50 Most Influential Physician Executives – 2018
Rank: 17
Laurie Glimcher
President/CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Glimcher was named president and CEO in February 2016, becoming the first woman to lead the famed cancer center. She also serves as CEO of Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare; director of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center; and trustee of Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Care. Glimcher has served as the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss dean and professor of medicine of Weill Cornell Medical College and as Cornell University's provost for medical affairs.