Joon Sup Lee, MD, replaces interim CEO Dane C. Peterson, who has served in that role since September 2022.
Cardiologist Joon Sup Lee, MD, president of physician services at UPMC, has been named CEO of Emory Healthcare, effective July 1, the Atlanta-based academic health system announced this week.
"I am honored to have the opportunity to join such a strong leadership team and to be a part of a truly world-class academic medical center," Lee says in a media release. "The outstanding faculty and staff at Emory Healthcare are second to none, and will fulfill our mission to deliver the highest quality care with the utmost compassion while training the health care workforce of tomorrow and creating innovations in health sciences that will set the new paradigm for health care."
Lee replaces interim CEO Dane C. Peterson, the president and COO of Emory Healthcare, who has served in that role since September 2022. The 11-hospital system includes 250 care venues and more than 24,000 employees in the Atlanta area.
As president of UPMC Physician Services, Lee oversees 5,000 employed physicians and all clinically active faculty, with a focus on quality of care, patient experience, patient access and financial oversight of physician services. During Lee's 25-year tenure, he has played a role in UPMC's growth from a five-campus hospital system to a more than 40-hospital mega-system.
"I am thrilled that Dr. Lee will take on this important leadership role at Emory Healthcare," says Emory University President Gregory L. Fenves. "He is a problem-solver who cares deeply about the patients and families he serves and the doctors, nurses and health care staff he works with."
An interventional cardiologist, Lee's research has focused on the use of stem cells for treating coronary artery disease, rapid treatment of cardiac emergencies and catheter-based therapy for valvular heart disease.
Lee received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and his medical degree from Duke University's School of Medicine. He completed a medical internship and residency, as well as two cardiology fellowships in cardiology and interventional cardiology, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
He joined the University of Pittsburgh faculty in 1996 where he has served in leadership roles, including chief of cardiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and CMO for the UPMC Health Plan. Lee is certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology and Society for Coronary Angiography and Interventions.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to join such a strong leadership team and to be a part of a truly world-class academic medical center.”
Joon Sup Lee, MD, incoming CEO, Emory Healthcare
John Commins is a content specialist and online news editor for HealthLeaders, a Simplify Compliance brand.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Emory Healthcare is an academic system that includes 11 hospitals, 250 care venues and more than 24,000 employees in the Atlanta area.
As president of UPMC Physician Services, Lee oversees 5,000 employed physicians and all clinically active faculty.
During Lee's 25-year tenure, UPMC has grown from a five-campus hospital system to a more than 40-hospital mega-system.
An interventional cardiologist, Lee's research has focused on the use of stem cells for treating coronary artery disease.