Emory Healthcare announces new CEO

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga — Emory University announced its new CEO for Emory Healthcare on Monday.

The new CEO will be Joon Sup Lee, who will be responsible for overseeing the entire Emory health system in Georgia which encompasses 11 hospitals, 250 provider locations, and more than 24,000 employees, according to a news release.

Lee is currently the executive vice president at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and president of UPMC Physician Services.

Lee will assume the role on July 1, according to the news release. Dane Peterson had acted as the interim CEO since September 2022.

“I am thrilled that Dr. Lee will take on this important leadership role at Emory Healthcare,” Emory University President Gregory L. Fenves. said. “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.”

Lee trained to be an interventional cardiologist and his research and clinical interests focus on the role of stem cells in the treatment of coronary artery disease, rapid treatment of cardiac emergencies and catheter-based therapy for valvular heart disease, according to the release.

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He spent 25 years at UPMC, according to the release.

“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 said. “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 healthcare workforce of tomorrow and creating innovations in health sciences that will set the new paradigm for health care.”

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