
Jerry Salley, BA, CPC, has more than five years’ experience writing about coding. He focuses on eye coding with ophthalmology and optometry Specialty Alerts. One of the newer alerts, Dermatology Coding Specialty Alert, is benefiting from Jerry’s concise advice. He has also written about gastroenterology and urology coding, as well as Joint Commission accreditation, healthcare human resources, and behavioral healthcare reimbursement issues.
A graduate of Furman University with a bachelor of arts in English, Jerry is a Certified Professional Coder® (CPC®) through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
Leigh DeLozier, BS, CPC, moved from the world of hospital public relations to writing Specialty Alerts in 1999. She launched the Anesthesia Coding Specialty Alert and is currently the editor for three additional publications including Neurology and Pain Management Coding Alert, Family Practice Coding Alert, and Anesthesia Coding Alert. She has written for pain management, pulmonology, oncology, and other specialties along the way. Leigh re-launched newsletters for podiatry and dermatology in 2009.
Leigh holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Journalism from Georgia College. She became a Certified Professional Coder® (CPC®) through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) in 2002.
Mary Compton, PhD, CPC, is the editorial director for Inhealthcare. She’s responsible for the company’s international team of writers and content providers. During the past 10 years with Eli Research and The Coding Institute, Mary has directed editorial teams covering medical coding, health policy, and post-acute topics and publications in a variety of healthcare markets.
Mary is a former university lecturer in English. She manages the Inhealthcare editorial team from her office in Ireland.
Sanjit Kumar Mishra, BSc, CPC, answers subscriber coding questions in Supercoder’s Forum, which address a broad range of specialty specific coding and denials challenges. He also helps solve Customer Support queries, proof Specialty Coding Alerts, and develop content based tools.
In 2002, Sanjit started his medical coding career. He is a Certified Professional Coder® (CPC® certification from AAPC). He worked as a Senior Medical Coder as well as Team Lead in multiple companies in NCR, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. His specialty coding experience spans radiology, E/M, dermatology, and ophthalmology. He also has strong experience in handling coding denials.
Sanjit earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from Utkal University in India. He has trained in Oracle and D2K, Unix, and “C” programming. His career path has taken him on a journey that started as a Chemistry Lab Demonstrator, later on as a Medical Transcriptionist, and MT faculty-cum-Instructor.
Suzanne Leder, M.Phil., CPC, COBGC, is an AHIMA certified ICD-10 trainer, meaning she can guide you to becoming proficient with both ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS.
Additionally, she can answer your ob-gyn specific questions. She has been the Ob-gyn Coding Specialty Alert editor for six years and counting. Suzanne is a Certified Obstetrics Gynecology Coder (COBGC™).
During her coding writing career, she has covered cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, otolaryngology, and physical medicine and rehab. Suzanne has a bachelor of arts degree from North Carolina State University and an international Master’s degree in philosophy (M. Phil) from Trinity College Dublin. She became a Certified Professional Coder® (CPC®) through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) in 2004.
Torrey Kim, MA, CPC, CGSC, covers coding, billing, and compliance issues in-depth as the editor-in-chief of the weekly publication Part B Insider and the monthly Pediatric Coding Alert. With more than 10 years of experience, Torrey stays on top of the many transmittals, forums, determinations, guides, and coverage changes disseminated by Medicare, Medicaid, and other payers. She offers a unique insight into the multi-faceted area of coding, analysis, and compliance.
While serving as the former editor of several other monthly coding Specialty Alerts, Torrey honed her medical coding skills. She broke down anatomical coding for orthopedics, radiology, and neurosurgery with her for-the-coder diagrams and helped many coders uncover faulty denials and documentation with her hard hitting case studies. In addition, Torrey has presented on Medicare issues at several audioconferences.
Torrey has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from American University and a master’s degree from Wesleyan University. She is a Certified Professional Coder® (CPC®) and a certified General Surgery Coder® (CGSC®) through the American Academy of Professional Coders.
