Search Committee Named for Next Chief Executive Officer of the Duke University Health System

President Vincent Price has appointed a committee to conduct a national search for the next chief executive officer of the Duke University Health System. 

The search committee will be chaired by Thomas Lister, Duke University Trustee and Duke University Health System Board of Directors Vice Chair. Manesh Patel, Richard Sean Stack, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Division of Clinical Pharmacology, will serve as vice chair. Other members of the committee include: 

  • Matt Becker, Hugo L. Blomquist Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences; Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Material Science; Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
  • Gail Belvett, Director, Duke University Health System
  • Lesley Curtis, Professor, Population Health Sciences; Chair, Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine
  • Daniel Ennis, Executive Vice President, Duke University
  • Howard Francis, Director, Duke University Health System; Richard Hall Chaney, Sr. Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology; Chair, Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, School of Medicine
  • Heather Hamby, Executive Vice Dean for Administration, School of Medicine
  • Garheng Kong, Trustee, Duke University; Director, Duke University Health System 
  • Iris Padilla, Associate Clinical Professor, School of Nursing; Chief Nursing Strategic Business Operations Officer, DUHS; Former Presidential Fellow
  • Carmichael Roberts, Trustee Emeritus, Duke University; Director, Duke University Health System 
  • Alison Toth, Director, Duke University Health System; Executive Vice Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine

The search committee, which is being assisted by the executive search firm Spencer Stuart, is accepting nominations and applications for the position. Candidate nominations, applications, and comments about the position should be sent via email to DUHSCEO@SpencerStuart.com. All submissions will be considered confidential.