CMO • Board-Certified Physician Executive • Clinical Informaticist

Where Clinical Leadership Meets AI Strategy.

Advising health systems and healthcare organizations on AI adoption, clinical informatics, quality improvement, and executive medical leadership.

  • Peach Tree Healthcare
  • Yavapai County
  • HonorHealth
  • U.S. Army Medical Corps
Dr. Edward Kalpas, physician executive and healthcare AI leader

About

Executive medical leadership grounded in informatics, operations, and public health.

Dr. Edward Kalpas is a physician executive with more than two decades of experience spanning clinical medicine, informatics, quality improvement, and public-sector leadership.

His work focuses on helping organizations translate complex clinical and operational challenges into measurable improvements in access, efficiency, and quality.

  • MD, Uniformed Services University
  • MPH, Columbia University
  • MAS, Arizona State University
  • Certified Physician Executive

Expertise

Advisory capabilities for organizations navigating clinical complexity and AI change.

Healthcare AI

Practical evaluation, governance, and deployment strategy for generative AI in clinical environments.

Clinical Informatics

EHR optimization, workflow redesign, and clinical decision support that reduce burden and improve performance.

Executive Leadership

C-suite medical leadership aligned to value-based care, organizational strategy, and measurable outcomes.

Quality Improvement

System-level improvement initiatives spanning safety, operations, accreditation, and care delivery excellence.

Experience

A track record across health systems, public health, analytics, and military medicine.

Current

Chief Medical Officer

Peach Tree Healthcare

Leading clinical operations, AI integration, and quality strategy for a large FQHC network.

Previous

Chief Medical Officer

Yavapai County Community Health Services

Provided executive oversight for public health programs and federally qualified health center operations.

Previous

Associate Chief Medical Information Officer

HonorHealth

Directed clinical informatics initiatives and supported quality improvement across enterprise care settings.

Impact

Measured credibility built across operations, quality, and physician leadership.

20+ Years in healthcare leadership
5 Peer-reviewed publications
3 Board certifications
3 Advanced degrees

Contact

For consulting, speaking, or strategic advisory work, let's connect.

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