Dr. Thomas oversees the medical administration team of physician leaders throughout Ohio State, including over 160 individuals with medical director roles at the hospital, unit or clinical program level. Beginning in 2016, he co-chaired the committee that programmed and designed the system’s new $2 billon inpatient hospital tower, opening in early 2026, and has continued to work closely with the construction. He oversees the medical staff office, which includes the traditional functions of credentialing, privileging, peer review, professionalism, provider health and maintenance of the medical staff bylaws. He also works closely with the Ohio State Health Network affiliate hospitals and with other referring hospitals across the state of Ohio. He collaborates closely with the system’s CEO on development, fundraising and government relations priorities. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, he took on a role with the Ohio Department of Health and the governor’s office to routinely brief the Ohio House and Senate. He also oversaw Covid operations for Ohio State, including a systemwide vaccination effort.
