Michael Shabot, MD, EVP/CCO, Memorial Hermann Health System
I t’s hard to believe Michael Shabot, MD, had no early interest in medicine. But maybe it just had to get in line. “I...
Christine Cassel, MD, President & CEO, National Quality Forum (NQF)
Perhaps it’s not surprising that Christine Cassel, MD, pioneered the program called Choosing Wisely. Earning an undergraduate degree in philosophy at the University of...
Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH, Dean F. Edward Hébert, School of Medicine
Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH, became Dean of the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences,...
David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, President, The Commonwealth Fund
David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, is president of The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that aims to promote a high-performing healthcare system. Dr. Blumenthal is...
Karen DeSalvo, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health and...
Dr. Karen DeSalvo is a physician whose 20-year career has focused on improving access to affordable, high quality care for all people, especially vulnerable...
Laura Kaiser, Executive Vice President & COO, Intermountain Healthcare
All of us have been shaped with visible and invisible hands,” says Laura Kaiser, who as executive vice president and COO of Intermountain Healthcare,...
Brian Connolly, President & CEO, Oakwood HealthCare
When Brian Connolly was only 34 he became the first layperson on the board of the Daughters of Charity. It was 1985 and he’d...
Tom Sadvary, President & CEO, Scottsdale Lincoln Health Network
His wife of 37 years, Mary, doesn’t remember it, but Tom Sadvary first met her in an ambulance in Pittsburgh, he a paramedic, she...
Marc Boom, MD, President & CEO, Houston Methodist
The classic American Dream, globally diversified today, involves European immigrants crossing the Atlantic on a freighter, working hard and sacrificing in America so their...
Paul Tang, MD, VP and Chief Innovation & Technology Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
I f an individual could be an epicenter, Paul Tang, MD, would be that person for healthcare in the United States. His day job...