Jason Ward serves as Co-Founder, Chief Clinical Officer, and Nurse Leader for Summit Elite IV & Aesthetics, bringing more than 23 years of nursing experience, clinical expertise, and healthcare leadership to the organization. With a career deeply rooted in critical care nursing, Jason plays an integral role in shaping Summit Elite’s clinical direction, patient care standards, nursing education, and overall treatment experience.

Throughout his nursing career, Jason has worked extensively in various high-acuity critical care settings. His experience includes caring for some of the most critically ill and medically complex patients, where advanced clinical knowledge, rapid decision-making, precision, and compassionate care are essential. His background encompasses sophisticated critical care therapies, complex patient management, and collaboration with multidisciplinary healthcare teams in demanding hospital settings.

These years of frontline critical care experience have shaped Jason's approach to nursing and leadership, reinforcing his belief that exceptional healthcare requires more than clinical skill alone. It demands sound judgment, attention to detail, patient advocacy, and the ability to make individuals feel safe, informed, and genuinely cared for.

At Summit Elite IV & Aesthetics, Jason draws upon this extensive clinical foundation to help establish and maintain high standards of safety, professionalism, and consistency across the organization. He works closely with the medical leadership team to support clinical protocols, treatment practices, and quality assurance initiatives while overseeing nursing education, competency development, and ongoing clinical support for the nursing team.

As both a healthcare professional and business owner, Jason is passionate about bridging the gap between traditional healthcare and modern wellness services. His vision is to create an experience where clients receive personalized, attentive care in a comfortable and welcoming environment without compromising the clinical standards that have defined his nursing career.

Jason believes that trust is earned through knowledge, integrity, compassion, and consistency. His leadership helps ensure that Summit Elite IV & Aesthetics represents more than convenience or luxury wellness. It reflects a commitment to responsible care, clinical excellence, and meaningful relationships with every client served.

For Jason, the goal is simple: to bring the experience, judgment, and compassion developed through decades of critical care nursing into a wellness experience that is both elevated and grounded in clinical responsibility.

Robert Coles, CPT, CNC, WLS, PES is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Summit Elite IV & Aesthetics, where he helps lead the company’s approach to personalized wellness, weight management, client education, and the overall patient experience. A National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach, Weight Loss Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist, and GLP-1 Specialist, Robert brings a multidisciplinary approach to helping clients build healthier, more sustainable lives.

Robert’s passion for health and wellness is deeply personal. After once weighing nearly 500 pounds, he transformed his own relationship with nutrition, movement, and long-term health, ultimately losing approximately 306 pounds. That experience shaped his belief that meaningful change is rarely about a single diet, medication, workout, or number on a scale. Instead, lasting progress comes from combining the right tools with education, realistic goals, accountability, and strategies that fit the individual.

At Summit Elite, Robert works alongside the company’s medical and clinical team to help create a comprehensive wellness experience that extends beyond individual treatments. His areas of focus include weight management education, nutrition, fitness, behavior change, performance, and support for clients using GLP-1 medications as part of a clinician-directed weight management program. His training allows him to help clients better understand how nutrition, physical activity, resistance training, recovery, and sustainable lifestyle habits can complement their broader wellness goals.

Robert is particularly passionate about helping individuals who have struggled with their weight or feel overwhelmed by traditional approaches to health and fitness. His philosophy is grounded in meeting people where they are, removing shame from conversations about weight and wellness, and replacing unrealistic expectations with practical, achievable steps forward.

As Co-Founder and COO, Robert also oversees much of the strategy, operations, technology, marketing, and client experience behind Summit Elite. Together with his fiancé and Co-Founder, Jason Ward, RN, and Summit Elite’s medical team, Robert is committed to building a different kind of wellness company — one that combines clinical oversight, modern treatment options, genuine human connection, and highly personalized support to help clients pursue their goals with confidence.

Dr. Joshua Donegan, MD serves as Medical Director for Summit Elite IV & Aesthetics, where he provides clinical leadership, medical oversight, and guidance for the company’s wellness, IV therapy, and concierge care services. With more than a decade of medical experience, Dr. Donegan brings a strong background in acute care, internal medicine, patient safety, and quality-focused clinical practice.

Since 2018, Dr. Donegan has served the greater Nashville area through acute care medicine, earning a reputation for thoughtful patient care, clinical education, and a deep commitment to safety. He received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. His clinical experience includes caring for patients with a wide range of complex medical needs, including hypertension, diabetes, stroke-related conditions, and other acute and chronic health concerns.

At Summit Elite, Dr. Donegan helps ensure that every service is delivered with the highest standard of professionalism, medical integrity, and patient-centered care. His role includes supporting clinical protocols, safety standards, provider education, and the overall medical framework that allows Summit Elite to deliver elevated wellness services in a responsible and effective way.

Beyond his clinical work, Dr. Donegan is passionate about service, education, and continually seeking meaningful opportunities to grow. He has participated in medical mission work and approaches each new chapter with a “dare to be great” mindset. He is excited to expand his practice into outpatient concierge medical services and help make high-quality wellness care more accessible, convenient, and personalized for clients throughout the Nashville area.

Dr. Laura Purdy, MD serves as Chief Compliance Officer for Summit Elite IV & Aesthetics, where she ensures that every service meets the highest standards of medical compliance, safety, and patient care.

Dr. Purdy brings vast experience in helping modern med spas and wellness practices understand what comes next — the standards, systems, and safety frameworks that let concierge wellness care grow responsibly as it evolves. At Summit Elite, her oversight means that behind every beautiful patient experience stands a rigorous clinical and compliance backbone: protocols, documentation, and patient protections designed to keep elevated care safe.