Presented September 9, 2026 at the 2026 APSF Stoelting Conference on “SOS!: Signals of Safety… Safely across the Patient’s Perioperative Journey”
ABOUT THE SPEAKER(S)
Thomas H. Lee, MD, M.Sc.
Dr. Lee is Chief Medical Officer for Press Ganey Associates, Inc, and Editor-in-Chief of NEJM Catalyst. He is an internist and cardiologist, practices primary care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Prior to assuming his role at Press Ganey, he was Network President for Partners Healthcare System, the integrated delivery system founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a graduate of Harvard College, Cornell University Medical College, and Harvard School of Public Health. He trained in internal medicine and cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
He is the author of nine books including Chaos and Organization in Health Care (2009), Eugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern Medicine (2013), The Good Doctor (2020), and Social Capital in Healthcare (2025). He has published more than 500 articles in peer-reviewed publications and leading periodicals including The New England Journal of Medicine, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
