Dr. Chrisman serves as president and CEO of Northwestern Medicine, one of the nation’s premier academic health systems and Chicago’s leading integrated provider of academic medicine. Appointed to the role in 2023, Dr. Chrisman brings more than 25 years of experience with the system, where he has held numerous leadership positions, including COO, president and executive vice president of clinical operations. A practicing interventional radiologist, he is known for his clinical expertise in treating fibroid disease and his deep commitment to patient-centered innovation. Under his leadership, the system is advancing its tripartite mission of providing world-class care, educating future physicians and driving groundbreaking research in partnership with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Northwestern Medicine’s 10-year strategic plan, which Dr. Chrisman refers to as “NM 2035”, is centered on the tenets of patient experience, workforce wellbeing, community investment, research and discovery, and financial sustainability. Guided by the system’s “patients first” philosophy, Dr. Chrisman is focused on expanding access, enhancing quality and strengthening Northwestern Medicine’s position as one of the nation’s leading academic health systems. The system includes 11 hospitals, more than 200 ambulatory and diagnostic sites, and over 30,000 employees and 5,500 aligned physicians.
