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50 Most Influential Clinical Executives - 2022

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    The healthcare industry continues to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including caregiver burnout, staff shortages and financial challenges. But even during the worst of the crisis, clinical leaders found ways to adapt, innovate and focus on the true bottom line: the patient. Honorees on this year’s list of the 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives are perfect examples of such resilience.

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    Nancy Howell Agee

    Nancy Howell Agee

    President and CEO

    Carilion Clinic

    Tommye Austin

    Tommye Austin, Ph.D.

    Senior vice president and chief nurse executive

    University Health System (San Antonio)

    Madeline Bell

    Madeline Bell

    President and CEO

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Dr. Georges Benjamin

    Dr. Georges Benjamin

    Executive director

    American Public Health Association

    Dr. Joseph Cacchione

    Dr. Joseph Cacchione

    Executive vice president of clinical and network services

    Ascension

    Bonnie Castillo

    Bonnie Castillo

    Executive director

    National Nurses United

    Dr. Elissa Charbonneau

    Dr. Elissa Charbonneau

    Chief medical officer

    Encompass Health

    Dr. Joanne Conroy

    Dr. Joanne Conroy

    President and CEO

    Dartmouth Health

    Dr. Steven Corwin

    Dr. Steven Corwin

    President and CEO

    NewYork-Presbyterian

    Regina Cunningham

    Regina Cunningham, Ph.D.

    CEO

    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Dr. Kenneth Davis

    Dr. Kenneth Davis

    CEO

    Mount Sinai (New York)

    Dr. Karen DeSalvo

    Dr. Karen DeSalvo

    Chief health officer

    Google

    Eric Eskioglu

    Dr. Eric Eskioglu

    Executive vice president and chief medical and scientific officer

    Novant Health

    Dr. Gianrico Farrugia

    Dr. Gianrico Farrugia

    President and CEO

    Mayo Clinic

    Dr. Clive Fields

    Dr. Clive Fields

    Co-founder and chief medical officer

    VillageMD

    Roxanna Gapstur

    Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D.

    President and CEO

    WellSpan Health

    Dr. Alexander Garza

    Dr. Alexander Garza

    Chief community health officer

    SSM Health

    Dr. Laurie Glimcher

    Dr. Laurie Glimcher

    President and CEO

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

     Ernest Grant

    Ernest Grant, Ph.D.

    President

    American Nurses Association

    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

    Dr. Richard Isaacs

    Dr. Richard Isaacs

    CEO and executive director, Permanente Medical Group; president and CEO, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group; co-CEO

    Permanente Federation

    Dr. Ashish Jha

    Dr. Ashish Jha

    White House COVID-19 response coordinator, on leave as dean

    Brown University School of Public Health

    April Kapu, DNP

    April Kapu, DNP

    President

    American Association of Nurse Practitioners

    Dr. Taha Kass-Hout

    Dr. Taha Kass-Hout

    Director of machine learning and chief medical officer

    Amazon Web Services

    Dr. Mitchell Katz

    Dr. Mitchell Katz

    President and CEO

    NYC Health + Hospitals

    Dr. Anne Klibanski

    Dr. Anne Klibanski

    President and CEO

    Mass General Brigham

    Beverly Malone

    Beverly Malone, Ph.D.

    President and CEO

    National League for Nursing

    Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic

    Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic

    President and CEO

    Cleveland Clinic

    Rear Admiral Aisha Mix, DNP

    Rear Admiral Aisha Mix, DNP

    Chief nurse officer

    Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service

    Sammie Mosier

    Sammie Mosier, DHA

    Senior vice president and chief nurse executive

    HCA Healthcare

    Dr. R. Lawrence Moss

    Dr. R. Lawrence Moss

    President and CEO

    Nemours Children’s Health

    Dr. Farzad Mostashari

    Dr. Farzad Mostashari

    Co-founder and CEO

    Aledade

    Vice Admiral Dr. Vivek Murthy

    Vice Admiral Dr. Vivek Murthy

    U.S. Surgeon General

    Department of Health and Human Services

    Dr. Janice Nevin

    Dr. Janice Nevin

    President and CEO

    ChristianaCare

    Dr. Philip Ozuah

    Dr. Philip Ozuah

    President and CEO

    Montefiore Medicine

    Dr. Cheryl Pegus

    Dr. Cheryl Pegus

    Executive vice president of health & wellness

    Walmart

    Holly Rimmasch

    Holly Rimmasch

    Chief clinical officer and senior vice president/general manager of the clinical quality business unit

    Health Catalyst

    Dr. Scott Rissmiller

    Dr. Scott Rissmiller

    Enterprise executive vice president and chief physician executive

    Atrium Health

    Dr. Jaewon Ryu

    Dr. Jaewon Ryu

    President and CEO

    Geisinger Health

    Candice Saunders

    Candice Saunders

    President and CEO

    WellStar Health System

    Dr. Bruce Siegel

    Dr. Bruce Siegel

    President and CEO

    America's Essential Hospitals

    Johnese Spisso

    Johnese Spisso

    President of UCLA Health and CEO

    UCLA Hospital System

    Dr. Saum Sutaria

    Dr. Saum Sutaria

    CEO

    Tenet Healthcare

    Dr. Imamu Tomlinson

    Dr. Imamu Tomlinson

    CEO

    Vituity

    Dr. Susan Turney

    Dr. Susan Turney

    CEO

    Marshfield Clinic Health System

    Dr. Rochelle Walensky

    Dr. Rochelle Walensky

    Director

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Dr. Margaret-Mary Wilson

    Dr. Margaret-Mary Wilson

    Executive vice president and chief medical officer

    UnitedHealth Group

    Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom

    Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom

    Senior vice president of community health and equity, and chief wellness and diversity officer

    Henry Ford Health

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