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    The 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives program (previously 50 Most Influential Physicians Executives and Leaders) honors physicians 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

    Tom Price

    Secretary

    HHS

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    Rank: 2

    John Noseworthy

    President/CEO

    Mayo Clinic

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    Rank: 3

    David Feinberg

    President/CEO

    Geisinger Health

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    Rank: 4

    Rodney Hochman

    President/CEO

    Providence St. Joseph Health

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    Rank: 5

    Toby Cosgrove

    President/CEO

    Cleveland Clinic

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    Rank: 6

    David Shulkin

    Secretary

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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    Rank: 7

    Patrick Conway

    Deputy administrator for innovation and quality

    CMS

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    Rank: 8

    Benjamin Chu

    President/CEO

    Memorial Hermann Health System

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    Rank: 9

    Laurie Glimcher

    President/CEO

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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    Rank: 10

    Marc Harrison

    President/CEO

    Intermountain Healthcare

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    Rank: 11

    Steven Corwin

    President/CEO

    New York-Presbyterian

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    Rank: 12

    Gary Kaplan

    Chairman/CEO

    Virginia Mason

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    Rank: 13

    Ronald Paulus

    President/CEO

    Mission Health

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    Rank: 14

    Lynn Massingale

    Chairman/Co-founder

    TeamHealth

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    Rank: 15

    Craig Samitt

    Executive vice president/chief clinical officer

    Anthem

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    Rank: 16

    Jonathan Perlin

    President of clinical services and chief medical officer

    HCA Healthcare

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    Rank: 17

    Richard Gilfillan

    President/CEO

    Trinity Health

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    Rank: 18

    Larry Kaiser

    President/CEO

    Temple University Health System

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    Rank: 19

    Prem Reddy

    Chairman/CEO

    Prime Healthcare Services

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    Rank: 20

    Bruce Siegel

    President/CEO

    America's Essential Hospitals

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    Rank: 21

    Eric Topol

    Founder and director

    Scripps Translational Science Institute

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    Rank: 22

    Lynn Simon

    President of clinical operations and chief medical officer

    Community Health Systems

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    Rank: 23

    Sachin Jain

    CEO

    CareMore Health

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    Rank: 24

    Stephen Klasko

    President/CEO

    Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health

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    Rank: 25

    Robert Pearl

    Former executive director/CEO

    Permanente Medical Group

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    Rank: 26

    Mark Chassin

    President/CEO

    Joint Commission

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    Rank: 27

    Robert Wachter

    Chairman of the medicine department

    UCSF Medical Center

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    Rank: 28

    William Roper

    CEO

    UNC Health Care System

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    Rank: 29

    Francis Collins

    Director

    National Institutes of Health

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    Rank: 30

    Tejal Gandhi

    Chief clinical and safety officer

    Institute for Healthcare Improvement

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    Rank: 31

    Susan Desmond-Hellmann

    CEO

    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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    Rank: 32

    Troyen Brennan

    Executive vice president and chief medical officer

    CVS Health

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    Rank: 33

    Robert Wiebe

    Executive VP/chief medical officer

    Dignity Health

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    Rank: 34

    Paul Rothman

    CEO

    Johns Hopkins Medicine

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    Rank: 35

    David Pryor

    Executive vice president and chief clinical officer

    Ascension Health

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    Rank: 36

    Penny Wheeler

    President/CEO

    Allina Health

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    Rank: 37

    David Blumenthal

    President

    Commonwealth Fund

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    Rank: 38

    James Madara

    Executive vice president and CEO

    American Medical Association

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    Rank: 39

    Richard Migliori

    Executive vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer

    UnitedHealth Group

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    Rank: 40

    Nick Turkal

    President/CEO

    Aurora Health Care

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    Rank: 41

    Steven Safyer

    President/CEO

    Montefiore Medicine

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    Jonathan Lewin

    Chairman /President/ CEO

    Emory Healthcare

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    Rank: 43

    David Torchiana

    President/CEO

    Partners HealthCare

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    Rank: 44

    Ralph de la Torre

    Chairman/CEO

    Steward Health Care System

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    Rank: 45

    William Conway

    CEO

    Henry Ford Medical Group

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    Rank: 46

    Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

    Former president/CEO

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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    Rank: 47

    Frederick Cerise

    President/CEO

    Parkland Hospital

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    Rank: 48

    David Bailey

    President/CEO

    Nemours

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    Rank: 49

    Darrell Kirch

    President/CEO

    Association of American Medical Colleges

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    Leana Wen

    Health commissioner

    City of Baltimore

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