Dr. Chicarelli was tapped as University of New Mexico Hospital’s COO in 2018. Before stepping into his current role, he was interim CEO for over a year. Prior to that, he was the hospital’s administrator of professional services, a role in which he oversaw a majority of the non-nursing departments and developed a deep understanding of the hospital’s operational needs. Dr. Chicarelli’s career at the hospital began in 1997, when he joined as an emergency department nurse and subsequently transitioned into roles like executive director of emergency services and assistant chief nursing officer.
