50 Most Influential Clinical Executives - 2023

Vial is also president of Sutter Health Network. He assumed his new role at Sutter, a 23-hospital system based in Sacramento, California, this spring after serving as chief clinical officer for three years. A cardiothoracic surgeon, he is a member of the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council advising the White House on how to reduce threats and boost the security of the United States’ public works sectors. He is also on the board of the Integrated Healthcare Association, which brings California’s payers, providers, purchasers and other stakeholders together to work on ways to improve the industry.