The jump from board president of Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy to CEO is a major transition for Matthew Lavery, MD, and his clinical work. Still, he said keeping up with patient-facing work will be important to being a strong C-suite leader. Dr.…
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The last year has seen several waves of federal policy updates and legislative moves that have significantly impacted the world of medicine. With 2025 drawing to a close, John Donovan, MD, a physician at Willamette (Ore.) ENT & Facial Plastic…
Here are the 10 physician leadership stories published by Becker’s that drew the most clicks this year: 1. The medical school trends scaring physicians: Ten physician leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the medical school trends they found most concerning. Concerns…
Physician engagement has become a defining issue for health systems navigating workforce strain, operational disruption and shifting care demands. Erik Wexler, president and CEO of Providence — a 51-hospital organization with system offices in Renton, Wash., and Irvine, Calif. —…
Thirty-four percent of physicians say organizational leadership does not listen to physicians, according to a 2025 survey from CHG Healthcare and Hanover Research. The perception gap is wide, with just 8% of engaged physicians report feeling unheard, compared with 40%…
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Eight leaders joined Becker’s to discuss how sidelining clinician voices can lead to burnout, misaligned strategy and missed opportunities to improve care. Question: What happens when leaders don’t listen to clinicians? Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for clarity…
Ten healthcare executives — including six CEOs, a president/CEO, a CFO and two physician leaders — joined Becker’s to discuss what physicians bring to leadership that other backgrounds often can’t, from faster decision-making under uncertainty to a patient-first lens and…
As healthcare’s complexities and demands intensify, physician leadership remains a critical aspect of ensuring high-quality patient care and advancing and implementing clinical innovations. According to a 2024 survey by Jackson Physician Search and the Medical Group Management Association, 67% of…
While there is little data that breaks down chief medical officers’ backgrounds by medical specialty, anecdotally, many come from internal medicine, general surgery or anesthesiology, Samuel Bauer, MD, chief medical officer of Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal…
Here are 10 of the physicians named CEO of health systems, hospitals and physician groups this year: 1. Paari Gopalakrishnan, MD, was named president and CEO of Towson, Md.-based GBMC HealthCare, effective in September. Dr. Gopalakrishnan currently serves as president…