50 Most Influential Clinical Executives - 2023

During her eight years as president and CEO, Bell has shepherded the development of one of the largest pediatric ambulatory care networks in the country; the expansion of CHOP’s Philadelphia campus; the 2022 creation of a new inpatient hospital on its King of Prussia campus; and the opening last year of the Center for Advanced Behavioral Healthcare in West Philadelphia. Bell, who started her career as a pediatric nurse, sits on the boards of Comcast-NBCUniversal and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. She hosts Breaking Through with Madeline Bell, a podcast featuring interviews with patients, doctors, scientists and philanthropists.