Howard Chrisman

Dr. Howard Chrisman is President and CEO of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, the primary teaching affiliate of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Since joining Northwestern Memorial HealthCare in 1997, Dr. Chrisman has been an active clinician and leader. Today, he oversees the Northwestern Medicine healthcare system, including 11 hospitals, more than 200 ambulatory and diagnostic sites, and over 30,000 employees and 5,500 aligned physicians.Dr. Chrisman previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, as well as Executive Vice President of Clinical Operations and President of Northwestern Medical Group. He has also served as Interim Chair of four different academic departments: Radiology, Anesthesia, Pathology and Surgery.Dr. Chrisman continues to serve as a professor of Radiology and Surgery and is clinically active with a primary expertise in treating fibroid disease using endovascular techniques.