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Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know | 2024

Becker’s Healthcare is proud to recognize exceptional chief medical officers serving hospitals and health systems nationwide.

These physician executives are instrumental in elevating patient safety, upholding rigorous quality standards, strengthening collaboration between executive leadership and medical staff, and guiding risk management efforts.

As champions of clinical excellence and continuous improvement, their leadership has helped their organizations achieve distinguished quality and safety recognitions.

Note: Becker’s Healthcare developed this list based on nominations and editorial research. Leaders do not pay and cannot pay for inclusion on this list. This list is not exhaustive, nor is it an endorsement of the leaders or organizations mentioned. Leaders are presented in alphabetical order. We extend a special thank you to Rhoda Weiss for her contributions to this list.

Contact Anna Falvey at afalvey@beckershealthcare.com with questions or comments.

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Amit Vashist, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

Ballad Health

Johnson City, TN

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and Physician-in-Chief of Children’s National Hospital

Washington, DC

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Andrew Bindman, MD

Executive Vice President and CMO

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals

Oakland, CA

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Andrew Racine, MD, PhD

System Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Montefiore Health System

New York City, NY

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Andy Masica, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Texas Health Resources

Arlington, TX

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Anil Keswani, MD

Corporate Vice President and Chief Medical and Operations Officer of Ambulatory Care

Scripps Health

San Diego, CA

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at Mass General Brigham

Somerville, MA

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Barbara Ballard

CIO

Valley Health System

Winchester, VA

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Benjamin J. Camp, MD

Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer

Tanner Health System

Carrollton, GA

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Brian Radbill, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Overlook Medical Center

Summit, NJ

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C. Brian Delashmitt, DO

Executive Vice President and CMO

Hamilton Health Care System

Dalton, GA

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Carl Sirio, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Temple Health

Philadelphia, PA

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Chris Chisholm, MD

Chief Medical Officer for Central Puget Sound

Providence Swedish

Seattle, WA

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Chris Ghaemmaghami, MD

Executive Vice President, Chief Physician Executive, and Chief Clinical Officer

Jackson Health System

Miami, FL

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Christopher Dussel, MD

Chief Medical Officer

University Hospitals Parma Medical Center

Parma, OH

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Christopher Lege, MD

CEO

Touro

New Orleans, LA

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Christopher Lehrach, MD

Chief Physician Executive

Nuvance Health

Danbury, CT

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Christopher Newman, MD

Executive Vice President, COO and Chief Medical Officer

Mary Washington Healthcare

Fredericksburg, VA

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Daniel Barchi

Senior Executive Vice President and CIO

CommonSpirit Health

Chicago, IL

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Daniel del Portal, MD

Chief Clinical Officer and Senior Vice President of Medical Operations

Temple University Health System

Philadelphia, PA

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Daniel Feinberg, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Pennsylvania Hospital

Philadelphia, PA

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Daniel Varga, MD

Chief Physician Executive and President of the Physician Services Division

Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

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David Baker, MD

Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Carson Tahoe Health

Carson City, NV

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David Brumbaugh, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Children’s Hospital Colorado

Aurora, CO

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David McAneny, MD

Senior Vice President

Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Boston Medical Center

Boston, MA

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David Vega, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

WellSpan Health

York, PA

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Deepa Kumaraiah, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

NewYork-Presbyterian

New York City, NY

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Dennis Lund, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Stanford Children's Health and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Palo Alto, CA

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Donald Whiting, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Allegheny Health Network and President of Allegheny Clinic

Pittsburgh, PA

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Donald Yealy, MD

Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Health Services

UPMC

Pittsburgh, PA

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Douglas Apple, MD

Chief Clinical Officer

Ascension Michigan

Warren, MI

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Dustin Arnold, DO

Chief Medical Officer

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke's Hospital

Cedar Rapids, IA

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Elizabeth Brill, MD. Deputy CMO at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Washington, DC

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Eric Perez, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Chilton Medical Center

Pompton Plains, NJ

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Erik Summers, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem, NC

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Ernest Franklin, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Operations Officer

Tenet Healthcare

Dallas, TX

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Gail Knight, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Rady Children's Hospital San Diego

Diego, CA

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Gary Little, MD

Senior Vice President and Region Chief Medical Officer

the Southeastern Region of Atrium Health

Charlotte, NC

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Gary Stuck, DO

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Advocate Health

Charlotte, NC

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Gene Hong, MD

Chief Physician Executive

MUSC Health

Charleston, SC

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Genevieve “Jen” Lankowicz, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare

North Chesapeake, VA

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George Ralls, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Orlando Health

Orlando, FL

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George Yoo, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, IL

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Ghazala Sharieff, MD

Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Medical and Operations Officer of Acute Care

Scripps Health

San Diego, CA

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Graham C. Tse, MD

Chief Medical Officer

MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach

Beach, CA

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Gulshan Sharma, MD

Senior Vice President, Chief Medical and Clinical Innovation Officer

University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, TX

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Hannah Thompson, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Jackson West Medical Center

Miami, FL

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Hany Atallah, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Jackson Memorial Hospital

Miami, FL

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Harris Frankel, MD

Chief Medical and External Affairs Officer

Nebraska Medicine

Omaha, NE

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Heather Babe, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Shenandoah Medical Center

Shenandoah, IA

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Helen Koselka, MD

Chief Medical Officer

TriHealth

Cincinnati, OH

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Herman Williams, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Nashville General Hospital

Nashville, TN

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Hijinio Carreon, DO

Regional CMO

MercyOne and COO of MercyOne Des Moines

Iowa

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Hoda Asmar, MD

Executive Vice President and System Chief Clinical Officer

Providence

Renton, WA

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Hsieng Su, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Executive

Allina Health

Minneapolis, MN

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J. Edward Hartle, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Geisinger

Danville, PA

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Jackie Fantes, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center

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Jacques L. Guillot, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Lakeview Hospital

Covington, LA

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James Butler, MD, PhD

Chief Medical Officer

Oceans Healthcare

Plano, TX

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James Helstrom, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, PA

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Jeffrey Schuster, MD

Chief Medical Officer

El Paso Children’s Hospital

El Paso, TX

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Jennifer Khelil, DO

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Virtua Health

Marlton, NJ

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Jennifer Meyer, MD

Chief Medical Officer

East Jefferson General Hospital

Metairie, LA

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Jerry Capote, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Broward Health North

Deerfield Beach, FL

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Joe B. Kim, MD

Chief Medical Officer

MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center

Beach, CA

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John Dorsey, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Vice President of Physician Services and Designated Institutional Official

Mercyhealth

Rockford, IL

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John Heaton, MD

President and Chief Medical Officer

LCMC Health

New Orleans, LA

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Jonathan Gleason, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

Prisma Health

Greenville, SC

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Jonathan Huntington, MD, PhD

Chief Medical Officer

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, NH

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Joseph Chang, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Parkland Health

Dallas, TX

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Joseph M. Galante, MD

Chief Medical Officer

UC Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, CA

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Joseph Parra, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Medical City Healthcare, North Texas Division of HCA Healthcare

Dallas, TX

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Joseph Roberts, MD

Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

UNC Health Southeastern

Lumberton, NC

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Joshua Adler, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

UCSF Health

San Francisco, CA

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Julia Faller, DO

Chief Medical Officer

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, NY

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Justin Klamerus, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

McLaren Health Care

Grand Blanc, MI

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K. Samer Shamieh, MD

Chief Medical Officer and Lead Spine Surgeon

Avala

Covington, LA

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K. Sarah Hoehn, MD

Chief Medical Officer

La Rabida Children's Hospital

Chicago, IL

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Keith Foster, MD

Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs

Baptist Bethesda East and West Hospitals

Boynton Beach, FL

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Lakshmi Halasyamani, MD

Chief Clinical Officer

Endeavor Health

Evanston, IL

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Latha Sivaprasad, MD

Regional Chief Medical Officer

VA New England Health Care System

Bedford, MA

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Lynn T. Simon, MD

Chief Medical Officer and President

Healthcare Innovation at Community Health Systems

Franklin, TN

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Machelle Allen, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

NYC Health + Hospitals

New York City, NY

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Mandy Grubb Halford, MD

Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and CMIO

Covenant Health

Knoxville, TN

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Mark Kline, MD

Senior Vice President, Physician-in-Chief and Chief Medical Officer

Children's Hospital New Orleans

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Mark Olszyk, MD

Chief Medical Officer and Vice President

Medical Affairs for Carroll Hospital

Baltimore, MD

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Mark Welton, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Fairview Health Services and President of Fairview Health Medical Group

Minneapolis, MN

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Michael Cuffe, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

HCA Healthcare

Nashville, TN

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Michael DiStefano, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Children’s Hospital Colorado, Southern Region

Colorado Springs

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Michael Weiner, DO

Chief Medical Officer

Michigan State University Health Care

East Lansing, MI

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Nina Shah, DO

Chief Medical Officer

HonorHealth Thompson Peak and Senior Vice President of Chief Quality and Clinical Value Officer for HonorHealth

Scottsdale, AZ

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Norman C. Christopher, MD

Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Pediatric Emergency Services

Christus Children’s Hospital

San Antonio, TX

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O’Neal Pyke, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Jackson North Medical Center

Miami, FL

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Octavio Diaz, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Steward Health Care System

Dallas, TX

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of Advocate Condell Medical Center

Libertyville, IL

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of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Barrington, IL

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of Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center

Milwaukee, WI

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of NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

Flushing, NY

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Orlando Garcia, DO

Chief Medical Officer

Jackson South Medical Center

Miami, FL

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Padmini Bhadriraju, MD

Regional Chief Medical Officer

Mission Regional Medical Center, Knapp Medical Center and Harlingen Medical Center

Mission, TX

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Pam Wetzel, MD

Market Chief Medical Officer

UnityPoint Health – Meriter

Madison, WI

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Pamela Oliver, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Novant Health

Winston-Salem, NC

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Patrick Brennan, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

The University of Pennsylvania Health System

Philadelphia, PA

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Pooja Vyas, DO

Chief Medical Officer

BJC Healthcare

St. Louis, MO

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Ralph Velazquez, MD

Chief Medical Officer

OSF HealthCare

Peoria, IL

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Reka Danko, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center

Reno, NV

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Renee Garrick, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Westchester Medical Center Health Network

Valhalla, NY

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Richard Fogel, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

Ascension

St. Louis, MO

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Robert Chugden, MD

Chief Medical Officer

West Jefferson Medical Center

Marrero, LA

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Robert Hart, MD

Chief Physician Executive and President

Ochsner Clinic at Ochsner Health

New Orleans, LA

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Robert Mayo, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Rochester Regional Health

Rochester, NY

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Robert Payton, MD

Vice President and CMO

Edward Hospital

Naperville, IL

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Robert Wiebe, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

CommonSpirit Health

Chicago, IL

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Robin Wilson, MD

Chief Medical Officer

DCH Health System

Tuscaloosa, AL

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Ron Keren, MD

Senior Vice President and System Chief Medical Officer

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

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Sandip Godambe, MD, PhD

Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs

Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Orange, CA

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Seth Toomay, MD

System Chief Medical Officer and Associate Vice President

the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX

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Sonia Mehta, MD. Region II CEO, Corporate Chief Medical Officer and Chief Academic Officer of Prime Healthcare

Ontario, CA

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Stanley Fiel, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, NJ

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Stephanie Hall, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, Chief Clinical Officer of University Clinical Services and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs at Keck School of Medicine

Los Angeles, CA

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Stephen Knych, MD

Chief Medical Officer

AdventHealth East Florida Division and AdventHealth Fish Memorial

Orange City, FL

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Stewart Wright, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

UC Health

Cincinnati, OH

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Stonewall McCuiston, Jr., MD

Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Riverside Healthcare

Kankakee, IL

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Suja Mathew, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

Atlantic Health System

Morristown, NJ

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Surabhi Gaur, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Bon Secours Mercy Health's Greenville Market

Greenville, SC

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Suzanne Wenderoth, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Tower Health and Reading Hospital

West Reading, PA

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Syed Hussain, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

Trinity Health Of New England

Hartford, CT

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Tammy Lundstrom, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Trinity Health

Livonia, MI

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Teri Caulin-Glaser, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

OhioHealth

Columbus, OH

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Theodore “Ted” Tsangaris, MD

Chief Medical Officer and Vice President

Medical Affairs for CalvertHealth

Prince Frederick, MD

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Timothy Groover, MD

Senior Vice President and System Chief Medical Officer

Baptist Health

Jacksonville, FL

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Tina Cheng, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Cincinnati Children's

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Tracy Ekhardt, MD

Chief Medical Officer

UnityPoint Health – Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA

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Victor Herrera, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division

Altamonte Springs, FL

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Vincent Chiang, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Boston Children’s Hospital

Boston, MA

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Vinil Bhuma, MD

Chief Medical Officer

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Walter Peters, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Baylor Scott & White Health

Dallas, TX

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Whitney Limm, MD

Chief Physician Executive and Executive Vice President

Clinical Integration for the Queen's Health Systems

Honolulu, HI

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William Bornstein, MD, PhD

CMO and Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer

Emory Healthcare

Atlanta, GA

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William Killinger, MD

Chief Medical Officer

University Medical Center

New Orleans, LA

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