MDstaffers Announces Appointment of Ryan Larkin as New CEO

Ryan Larkin

Rancho Cordova, CA – MDstaffers, a national leader in healthcare staffing, announced today that Ryan Larkin will serve as its next President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective January 1, 2023. Tyler Covey, the company’s current CEO, announced his retirement. Covey will continue to serve on MDstaffers’ Board of Directors as Chairman.

“I am excited to take the helm as MDstaffers’ CEO to lead our continued growth, impact, and success,” said Larkin, “we have an incredible team, and the company is well-positioned for its next chapter.”

Larkin joined MDstaffers in 2015 and, during his tenure, has taken on increasingly integral roles, including leading sales, operations, delivery, and technology. Larkin is currently Chief Operating Officer, a position he has held since 2019, where he is responsible for driving growth and integrating all MDstaffers’ business operations.

Covey remarked, “I am proud of all we have accomplished in the last seven years. Ryan has been a key component of MDstaffers’ industry-leading success, and this transition has been in process for nearly a year. With his deep understanding of the business and inspiring vision for the future, I am confident Ryan is the right person to lead the organization to new heights.”

Staffing Industry Analysts named Larkin to their “North America 40 under 40” list in 2020, and Sacramento Business Journal honored him as a 2022 C-Suite Executive of the Year.

About MDstaffers:

MDstaffers is a national healthcare staffing firm specializing in physician, advanced practitioner, and mental health clinician staffing for on-site and virtual care on temporary and permanent bases. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, MDstaffers is a multi-year best place to work and Inc. 5000 honoree. The firm is on a mission to improve access to quality healthcare in the United States; with hundreds of clients across the nation, MDstaffers provides staffing solutions to organizations of all sizes, from Fortune 500 enterprises to hospital systems and private practices.

Contact: Any questions regarding this release can be emailed to Media@MDstaffers.com

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Shane Ross

Senior Director of Client Services

Shane Ross is the Senior Director of Client Services for MDstaffers, the 49th fastest-growing company in the United States. Shane partners with healthcare organizations nationwide to identify solutions that achieve optimal staffing and quality levels by identifying, screening, and presenting top-quality practitioners for permanent and locum tenens positions.

Shane is an experienced recruiter with more than 20 years of sales and recruitment experience including 13 years directly in physician and provider recruitment. Shane has led recruiting, sales, and operations teams for integrated health systems and consulting enterprises. Shane was a top producer and team leader at the nation’s largest physician/provider staffing company. He also spent six years working directly for a large integrated healthcare organization where he was the Director of Physician Recruitment, working with multiple hospitals, clinics systems and executive leaders. Shane is a healthcare leader who is known to partner with healthcare executives, internally and externally to create lasting results in an honest, ethical and trusted manner.

Matt Corsaut serves as general counsel for MDstaffers providing regulatory oversight, guidance, and direction regarding all legal and compliance matters arising within MDstaffers. Matt was admitted to the State of California Bar in 2003 and has worked in general business, insurance defense, and real estate law.


In addition to serving as general counsel at MDstaffers, Matt serves as Judge Pro Tem in the Superior Court. He also owns and operates a law firm, serves as Of Counsel to various law firms throughout Northern and Southern California, and serves as Panel Counsel to one of California’s largest risk management and insurance services companies. He is also a licensed real estate broker and owner of a real estate brokerage.

Connie Sweet

Vice President of Recruiting

Connie Sweet serves as MDstaffers’ Vice President of Recruiting.  A natural leader with passion for developing winning teams, Connie is responsible for the leadership and development of MDstaffers recruiting divisions. Connie is a seasoned industry professional with more than 30 years of experience in the staffing and recruitment industry, she leads by example with her straight-forward, purposeful approach. Connie makes it her priority to give every candidate and client the best experience possible by offering ethical, professional, and respectful service.

Connie joins the team from Key Personnel Placement, established in 1988 in Sacramento, California where she staffed across a multitude of industries. Having placed more than 12,000 people into new positions over her career, she has developed a keen ability to understand clients’ needs and candidates’ career ambitions.

Dan Field, MD, FACEP

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Dan Field is the chief medical officer for MDstaffers, responsible for overseeing all clinical staff operations and quality assurance.

Dr. Field provides clinical leadership to MDstaffers’ provider network and participates in staffing model development. Dr. Field is an emergency physician by training and has practiced emergency medicine for more than 30 years. Dr. Field is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and maintains an active clinical practice.

Dr. Field has been a medical school instructor for more than 25 years and currently serves the Medical Board of California as an expert reviewer/consultant. Dr. Field is a Reserve Deputy Sheriff providing medical guidance to the Sacramento County Sheriff SWAT/SED team.

Dr. Field received his medical degree from the University of California at San Francisco, completed an internship at Highland Hospital in Oakland, and residency at University Hospital in Cincinnati. Dr. Field has an active California medical license. He has experience practicing in resource-rich, urban hospitals as well as under-served, rural, critical-access facilities. Dr. Field also has extensive experience in telemedicine and telehealth staffing.

Dr. Field has served as an expert witness for personal injury, criminal law, standard of care, and malpractice matters. He has also been a featured speaker, panelist, media physician, and talk show guest.

Tyler Covey

Chief Executive Officer

Tyler Covey is the chief executive officer of MDstaffers and leads company vision, innovation, and culture. He is committed to making MDstaffers the premier physician staffing source in the nation.

Tyler is a seasoned executive manager and leader with more than 20 years in the staffing, healthcare, and consulting industries. He is a former owner of a national healthcare staffing agency, which became one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing companies in the nation.

Tyler has also managed or provided management and performance consulting services to hundreds of public and private entities around the nation. He has helped organizations improve and grow organically and through mergers and acquisitions – both as an owner/member of the executive management team and as an outside consultant and director – he can balance and generate ideas from many perspectives with practical and workable solutions. Tyler’s passion is in developing innovations that can help to improve efficiency and make people’s lives and work more comfortable and simple. During his career, Tyler has been frequently called upon as a speaker, trainer, board member, expert witness, and consultant. He enjoys sharing ideas with other prospective entrepreneurs and business leaders.

Ryan Larkin

Chief Operating Officer

Ryan Larkin is the chief operating officer of MDstaffers, responsible for firm-wide operational and financial performance—including full profit and loss responsibility. Ryan oversees and integrates all divisions, departments, and functions of the firm, coordinating corporate strategy with sales, operations, and delivery to drive and manage growth. Ryan leads product strategy and has successfully developed, launched, and refined service offerings to address new market needs, including MDstaffers’ virtual care managed services offering.

Commonly regarded as “a solution looking for a problem,” Ryan is recognized for applying critical analysis coupled with creative ingenuity to negotiate complex transactions for internal and external operations. Throughout his career, Ryan has provided performance-driven professional and consulting services to hundreds of healthcare organizations across the United States. His experience ranges from small, single-specialty groups to multi-national, integrated healthcare enterprises, including many of the Fortune 500. He also has extensive experience in the virtual care space, working with the world’s largest telehealth companies.

Before taking over as COO, Ryan served as MDstaffers’ vice president of service delivery, where he focused on driving client development while simultaneously developing technology to improve operational efficiencies. Under Ryan’s leadership, MDstaffers experienced 5,600% growth over three years.

Ryan is well-known as a healthcare staffing expert, resulting in numerous expert witness, consulting, and guest speaker engagements involving contracting, compensation, and credentialing. Ryan’s reputation and thought leadership resulted in his inclusion in Staffing Industry Analysts’ “40 Under 40″—a list of the most influential leaders in the staffing industry, less than 40 years old. Ryan is a U.S. Army veteran and serves on the board of directors for a multi-billion dollar financial institution.