Dr. Leffler leads the University of Vermont Health Network, an academic health system serving rural Vermont and northern New York. Half of the system’s member hospitals hold critical access designation, preserving local services while connecting patients to a broader system of care. Dr. Leffler began his career at UVM Medical Center more than 30 years ago as an emergency physician and subsequently advanced through successive leadership roles, including medical director of the emergency department, chief medical officer, and chief population health and quality officer for UVM Health. He took on his current executive role in January 2026. Dr. Leffler also serves as a professor of surgery at the UVM College of Medicine and has held leadership roles as president of the UVM Medical Center medical staff, president of the Vermont Medical Society and as member of Vizient’s academic medical center CEO executive advisory council.
