After wrapping up their undergraduate careers, these hospital CEOs continued along the path of education to achieve a broad spectrum of professional expertise.
1. Katherine Bunting, PhD, RN, MSN (CEO of Fairfield (Ill.) Memorial Hospital)
- Doctor of Philosophy degree in business administration and management — University of Wyoming in Laramie
- Master's degree in nursing — Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky.
2. Michael D. Connelly, JD, MHSA (President, CEO of Mercy Health in Cincinnati)
- Juris doctor degree — DePaul University College of Law in Chicago
- Master's degree in health services administration — University of Wisconsin, Madison
3. Audrey Gregory, PhD, RN, MSN, MHA (CEO of Placentia (Calif.)-Linda Hospital)
- Doctor of Philosophy degree in global leadership, corporate and organizational management — Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.
- Master's degree in nursing — Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga.
- Master's degree in healthcare administration — Armstrong Atlantic State University
4. Margot Hartmann, MD, PhD (President, CEO of Nantucket (Mass.) Cottage Hospital)
- Medical degree — St. George's Hospital Medical School in London
- Doctor of Philosophy degree in biochemistry — University of Surrey in Guildford, England
5. Kathleen Kinslow, CRNA, EdD, MBA, MSN (President, CEO of Aria Health in Philadelphia)
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Master's degree in education — St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia
- Doctor of education degree — Widener University in Chester, Pa.
- Master of Business Administration — St. Joseph's University
- Master's degree in nursing — Temple University in Philadelphia
6. Vivian Lee, MD, PhD, MBA (CEO of University of Utah Healthcare in Salt Lake City
- Medical degree — Harvard Medical School in Boston
- Doctorate degree in medical engineering – Oxford University in England
- Master of Business Administration — New York University's Stern School of Business in New York City
7. Stephen Mansfield, PhD, MBA (President, CEO of Methodist Health System in Dallas)
- Doctor of Philosophy degree in organizational leadership — Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va.
- Master of Business Administration — University of Tennessee at Martin
8. Bruce Murphy, MD, PharmD (CEO of Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock)
- Medical degree — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock
- Doctorate degree in pharmacology — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
9. David Pate, MD, JD (President, CEO of St. Luke's Health System in Boise, Idaho)
- Medical degree — Baylor College of Law in Houston
- Juris doctor degree — University of Houston Law Center
10. Maria Ryan, PhD, MSN (CEO of Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, N.H.)
- Doctorate degree in healthcare administration — Warren National University in Cheyenne, Wyo.
- Master's degree in nursing — Rivier University in Nashua, N.H.
*This list does not include hospital CEOs that are MDs only; Becker's Hospital Review will be publishing a list of 110 physicians who are hospital CEOs within the coming weeks.
For additions, questions and comments on this list, contact Megan Wood at mwood@beckershealthcare.com.