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Peter L. Slavin, MD, MBA, chief executive officer and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO), has been named president of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Slavin will assume his new post on Jan. 1, 2003. He succeeds James J. Mongan, MD, who will become president and CEO of Partners HealthCare System.
Slavin, 44, has spent most of his career at MGH. Since 1999, he has led the hospital’s 1,700-member physician organization, which provides a wide range of administrative and contracting services for doctors associated with MGH.
Slavin’s previous MGH roles have included serving as senior vice president and chief medical officer from 1994 through 1997, overseeing the hospital’s extensive clinical program, and ensuring the quality and safety of medical care and services. He has been a member of the hospital’s medical staff since 1987, serving as a primary care physician. Slavin also serves as a member of the medical staff for the New England Patriots.
Samuel O. Thier, MD, president and CEO of Partners HealthCare, calls Slavin an intelligent and effective leader. “Peter is masterful at building consensus because he listens, understands and thinks through situations crisply and constructively,” Thier said. “His understated, quiet style has proven tremendously effective in dealing with the hospitals many constituencies, both internal and external.”
Slavin received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1984 and his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1990. He holds an undergraduate degree in biochemical sciences from Harvard College. He has been a member of the faculty of Harvard Medical School since 1987.