Dr. Olszyk is chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs at Carroll Hospital, serving as the key bridge between medical staff, hospital leadership and the broader Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health system. His responsibilities span clinical quality, patient safety and regulatory readiness, medical staff governance, credentialing and privileging, and leading performance work across complications, readmissions, mortality and patient experience. He partners closely with nursing, operations and finance to align quality with throughput, access and resource stewardship. He is actively involved in evaluating and governing emerging technologies like AI-enabled tools, supporting documentation, decision support and patient flow with attention to ethics, privacy and equity. He has served in a leadership capacity since 2013, ushering in ongoing improvements in complications, readmissions, sepsis performance, discharge efficiency and length of stay, and readiness. Dr. Olszyk has authored The Chief Medical Officer’s Essential Guidebook, served as a contributor and speaker through the American Association for Physician Leadership, and acted as a key program leader helping develop chief medical officer education and “accelerator” programming. Regionally and statewide, he served more than 11 years on Maryland’s board of physicians. Dr. Olszyk has contributed to LifeBridge Health’s recent recognitions, including multiple American Heart Association “Get With The Guidelines/Mission: Lifeline” awards across system hospitals, a 2025 American Hospital Association “Foster G. McGaw Prize” finalist designation for community service, and continued Great Place to Work certifications.
