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Office
5315 Avion Park Drive
Tampa, FL 33607
Summary
- Ravi Chari is the president of HCA’s West Florida Division. The division spans the west coast of Florida with over 17,000 employees in 16 hospitals, 14 Ambulatory Surgical Centers, and 7 Free-Standing Emergency Rooms.
In his previous role, Ravi was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Clinical Services Group leading HCA’s Clinical Excellence agenda. This enterprise program improved clinical and operating performance by identifying and reducing avoidable, negative clinical variation. Ravi also established and led the HCA Physician Leadership Academy, which focused on developing physician executive leadership capability to ensure HCA can more effectively execute the increasingly complex clinical operations agenda.
Ravi’s career with HCA began in September 2008, when he accepted a position as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Centennial Medical Center. From October 2009 to March 2010, he also served as interim Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Sarah Cannon Cancer Centers for the TriStar Division. In October 2010, Dr. Chari was promoted to TriStar Division CMO. In September 2011, he accepted a role in the corporate office as Vice President, Clinical Excellence in the Clinical Services Group and in 2015 was promoted to Senior Vice President, Clinical Excellence in the Clinical Services Group.
Ravi graduated from the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine in 1989 and completed his surgical residency at Duke University. Following the completion of his residency, he entered fellowship training at the University of Toronto in Hepatobiliary Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation. His first staff appointment was at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. In 2001, he accepted a position at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and rose to the level of Professor (with tenure) and Chief of the Division of Liver Surgery and Transplantation. In May 2008, he received his MBA degree from the Owen Graduate School of Management.
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1996
- University Saskatchewan Royal HospitalClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- TN State Medical License 2001 - 2023
- NC State Medical License 1990 - 1999
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 28 citationsMitochondrial calcium transport is regulated by P2Y1‐ and P2Y2‐like mitochondrial receptorsAndrey E. Belous, Christopher M. Jones, Aya Wakata, Clayton D. Knox, Ian B. Nicoud
Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 2006-11-01 - 231 citationsFluorodeoxyglucose PET imaging in the evaluation of gallbladder carcinoma and cholangiocarcinomaChristopher D. Anderson, Michael H. Rice, C. Wright Pinson, William C. Chapman, Ravi S. Chari
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2004-01-01 - 1105 citationsThe international position on laparoscopic liver surgery: The Louisville Statement, 2008.Joseph F. Buell, Daniel Cherqui, David A. Geller, Nicholas O'Rourke, David A. Iannitti
Annals of Surgery. 2009-11-01
Press Mentions
- Blake Medical Center Taps New CEOSeptember 29th, 2021
- HCA Healthcare West Florida Division Announces New $50 Million Hospital for Endocrine Surgery – Tampa, FloridaJuly 15th, 2021
- Tampa Bay Hospital Operator Shares Pandemic Lessons Learned and How It's Preparing for Covid SurgesOctober 15th, 2020
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