Richard T. Lopes, M.D., will join WellStar as a System Senior Vice President and President of the WellStar Medical Group. He will begin on April 5 and brings more than 25 years of physician leadership experience.
In his most recent role, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Transformation Officer for Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, a nine-hospital health system located in four states. He previously held the position of Vice President of Medical Operations for the Eastern and Southeastern Regions of Catholic Health Initiatives, based in Denver, and was Regional Vice President for Physician Integration at Catholic Healthcare West.
Dr. Lopes received his medical degree from the University of Virginia, completed his internship, residency and fellowship at Yale-New Haven Hospital and began practice in internal medicine at the Ochsner Clinic. He obtained his masters of business administration degree from Arizona State University.
Dr. Lopes will bring experience and perspectives to our service line, alignment and integration strategies as well as operational expertise for the WellStar Medical Group.

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