Lee A. Fleisher, MD, ML is Founding Principal and CEO of Rubrum Advising and Emeritus Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care. From 2004 through July 2020, he was the Robert D. Dripps Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania where he oversaw the delivery of anesthesia care, critical care, and pain management. He is also a Senior Advisor to the Bipartisan Policy Council and Visiting Fellow of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Senior Advisor for FasterCures at the Milken Institute, a member of the Health IT Advisory Committee (HITAC) of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC). He was the former Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from 2020-2023. Dr. Fleisher was elected to membership of the National Academy of Medicine in 2007.
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Lee Fleisher, MD
- Emeritus Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine
- Former Chief Medical Officer and Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2020-2023)
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