Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, is a world-renowned patient safety champion, innovator, critical care physician, prolific researcher (publishing over 800 peer-reviewed publications), entrepreneur, and global thought leader, informing US and global health policy. His scientific work leveraging checklists to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections has saved thousands of lives and earned him high-profile accolades, including being named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine, receiving a coveted MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” in 2008.
Dr. Pronovost currently serves as the Chief Quality & Clinical Transformation Officer for University Hospitals, a comprehensive health system with a national reputation for providing world class healthcare, research and education. Headquartered in Cleveland, University Hospitals has annual revenues of $4.4 billion, 20 hospitals, more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and over 200 physician offices located throughout 16 counties.
Dr. Pronovost earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. He completed his anesthesiology and critical care medicine residency as well as a fellowship in critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He earned his PhD in Clinical Investigation from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.