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    The 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives program (previously 50 Most Influential Physicians Executives and Leaders) honors physician and nurse leaders working in the healthcare industry who are deemed by their peers and an expert panel to be the most influential in terms of demonstrating leadership and impact. It took power to make reform happen; now, it will take influential leaders to make reform work. 

    For eligibility, key dates and requirements, click here for more details.

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    Rank: 1

    Dr. Scott Gottlieb

    Former commissioner

    Food and Drug Administration

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    Rank: 2

    Dr. Robert Grossman

    CEO

    NYU Langone Health

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    Rank: 3

    Dr. Mark Schuster

    Founding dean and CEO

    Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine

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    Rank: 4

    Dr. Donald Rucker

    National coordinator

    Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

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    Rank: 5

    Dr. Barbara McAneny

    Immediate past president

    American Medical Association

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    Rank: 6

    Dr. Stephen Klasko

    CEO

    Jefferson Health

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    Rank: 7

    Dr. Marc Harrison

    President and CEO

    Intermountain Healthcare

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    Rank: 8

    Dr. Kate Goodrich

    Chief medical officer

    CMS

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    Rank: 9

    Nancy Howell Agee

    President and CEO

    Carilion Clinic

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    Rank: 10

    Dr. Patrick Conway

    President and CEO

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

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    Rank: 11

    Dr. Mitchell Katz

    President and CEO

    NYC Health & Hospitals

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    Rank: 12

    Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic

    President and CEO

    Cleveland Clinic

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    Rank: 13

    Dr. Rod Hochman

    President and CEO

    Providence St. Joseph Health

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    Rank: 14

    Dr. Leana Wen

    President

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America

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    Rank: 15

    Dr. Sachin Jain

    President and CEO

    CareMore Health

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    Rank: 16

    Dr. Troyen Brennan

    Executive vice president and chief medical officer

    CVS Health

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    Rank: 17

    Dr. Gary Kaplan

    Chairman and CEO

    Virginia Mason

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    Rank: 18

    Dr. Rhonda Medows

    President of population health management

    Providence St. Joseph Health

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    Rank: 19

    Dr. Jaewon Ryu

    Interim president and CEO

    Geisinger Health

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    Rank: 20

    Dr. Steven Corwin

    President and CEO

    New York-Presbyterian

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    Rank: 21

    Dr. Gianrico Farrugia

    President and CEO

    Mayo Clinic

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    Rank: 22

    Dr. Cheryl Pegus

    Senior vice president of healthcare services and chief medical officer

    Cambia Health Solutions

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    Rank: 23

    Dr. Joanne Conroy

    President and CEO

    Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

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    Rank: 24

    Dr. Nick Turkal

    Co-President and CEO

    Advocate Aurora Health

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    Rank: 25

    Dr. Laura Forese

    Executive vice president and chief operating officer

    New York-Presbyterian

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    Rank: 26

    Dr. Bechara Choucair

    Senior vice president and chief community health officer

    Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals

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    Rank: 27

    Dr. Andrea Willis

    Senior vice president and chief medical officer

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee

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    Rank: 28

    Dr. Jonathan Perlin

    President of clinical services and chief medical officer

    HCA Healthcare

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    Rank: 29

    Dr. Andrew Pecora

    Formerly president of physician services and chief innovation officer

    Hackensack Meridian Health

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    Rank: 30

    Dr. Mandy Cohen

    Secretary

    North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

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    Rank: 31

    Dr. David Rhew

    Chief medical officer

    Samsung Electronics America

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    Rank: 32

    Dr. Carolyn Clancy

    Deputy undersecretary for discovery, education and affiliate networks

    Veterans Health Administration

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    Rank: 33

    Dr. Susan Turney

    CEO

    Marshfield Clinic Health System

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    Rank: 34

    Madeline Bell

    President and CEO

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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    Rank: 35

    Dr. Jerome Adams

    U.S. surgeon general

    HHS

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    Rank: 36

    Dr. Tony Farah

    Executive vice president, chief medical and clinical transformation officer

    Highmark Health

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    Rank: 37

    Dr. Anthony Slonim

    President and CEO

    Renown Health

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    Rank: 38

    Tommye Austin

    Senior vice president and chief nurse executive

    University Health System

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    Rank: 39

    Vice Adm. Raquel Bono

    Director

    Defense Health Agency

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    Dr. Penny Wheeler

    President and CEO

    Allina Health

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    Rank: 41

    Regina Cunningham

    CEO

    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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    Rank: 42

    Dr. Joanne Smith

    President and CEO

    Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

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    Rank: 43

    Dr. James Madara

    Executive vice president and CEO

    American Medical Association

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    Rank: 44

    Dr. Farzad Mostashari

    CEO

    Aledade

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    Rank: 45

    Dr. Laurie Glimcher

    President and CEO

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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    Rank: 46

    Dr. Larry Kaiser

    President and CEO

    Temple University Health System

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    Rank: 47

    Dr. Richard Shinto

    President and CEO

    InnovaCare Health

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    Rank: 48

    Dr. Tony Tedeschi

    CEO

    Detroit Medical Center

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    Rank: 49

    Loressa Cole

    CEO

    ANA Enterprise

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    Jane Englebright

    Senior vice president and chief nursing executive

    HCA Healthcare

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