Health System Leadership

Our Health System leadership team is focused on the highest quality patient-centered care. The team plays an active role in managing relationships, transforming facilities and processes, and implementing plans for growth to improve the overall experience for patients and faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Bruce A. Meyer, MD, MBA
Executive Vice President for Health System Affairs and Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

John Douglas Rutherford, MD
Vice President for Clinical Operations and Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Bruce M. Fairbanks, CPA
Vice President for Health System Financial Affairs

W. Gary Reed, MD
Chief Quality Officer and Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Chris Madden, MD
Associate Vice President, Parkland Health and Hospital System Affairs

University Hospitals

John Warner, MD, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, University Hospitals and Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine–Cardiology

Steven L. Leach, MD
Chief Medical Officer, University Hospitals, and Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Donna Richardson, RN, MSN
Chief Nursing Officer and Associate Vice President 

Ambulatory Care

Stan Taylor, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Ambulatory Care, and Associate Vice President

Randy Jones, DHA
Chief Administrative Officer, Ambulatory Care, and Associate Vice President