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50 Most Influential Clinical Executives - 2019

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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. 

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    Dr. Scott Gottlieb

    Rank: 1

    Dr. Scott Gottlieb

    Former commissioner

    Food and Drug Administration

    Dr. Robert Grossman

    Rank: 2

    Dr. Robert Grossman

    CEO

    NYU Langone Health

    Dr. Mark Schuster

    Rank: 3

    Dr. Mark Schuster

    Founding dean and CEO

    Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine

    Dr. Donald Rucker

    Rank: 4

    Dr. Donald Rucker

    National coordinator

    Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

    Dr. Barbara McAneny

    Rank: 5

    Dr. Barbara McAneny

    Immediate past president

    American Medical Association

    Dr. Stephen Klasko

    Rank: 6

    Dr. Stephen Klasko

    CEO

    Jefferson Health

    Dr. Marc Harrison

    Rank: 7

    Dr. Marc Harrison

    President and CEO

    Intermountain Healthcare

    Dr. Kate Goodrich

    Rank: 8

    Dr. Kate Goodrich

    Chief medical officer

    CMS

    Nancy Howell Agee

    Rank: 9

    Nancy Howell Agee

    President and CEO

    Carilion Clinic

    Dr. Patrick Conway

    Rank: 10

    Dr. Patrick Conway

    President and CEO

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

    Dr. Mitchell Katz

    Rank: 11

    Dr. Mitchell Katz

    President and CEO

    NYC Health + Hospitals

    Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic

    Rank: 12

    Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic

    President and CEO

    Cleveland Clinic

    Dr. Rod Hochman

    Rank: 13

    Dr. Rod Hochman

    President and CEO

    Providence St. Joseph Health

    Dr. Leana Wen

    Rank: 14

    Dr. Leana Wen

    President

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America

    Dr. Sachin Jain

    Rank: 15

    Dr. Sachin Jain

    President and CEO

    CareMore Health

    Dr. Troyen Brennan

    Rank: 16

    Dr. Troyen Brennan

    Executive vice president and chief medical officer

    CVS Health

    Dr. Gary Kaplan

    Rank: 17

    Dr. Gary Kaplan

    Chairman and CEO

    Virginia Mason

    Dr. Rhonda Medows

    Rank: 18

    Dr. Rhonda Medows

    President of population health management

    Providence St. Joseph Health

    Dr. Jaewon Ryu

    Rank: 19

    Dr. Jaewon Ryu

    Interim president and CEO

    Geisinger Health

    Dr. Steven Corwin

    Rank: 20

    Dr. Steven Corwin

    President and CEO

    New York-Presbyterian

    Dr. Gianrico Farrugia

    Rank: 21

    Dr. Gianrico Farrugia

    President and CEO

    Mayo Clinic

    Dr. Cheryl Pegus

    Rank: 22

    Dr. Cheryl Pegus

    Senior vice president of healthcare services and chief medical officer

    Cambia Health Solutions

    Dr. Joanne Conroy

    Rank: 23

    Dr. Joanne Conroy

    President and CEO

    Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

    Dr. Nick Turkal

    Rank: 24

    Dr. Nick Turkal

    Co-President and CEO

    Advocate Aurora Health

    Dr. Laura Forese

    Rank: 25

    Dr. Laura Forese

    Executive vice president and chief operating officer

    New York-Presbyterian

    Dr. Bechara Choucair

    Rank: 26

    Dr. Bechara Choucair

    Senior vice president and chief community health officer

    Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals

    Dr. Andrea Willis

    Rank: 27

    Dr. Andrea Willis

    Senior vice president and chief medical officer

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee

    Dr. Jonathan Perlin

    Rank: 28

    Dr. Jonathan Perlin

    President of clinical services and chief medical officer

    HCA Healthcare

    Dr. Andrew Pecora

    Rank: 29

    Dr. Andrew Pecora

    Formerly president of physician services and chief innovation officer

    Hackensack Meridian Health

    Dr. Mandy Cohen

    Rank: 30

    Dr. Mandy Cohen

    Secretary

    North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

    Dr. David Rhew

    Rank: 31

    Dr. David Rhew

    Chief medical officer

    Samsung Electronics America

    Dr. Carolyn Clancy

    Rank: 32

    Dr. Carolyn Clancy

    Deputy undersecretary for discovery, education and affiliate networks

    Veterans Health Administration

    Dr. Susan Turney

    Rank: 33

    Dr. Susan Turney

    CEO

    Marshfield Clinic Health System

    Madeline Bell

    Rank: 34

    Madeline Bell

    President and CEO

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Dr. Jerome Adams

    Rank: 35

    Dr. Jerome Adams

    U.S. surgeon general

    HHS

    Dr. Tony Farah

    Rank: 36

    Dr. Tony Farah

    Executive vice president, chief medical and clinical transformation officer

    Highmark Health

    Dr. Anthony Slonim

    Rank: 37

    Dr. Anthony Slonim

    President and CEO

    Renown Health

    Tommye Austin

    Rank: 38

    Tommye Austin

    Senior vice president and chief nurse executive

    University Health System

    Vice Adm. Raquel Bono

    Rank: 39

    Vice Adm. Raquel Bono

    Director

    Defense Health Agency

    Dr. Penny Wheeler

    Rank: 40

    Dr. Penny Wheeler

    President and CEO

    Allina Health

    Regina Cunningham

    Rank: 41

    Regina Cunningham

    CEO

    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Dr. Joanne Smith

    Rank: 42

    Dr. Joanne Smith

    President and CEO

    Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

    Dr. James Madara

    Rank: 43

    Dr. James Madara

    Executive vice president and CEO

    American Medical Association

    Dr. Farzad Mostashari

    Rank: 44

    Dr. Farzad Mostashari

    CEO

    Aledade

    Dr. Laurie Glimcher

    Rank: 45

    Dr. Laurie Glimcher

    President and CEO

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Dr. Larry Kaiser

    Rank: 46

    Dr. Larry Kaiser

    President and CEO

    Temple University Health System

    Dr. Richard Shinto

    Rank: 47

    Dr. Richard Shinto

    President and CEO

    InnovaCare Health

    Dr. Tony Tedeschi

    Rank: 48

    Dr. Tony Tedeschi

    CEO

    Detroit Medical Center

    Loressa Cole

    Rank: 49

    Loressa Cole

    CEO

    ANA Enterprise

    Jane Englebright

    Rank: 50

    Jane Englebright

    Senior vice president and chief nursing executive

    HCA Healthcare

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