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Rising Stars: Healthcare Leaders Under 40 | 2025

A new generation of bold, innovative healthcare leaders is making healthcare more accessible, affordable and seamless for patients everywhere. These rising professionals, serving in diverse roles across the industry, share a common goal of transforming healthcare for the better.

Becker’s is excited to spotlight these emerging leaders, all 40 years old or younger this calendar year, who have quickly risen through the ranks of their organizations. With their drive, creativity, and forward-thinking vision, they’re poised to make a lasting impact within their institutions and across the healthcare landscape as a whole.

Note: Becker’s Healthcare developed this list based on nominations and editorial research. This list is not exhaustive, nor is it an endorsement of included leaders or associated healthcare providers. Leaders cannot pay for inclusion on this list. 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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Abbey Vandersall, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

AMSURG

Nashville, TN

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Abdou Bah

Chief Health Equity Officer and Senior Vice President

Medical Management at EmblemHealth

New York City, NY

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Adam Reich

Senior Vice President

Business Strategy at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, MA

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Alec Grabowski

President

OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center

Rockford, IL

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Aleks Overbey

President

Ascension St. Vincent Fishers

Fishers, IN

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Alexander Motola

Co-Founder, Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer

LucyRx

Bethesda, MD

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Allison “Allie” Wyler

President

Advocate Health Care’s North Chicago Area and President of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Park Ridge, IL

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Allison Schiffli

Vice President

Provider Education and Sponsored Projects for Parkview Health

Fort Wayne, IN

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Alyana “Aly” Samai

Vice President

Neuroscience Services at LCMC Health

New Orleans, LA

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Andrew Lewis

Assistant Vice President

Specialty Services for SSM Health Medical Group–Oklahoma

OKhoma City, OK

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Andrew Santos

President and CEO

AdventHealth North Pinellas

Tarpon Springs, FL

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Annabelle Nam

Chief

Staff, Quality, Innovation and Performance at McGill University Health Centre

Montreal, Canada

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AnnaBeth Guillory

Vice President

Clinical Operations at Ochsner Baton Rouge

Rouge, LA

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Anne Wellington

Senior Vice President

Product Strategy and Partnerships at Press Ganey

South Bend, IN

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Asa Oxner, MD

Vice President and Associate CMO

Ambulatory Services for Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, FL

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Asher Perzigian. North America Care Innovation Practice Lead for Accenture Health

Chicago, IL

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Assistant Vice President of Enterprise Analytics and Data Engineering at Memorial Hermann Health System

Houston, TX

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Assistant Vice President of Orlando Health and CMO of Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital , Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital and Orlando Health Reunion Village Emergency Department (Davenport)

Davenport

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Blake Long

Vice President

Brand and Marketing at Allina Health

Minneapolis, MN

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Britney A. Benitez, MSN, RN

Vice President and CNO

AdventHealth Orlando

Orlando, FL

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Brooke Russell

Chief Marketing Officer

Avala

Covington, LA

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CEO at Medical City Frisco

Frisco, TX

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CEO at Ochsner Medical Center-West Bank Campus

Gretna, LA

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CFO of ScionHealth-Watertown Regional Medical Center

ScionHealth-Watertown, WI

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Chad Dilley

President

Ascension St. Vincent Carmel

Carmel, IN

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Chet Brauer

Associate Vice President

Strategic Initiatives and Strategic Planning at Advocate Health

Charlotte, NC

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Chief Communications Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County

Brooklyn, NY

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Christina Hong

Vice President

Service Lines at Emanate Health

Covina, CA

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COO at Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center

Leandro, CA

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Danielle Griggs, PharmD

Chief Pharmacy Officer

UVA Health

Charlottesville, VA

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Dannah G. Raz, MD

Division Chief of Developmental Pediatrics

Phoenix Children’s

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Darius Love, DNP, RN

Assistant Vice President

Workforce Optimization and Redesign for Orlando Health

Orlando, FL

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Deirdre Salanger

COO

Strong Memorial Hospital

Rochester, NY

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Delphine Groll

Co-Founder and COO

Nabla

Brooklyn, NY

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Doug Turner

Vice President

Enterprise Applications at UCI Health

Orange, CA

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Dylan Graetz, MD

Director

the St. Jude Global Culture and Communication Program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Memphis, TN

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Erica Stevens, MSN, RN

CNO

AdventHealth Winter Park

Park, FL

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Evan Schmidt

Vice President

Strategic Planning at Hartford HealthCare

Hartford, CT

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Evan Thoman

Chief Well-Being Officer

Emory Healthcare

Atlanta, GA

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Garett May, JD

President and CEO

West Jefferson Medical Center

Marrero, LA

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Gift Kopsombut, MD

Assistant CMIO

Nemours Children’s Health

Jacksonville, FL

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Guiliana Kissel

Director and Chief

Staff for The Guthrie Clinic

Sayre, PA

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Imran Siddiqui, MD

CMO

Desert Valley Hospital and Desert Valley Medical Group

Victorville, CA

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Jacob Tanner Barb

CNO

Community Hospital Corporation

Plano, TX

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Jake Brooks

President

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-St. Charles and SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Wentzville

Hospital-Wentzville, MO

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James R. Engler, Esq

Chief

Staff to the CEO at Jefferson

Philadelphia, PA

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Jared Shelton

President

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth

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Jennifer Touse

Chief Legal Officer

BayCare Health System

Clearwater, FL

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Jenny Breunig

Vice President

Operations at Jefferson Washington Township Hospital

Township, NJ

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John Fryer

Chief Growth and Corporate Development Officer

Lumeris

St. Louis, MO

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Jomel Whittington

President

AVALA Physician Network

Covington, LA

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Jonathan Liu, MD

Principal Medical Director

Amazon

Seattle, WA

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Kaleigh A. Maio

Vice President of Human Resources

Heywood Healthcare

Gardner, MA

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Katherine Di Palo, PharmD

Senior Director

Transitional Care Excellence at Montefiore Health System

Bronx, NY

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Kenny Yu. Health System Senior Director of Pharmacy Services at NYU Langone Hospitals

New York City, NY

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Kevin Cullinan

President

CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital

Lakewood, CO

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Khelsea Bauer

President and CEO

AdventHealth DeLand

DeLand, FL

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Kristen Sharp, DHA. North Texas Market CFO and Chief Staffing Officer for Behavioral Health Services at HCA Healthcare

Nashville, TN

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Laura Mark, PharmD

Vice President

Pharmacy at Allegheny Health Network

Pittsburgh, PA

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Luke Schademan, BSN, RN

Executive Director

Neurosciences and Critical Care Services at MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center

Laguna Hills, CA

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Mara Hermiston, DO

CMO

Avera Medical Group

Sioux Falls, SD

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Mara Yancoskie

Vice President

Financial Planning and Analysis at Main Line Health

Radnor, PA

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Marco Priolo

Senior Vice President

Finance for University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health

Bel Air, MD

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Marie Moore

President

Mercy Washington and Lincoln Communities

Washington, MO

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Matthew Hanauer, PhD

Senior Director

Data Science at MedeAnalytics

Richardson, TX

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Matthew Jenkins, PharmD

Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer

VCU Health

Richmond, VA

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Meghan Clithero

Vice President and Facility Executive

Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital

Charlotte, NC

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Michael Kleinschmidt

Senior Vice President and COO

Southern New Hampshire Health

Nashua, NH

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Michael Taylor

Senior Vice President

Operations at U.S. Dermatology Partners

Dallas, TX

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Michelle Schmitt

Vice President

Pharmacy Financial Operations at SSM Health

St. Louis, MO

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Mike Marquardt

CFO

UVA Health University Medical Center

Charlottesville, VA

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Mike Valli

Chief Commercial Officer

symplr

Houston, TX

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Natalie Rodriguez

COO and CFO

Coral Gables Hospital

Gables, FL

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Nicole George, PhD, RN

Vice President and Associate CNO

Press Ganey

South Bend, IN

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Nicole Mari Varisco. Region Vice President of Market Development at CommonSpirit Health

Chicago, IL

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Nicole Mitchell

Vice President

Commercial Growth at NextGen Healthcare

Fredericksburg, VA

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Nike Onifade

Senior Vice President

the National Cancer Service Line at Advocate Health

Charlotte, NC

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Nikhil Buduma

Co-Founder and CEO

Ambience Healthcare

San Francisco, CA

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Nikola Markoski, PharmD

Director

Pharmacy Strategic Sourcing Solutions and Analytics at Vizient

Irving, TX

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Oliver Galicki

Vice President

Clinical Solutions at Memorial Hermann Health System

Houston, TX

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Rahul Tiwari

Senior Vice President

Data and Analytics at CAQH

Washington, DC

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Rebecca Boswell, PhD

Director

the Princeton Center for Eating Disorders and Director of Psychiatric Services at Penn Medicine Princeton Health

Philadelphia, PA

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Rebecca D’Amico

Chief

Staff to the CEO and Vice President of Strategy and Brand at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Chicago, IL

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Regional Vice President of Operations at Hartford HealthCare’s East Region

Hartford, CT

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Riley Orr

COO

Regent Surgical

Franklin, TN

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Rudy Lindsey

Vice President

Service Lines at Children’s Hospital Colorado

Aurora, CO

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Ryan Quattlebaum

President and CEO

AdventHealth Wesley Chapel

Chapel, FL

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Sage Kealy. Network Vice President of Palliative Care for Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

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Samantha Ruokis

Vice President

Clinical Performance Excellence at UChicago Medicine

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Sara DiNardo

Vice President

Client Solutions at Phreesia

Wilmington, DE

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Shane Bedward

President and CEO

AdventHealth Dade City

City, FL

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Sunitha Reddy

Chief Revenue Officer and Vice President

Operations for Prime Healthcare

Ontario, CA

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Suzanna Winslow Hazboun

Vice President

Human Resources and Assistant General Counsel at MemorialCare

Fountain Valley, CA

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System Vice President, Care Coordination Liaison and Physician Advisement for SSM Health

System Vice President, Care Coordination Liaison and Physician Advisement for SSM Health

St. Louis, MO

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Thomas Nahass, MD

Vice President

Health Informatics for RWJBarnabas Health

West Orange, NJ

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Tyler Fitch, MD

CMIO

OSF HealthCare

Peoria, IL

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Tyler Hill

Vice President and CNO

Clarinda Regional Health Center)

Iowa

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Veena Jones, MD

Vice President and CMIO

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CA

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Vice President and Chief of Staff at Fairview Health Services

Minneapolis, MN

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Vice President of Clinical Risk Strategy and Operations for the California Region at Dignity Health/CommonSpirit

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Vice President of Operations at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

Philadelphia, PA

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Wilson Gabbard

Vice President

Quality and Condition Management at Advocate Health

Charlotte, NC

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Zack S. Landry

President

Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

Matthews, NC

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