Joseph Lewarski joins GRQ Healthcare Consulting Firm

VIENNA, Va. (August 27, 2014)—GRQ, LLC a health care consulting firm announced today that Joseph Lewarski will join the organization as a principal.

“We are pleased to announce that Joe Lewarski will be joining the firm in a full time capacity on October 1st,” said Philip Porte, GRQ founder and managing partner. “Joe is a nationally recognized clinical and government affairs expert with a highly diverse skill set. As a Principal at GRQ, he will work closely with our team to support current clients, along with expanding our services and opportunities with new business”, added Porte.

Lewarski has over 30 years of experience in healthcare and has held senior management and executive leadership positions in a variety organizations and environments, including acute care, homecare, pharmacy, group purchasing, consulting and medical device companies. For the last seven years, Lewarski has been with Invacare Corporation, where he has served as vice president of clinical affairs and vice president/general manager of Invacare’s global respiratory business. His range of business experience includes helping to launch and grow private equity funded start-ups to holding executive positions in large, public companies.

Lewarski is a registered respiratory therapist and a Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), and holds undergraduate degrees in respiratory therapy and business administration. He has published over three dozen scientific and research papers in peer review journals, as well as numerous clinical and industry related articles and white papers. He is a regular speaker at regional and national pulmonary medicine, respiratory therapy and homecare conferences.