Dr. Sowmya Viswanathan, MD MHCM MBA FACP, is the Chief Physician Executive at BayCare Health System, where she serves as the Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Saint Joseph’s Hospitals. Board certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. Viswanathan completed her residency at Boston University and holds a Masters in Health Care Management from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. With extensive leadership experience, she has held roles such as Quality Officer, Regional Chief, Chief ACO Officer, and Group Chief Medical Officer at major health systems, including Dartmouth Hitchcock and Tenet Healthcare. At BayCare, she focuses on strategy, clinical leadership, high-quality care delivery, and optimizing financial and operational performance across service lines.