Mayo Clinic taps Gianrico Farrugia as new CEO, president
The Mayo Clinic has named Gianrico Farrugia, MD, as its new president and CEO, the organization announced Friday. The board of trustees elected Farrugia, who was formerly vice president, to succeed John Noseworth, MD, who will remain in his position until his retirement at the end of the year.
The Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization that cares for more than 1.3 million patients annually, with more than 68,000 staff members and a revenue of nearly $12 billion.
Farrugia has been vice president of Mayo Clinic and CEO of Mayo Clinic in Florida in January 2015, where he led more than 6,400 staff members. He has spent 30 years as a Mayo physician. Prior to serving as vice president, he was director of Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine. He was also the co-founder of the Center for Innovation at Mayo Clinic.
“Dr. Farrugia is a visionary and servant leader who brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge─both as an innovator and an executive,” Noseworthy said in a statement. “In partnership with our staff across Mayo Clinic, and with a deep commitment to our values and mission, he will affirm Mayo Clinic’s position as the global health care leader for generations to come."
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