Becker's Healthcare April 14, 2021
As a practicing OB-GYN in the 1980s, Lawrence Antonucci, MD, didn’t necessarily aspire to become CEO of a health system.
He said that was not a common career path for physicians at the time, except at top-performing organizations such as Cleveland Clinic and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, which have always been led by physicians. But Dr. Antonucci said he has increasingly seen more physicians in these leadership roles.
“I think it became apparent that over time physicians with the right training and experience could learn a lot about hospital operations and bring with them that clinical experience and that front-line experience,” said Dr. Antonucci, who has served as president and CEO of Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health since June 2017.
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