Elaine Batchlor, MD. CEO of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital (Los Angeles). Dr. Batchlor became CEO of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in August 2012. She previously served as CMO of L.A. Care, the largest public health plan in the nation.
Amy Beiter, MD. President and CEO of Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital (Tucson, Ariz.). Dr. Beiter was named president and CEO of Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital in October 2012. She joined the St. Mary's medical staff in 1992 and became part of the administrative team in 2007, serving as CMO beginning in 2008.
Ann Errichetti, MD. CEO of St. Peter's Hospital (Albany, N.Y.). Dr. Errichetti, a board-certified cardiologist, became the first physician CEO of St. Peter's Hospital and vice president of acute care-Albany at St. Peter's Health Partners in September 2012. She previously served as president of Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Ill., and chief academic officer of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care.
Melinda Estes, MD. President and CEO of Saint Luke's Health System (Kansas City, Mo.). Dr. Estes, a board-certified neurologist and neuropathologist, became president and CEO of Saint Luke's Health System in September 2011. Previously, she served as president and CEO of Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt., for eight years and as CEO of Cleveland Clinic Florida for two years. In addition, she was formerly senior vice president of medical affairs and executive vice president of MetroHealth System in Cleveland.
Lisa E. Harris, MD. Medical Director and CEO of Wishard Health Services (Indianapolis). Dr. Harris became medical director and CEO of Wishard Health Services in 2004. She previously held joint positions as chief of medicine of the system and CMO of Indiana University Medical Group-Primary Care, which is the faculty primary care practice for Indiana University School of Medicine.
Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD. CEO of University of Utah Health Care (Salt Lake City). Dr. Lee, a radiologist by training, has served as CEO of the University of Utah Health Care, senior vice president for health sciences at the University of Utah and dean of the University of Utah's School of Medicine since July 2011. She previously served as the first vice dean for science, senior vice president and chief scientific officer of New York University Medical Center.
Sonia Mehta, MD. CMO and CEO of Loretto Hospital (Chicago). Dr. Mehta became CMO and CEO of Loretto Hospital in November 2012. She previously served as president and CEO of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System Medical Group. She has also held leadership positions at Victory Medical Center in Stanley, Wis., Condell Acute Care Centers in Libertyville, Ill., Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill.
Nanette Mickiewicz, MD. President of Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz, Calif.). Dr. Mickiewicz became the first physician president of Dominican Hospital in 2007 after serving as interim president for seven months. She previously served as CMO of the hospital and served on its medical staff, specializing in infectious diseases, for 13 years.
Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD. President of Brigham and Women's Health Care (Boston). Dr. Nabel became president of Boston-based Brigham and Women's Health Care, which includes Brigham and Women's and Faulkner Hospitals, in January 2010. A cardiologist, she previously served as director of the National Institutes of Health's Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, where she launched new scientific programs in genetics and genomics, stem and progenitor cell biology, translational research and other areas.
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, MD. CEO of University of Michigan Health System (Ann Arbor). Dr. Pescovitz became the University of Michigan's first female executive vice president for medical affairs and health system CEO in May 2009. She previously served as executive associate dean for research affairs at Indiana University School of Medicine, president and CEO of Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis and interim vice president for research administration at Indiana University.