Leadership Team

Experienced leadership supporting clinical excellence.

Vitro Molecular Laboratories pairs physician-led diagnostic expertise with healthcare operations, laboratory relations, financial strategy, and executive leadership.

Vitro Molecular Laboratories combines nationally recognized pathology expertise with experienced healthcare, laboratory, and financial leadership.

Katherine Panesso, RN

Katherine Panesso, RN

Chief Executive Officer

Healthcare executive and strategic leader focused on complex hospital systems, physician-hospital relations, clinical operations, and healthcare strategy.

Hospital AdministrationExecutive AffairsHealthcare Strategy
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Christie Houston, MBA

Christie Houston, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

Healthcare operations leader supporting laboratory operations, client services, physician administration, and healthcare organization relationships.

Healthcare OperationsLaboratory ManagementPhysician Group Administration
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Chris Hazelwood, CPA, CFE

Chris Hazelwood, CPA, CFE

Chief Financial Officer

Financial executive with more than twenty years of experience advising healthcare organizations on finance, operations, strategic growth, mergers and acquisitions, and enterprise performance improvement.

Healthcare FinanceFinancial StrategyMergers & Acquisitions
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Tim Christenson

Tim Christenson

Chief Commercial Officer

Commercial leader supporting business development, client relationships, commercial strategy, and growth initiatives across pathology and diagnostic laboratory services.

Commercial StrategyBusiness DevelopmentClient Relationships
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