Omar Lateef, DO. Senior Vice President of Hospital Affairs and CMO of Rush University Medical Center (Chicago). Dr. Lateef, a pulmonary and critical care medicine specialist, was appointed CMO of Rush University Medical Center in 2015 after serving as associate CMO for four years. In his role, he oversees the organization’s clinical quality, patient safety and performance improvement initiatives, among other responsibilities. Dr. Lateef has previous experience as senior vice chair of the department of medicine and associate dean of medical sciences at Rush Medical College in Chicago. He earned his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Des Moines (Iowa) University.
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