50 Most Influential Physician Executives – 2018
Rank: 18
Leana Wen
Health commissioner, City of Baltimore
Wen has served as Baltimore's health commissioner since January 2015. She's been at the forefront of the battle against opioid addition. The city in May 2018 unveiled an initiative to share best practices across its 11 hospitals. Wen also won a legal fight with the federal government over funding cuts to teen pregnancy prevention programs.