Michael Bakerman

MD, FACC, FACPE, MMM

Senior Advisor for Physician Leaderhip

HCA Healthcare

Senior physician executive with 20 years of progressive leadership across complex academic, nonprofit, and for-profit healthcare systems. Chief Medical Officer with deep expertise in clinical quality, patient safety, physician engagement, graduate medical education, and informatics-enabled transformation. Track record of delivering top-quartile outcomes in mortality, complications, LOS, and infection prevention, while strengthening culture, governance, and medical staff alignment.

Areas of Expertise

  • Cardiology
  • Clinical informatics
  • Quality and safety programs
  • Medical management
  • Leadership for physicians
  • Credentialing and medical staff services
  • Peer review activities
  • Clinical implementation and adoption of electronic medical records.

Degrees

  • MD
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

  • MMM
    Tulane University, NO

Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine

  • American Board of Cardiovascular Disease

  • American Board of Preventative Medicine - Informatics

  • Fellow American College of Cardiology

  • Fellow American College of Physicians

  • Fellow Association for Physician Leaders

  • Certified Physician Executive

LEADERSHIP IS LEARNED™

For over 50 years.

The American Association for Physician Leadership has helped physicians develop their leadership skills through education, career development, thought leadership and community building.

The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) changed its name from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in 2014. We may have changed our name, but we are the same organization that has been serving physician leaders since 1975.

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