Dr. Kimball is a practicing clinician, CEO, teacher, mentor and researcher. She is focused on improving healthcare and breaking down barriers for women in the field. She leads the more than 2,000 physicians who are part of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, keeping the system’s $890 million bottom line healthy. Dr. Kimball also testifies at legislative hearings, advocating for her current and past dermatology patients. She also finds time to be a mentor, enhancing the ability of younger healthcare professionals to achieve their career potential. Dr. Kimball has engineered changes to improve access for those traditionally underrepresented in medicine, including changing how C-suite and other leadership positions are posted, and how candidates are recruited. Dr. Kimball has been particularly forward-thinking in addressing the challenging issue of physician burnout, which the pandemic and ensuing workforce shortages exacerbated. She works with her C-suite, and all of those around her, giving employees confidence and autonomy to bring forward new ideas and innovations, while keeping accountability among workers, providing assistance where it is needed and learning about specific responsibilities in order to provide guidance.
