Hospitals
10 chief medical officers
These ten chief medical officers currently hold the chief medical officer title at hospitals and health systems. Readers can learn how physician executives approach clinical quality, patient safety and medical staff leadership as part of a hospital's senior team.
Professionals to explore
01—10Anita Ekambaram, MD FACP
LinkedInExperience: Chief Medical Officer · Orlando Health
Chief Medical Officer at Orlando Health since 2025, with her profile naming Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital, and former Chief Quality Officer at Orlando Health (2019–2025). At Orlando Health she was also Physician Advisor for Utilization Review and Clinical Documentation Excellence (2016–2023) and Medical Director of Inpatient Medical Group at South Seminole Hospital (2013–2019).
Anitha Srinivasan, MD, MPH, FACS
LinkedInExperience: Chief Medical Officer · NYC Health + Hospitals
Chief Medical Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals since 2025, where she also lists current roles as Senior Advisor, Patient Growth (since 2021), Director of Perioperative Services (since 2020) and Founder and Surgeon, Breast Cancer Center (since 2017). Her profile describes NYC Health + Hospitals as an integrated health care system of hospitals.
Bryan Alsip, MD, MPH, FACPM
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President Chief Medical Officer · University Health
Executive Vice President Chief Medical Officer at University Health since 2010, an organization his profile lists as a government agency, and Clinical Professor at UT Health San Antonio since 2008. He was formerly Assistant Director of Health at the City of San Antonio (2007–2010) and Adjunct Professor in Healthcare Administration at Trinity University (2007–2010).
David Gallagher M.D.
LinkedInExperience: Chief Medical Officer · Duke University Hospital
Chief Medical Officer at Duke University Hospital since 2023, and former Associate Chief Medical Officer at Duke University Medical Center (2014–2023) and Chief, Duke Hospital Medicine Programs at Duke Health (2012–2023). His profile says that as CMO he is a member of the senior leadership team that works on the strategies, goals and objectives of the hospital.
Gil Padula, MD
LinkedInExperience: Chief Medical Officer · Bon Secours Mercy Health
Chief Medical Officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health since 2024, a role his profile places in St. Elizabeth Hospital and the Youngstown market. He was formerly Chief Medical Officer at University Hospitals (2021–2024), where he was also Professor and Associate Chairman (2020–2024), and Clinical Professor at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) (2018–2020).
John Heaton MD, MMM
LinkedInExperience: President and Chief Medical Officer · LCMC Health
President and Chief Medical Officer at LCMC Health since 2021, with a Chief Medical Officer role there listed since 2017, and former President of Clinical and System Operations at LCMC Health (2018–2020) and Chief Medical Officer at Children's Hospital New Orleans (2014–2018). His profile describes him as a health system physician executive with expertise in crisis management and an advocate for patient safety and quality.
Matt Mendenhall
LinkedInExperience: Chief Medical Officer · AdventHealth
Chief Medical Officer at AdventHealth since 2023 and former Chief Medical Officer at Littleton Adventist Hospital (2021–2023). His profile says he serves as Chief Medical Officer at AdventHealth Littleton Hospital in Denver, Colorado, and is an emergency physician by training; he was Emergency Medicine Physician, Director of Operations at USACS Emergency Medicine Services of Texas, PLLC (2011–2021).
Tammy Lundstrom, MD, JD
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Medical Officer · Trinity Health
SVP, Chief Medical Officer at Trinity Health since 2018; her profile describes Trinity Health as a national Catholic health system. She was also Chief Medical Officer at Premier Health Partners (2012–2017), Chief Clinical Officer at Premier Health Partners in 2018, and Chief Medical Officer at St. John Providence (2007–2011).
Vincent Sevier
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Chief Medical Officer · Methodist Hospitals
Vincent Sevier has been SVP & Chief Medical Officer at Methodist Hospitals since 2016. His profile says that in this role he provides oversight and direction to the clinical quality, regulatory readiness, clinical data analysis and patient safety programs at Methodist Hospitals.
William (Dan) Porter, MD, MPH
LinkedInExperience: Chief Medical Officer · HCA Houston Healthcare
Chief Medical Officer at HCA Houston Healthcare since 2025, and former Occupational and Environmental Medicine Physician at Baylor Scott & White Health (2023–2025) and Director, Department of Aviation Medicine at MEDCoE (US Army Medical Center of Excellence) (2021–2023). His profile cites a focus on patient safety, workplace culture and operational performance, and says he reduced hospital-acquired infections by 60% YoY.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's setting, such as an academic medical center, a public system or a multi-hospital network, to your own organization. Look at the roles listed alongside or before their CMO title, since a background in quality, hospital medicine or operations shapes how a CMO approaches the job.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you divide responsibility for quality and patient safety between the CMO office and department chairs?
- 02What data do you review each week to spot clinical performance problems early?
- 03How do you build physician buy-in when introducing a new care standard or protocol?
About this directory
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