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50 Most Influential Clinical Executives - 2021

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    In the face of unprecedented public health, societal and financial challenges, clinical leaders across the industry continued to find ways to innovate. Honorees on this year’s list of the 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives oversaw efforts to launch hospital-at-home programs; expand programs to address staff burnout; and address diversity, equity and inclusion, among other things.

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    Dr. Alex Arroliga

    Dr. Alex Arroliga

    Chief medical officer

    Baylor Scott & White Health

    Dr. Monica Berner

    Dr. Monica Berner

    Chief clinical officer

    Health Care Service Corp.

    Dr. Marjorie Bessel

    Dr. Marjorie Bessel

    Chief clinical officer

    Banner Health

    Dr. Akram Boutros

    Dr. Akram Boutros

    President and CEO

    MetroHealth System

    Susan Brown

    Susan Brown

    Senior vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer

    City of Hope

    Dr. Joseph Cacchione

    Dr. Joseph Cacchione

    Executive vice president, clinical & network services

    Ascension

    Bonnie Castillo

    Bonnie Castillo

    Executive director

    National Nurses United

    Dr. Elissa Charbonneau

    Dr. Elissa Charbonneau

    Chief medical officer

    Encompass Health

    Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi

    Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi

    Dean

    Weill Cornell Medicine

    Dr. Joseph Crane

    Dr. Joseph Crane

    Chief medical officer

    TeamHealth

    Tammy Daniel

    Tammy Daniel

    Senior vice president and chief nursing officer

    Baptist Health

    Dr. Anthony Fauci

    Dr. Anthony Fauci

    Director

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Roxanna Gapstur

    Roxanna Gapstur

    President and CEO

    WellSpan Health

    Ernest Grant

    Ernest Grant

    President

    American Nurses Association

    Susan Grant

    Susan Grant

    Executive vice president and chief nursing officer

    Beaumont Health

    Dr. Marc Harrison

    Dr. Marc Harrison

    President and CEO

    Intermountain Healthcare

    Dr. James E.K. Hildreth

    Dr. James E.K. Hildreth

    President and CEO

    Meharry Medical College

    Dr. Rod Hochman

    Dr. Rod Hochman

    President and CEO

    Providence

    Jill Hoggard Green

    Jill Hoggard Green

    President and CEO

    The Queen's Health Systems

    Dr. Richard Isaacs

    Dr. Richard Isaacs

    CEO and executive director

    Permanente Medical Group

    Dr. Ashish Jha

    Dr. Ashish Jha

    Dean

    Brown University School of Public Health

    Dr. Taha Kass-Hout

    Dr. Taha Kass-Hout

    Director of machine learning and chief medical officer

    Amazon Web Services

    Mary Beth Kingston

    Mary Beth Kingston

    Chief nursing officer

    Advocate Aurora Health

    Wilhelmina Manzano

    Wilhelmina Manzano

    Senior vice president, chief nursing executive and chief operating officer for perioperative services

    New York-Presbyterian

    Dr. Stephen Markovich

    Dr. Stephen Markovich

    President and CEO

    OhioHealth

    Dr. Lawrence Moss

    Dr. Lawrence Moss

    President and CEO

    Nemours Children’s Health System

    Karen Murphy

    Karen Murphy

    Executive vice president and chief innovation officer

    Geisinger Health

    Vice Admiral Dr. Vivek Murthy

    Vice Admiral Dr. Vivek Murthy

    U.S. Surgeon General

    HHS

    Dr. Janice Nevin

    Dr. Janice Nevin

    President and CEO

    ChristianaCare

    April Novotny

    April Novotny

    Vice president of clinical services and chief nurse executive

    Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Health

    Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith

    Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith

    Chair, White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force and associate dean, Yale School of Medicine

    Mary Ann Osborn

    Mary Ann Osborn

    Senior vice president and chief nursing executive

    UnityPoint Health

    Dr. Philip Ozuah

    Dr. Philip Ozuah

    President and CEO

    Montefiore Medicine

    Dr. Hal Paz

    Dr. Hal Paz

    Executive vice president and chancellor for health affairs, Ohio State University and CEO, Wexner Medical Center

    Dr. Cheryl Pegus

    Dr. Cheryl Pegus

    Executive vice president, health and wellness

    Walmart

    Dr. Jonathan Perlin

    Dr. Jonathan Perlin

    President of clinical operations and chief medical officer

    HCA Healthcare

    Dr. Scott Rissmiller

    Dr. Scott Rissmiller

    Executive vice president and chief physician executive

    Atrium Health

    Mary Robinson

    Mary Robinson

    Executive vice president and chief nursing officer, Reliable Health

    Texas Health Resources

    Dr. Rishi Sikka

    Dr. Rishi Sikka

    President of system enterprises

    Sutter Health

    Dr. Anthony Slonim

    Dr. Anthony Slonim

    President and CEO

    Renown Health

    Johnese Spisso

    Johnese Spisso

    President, UCLA Health and CEO, UCLA Hospital System

    Dr. Imamu Tomlinson

    Dr. Imamu Tomlinson

    CEO

    Vituity

    Dr. Susan Turney

    Dr. Susan Turney Turney

    CEO

    Marshfield Clinic Health System

    Dr. Rochelle Walensky

    Dr. Rochelle Walensky

    Director

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Janice Walker

    Janice Walker

    Executive vice president and chief nursing officer

    Baylor Scott & White Health

    Dr. Eric Wei

    Dr. Eric Wei

    Senior vice president and chief quality officer

    NYC Health + Hospitals

    Dr. Donald Whiting

    Dr. Donald Whiting

    Chief medical officer

    Allegheny Health Network

    Amy Wilson

    Amy Wilson

    Senior vice president of clinical operations

    Ascension

    Fran Witt

    Fran Witt

    President and CEO

    Effingham Health System

    Dr. Charlotte Yeh

    Dr. Charlotte Yeh

    Chief medical officer

    AARP

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