Dr. Moffatt-Bruce provides strategic leadership and oversight for all operational aspects of Lahey Clinic, a 333-bed tertiary center nationally recognized for its integrated clinic model of care. In 2024, she played a pivotal role in launching the UMass Chan-Lahey Regional Medical School campus in Burlington, advancing Lahey’s standing as a learning health system. She also serves as a professor of surgery at UMass Chan-Lahey. A practicing cardiothoracic surgeon and research scientist, Dr. Moffatt-Bruce has led the strategic adoption of AI and machine learning technologies to enhance clinical decision-making and streamline workflows, and she established the Lahey Innovation Hub to identify unmet needs and accelerate adoption of high-impact technologies. She was named a 2025 Boston Business Journal “Icon Award” recipient through the “Women Who Mean Business” program and received the American Medical Association “Women Physicians Section Inspiration Award” in 2023. Lahey Hospital & Medical Center was recognized as one of the “Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts” by The Women’s Edge and Boston Globe Magazine in 2024 and 2025. She holds leadership roles within the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, and serves on the board of trustees of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association. Before joining Lahey, Dr. Moffatt-Bruce was CEO of the Royal College of Physicians in London, England and Surgeons of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario from 2020 to 2023. She also held quality, patient safety and academic leadership roles at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.
