CEO

Peter B. Angood MD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM

Dr. Angood has provided senior executive leadership for all sizes and types of healthcare organizations. Currently, he is Chief Executive Officer for the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE). He was recently Chief Medical Officer for the Patient Safety Organization of GE Healthcare and also completed a 2-year engagement with the National Quality Forum (NQF) and National Priorities Partnership (NPP) as Senior Advisor for Patient Safety. Previously Dr. Angood was Chief Patient Safety Officer and Vice-President for The Joint Commission where he oversaw annual development of the National Patient Safety Goals and other enterprise-wide international patient safety initiatives. Dr. Angood continues to intermittently work with the World Health Organization Patient Safety initiative after helping lead early development of the WHO Collaborating Center for Patient Safety Solutions.

After initially practicing with hospitals of McGill University, Dr. Angood was subsequently recruited to surgery faculty and hospital administrative positions at University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, and Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to The Joint Commission, he was Professor of Surgery, Anesthesia, and Emergency Medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Angood is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Canada), the American College of Surgeons, and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. He has a history of active involvement with numerous professional societies and recently served as president for Society of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Angood is author in over 160 peer-reviewed articles, policy briefs, abstracts, editorials, and book chapters. His research interests have addressed leading-edge clinical care problems, patient safety, injury prevention, benchmarking, outcomes management, resource utilization, health services, medical education, advanced medical and telemedicine technologies, and the utility of simulation technology.