Modern Healthcare names JAMA Editor in Chief Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo one of the 100 most influential in health care

January 9, 2023

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Ph.D., M.D., M.A.S., Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the JAMA Network™

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Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Ph.D., M.D., M.A.S., Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the JAMA Network™ has been named as one of Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare 2022.

This program acknowledges and honors individuals who are deemed by their peers and the senior editors of Modern Healthcare to be the most influential figures in the industry in terms of leadership and impact. The list is voted on by readers of the publication and includes leaders from health systems, retail pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, healthcare advocacy groups, and other major stakeholders in healthcare.

“I am honored to be named by Modern Healthcare editors and readers to this list,” said Dr. Bibbins Domingo. “This list represents leaders in the advancement of medicine and the improvement of patient care. I am proud to do all that I can to further this important mission.”

Dr. Bibbins-Domingo began her tenure as Editor in Chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network on July 1, 2022. She is the Lee Goldman, M.D., Endowed Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).  She is a physician scientist and leader who previously served as the chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and inaugural vice dean for population health and health equity at the UCSF School of Medicine. She also co-founded the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

“The past year had been one in which disrupters turned into major players and industry leaders raised their voices to effect change within their organizations and the broader community,” said Modern Healthcare Editor Mary Ellen Podmolik. “Our 2022 ranking of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare recognizes these individuals who are transforming a major sector of the nation’s economy and are focused on improving care and payment models.”

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