Prathibha Varkey, M.B.B.S., is recognized as a Top 25 Women Leaders by Modern Healthcare

Prathibha, M.B.B.S. (PREV ’02), president, Mayo Clinic Health System, was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the Top 25 Women Leaders for 2023. This recognition program acknowledges and honors women executives from all sectors of health care for their leadership in care delivery improvement, health equity, policy and gender equity in health care, and health care transformation.
Dr. Varkey completed a fellowship in preventive medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester and stayed on as a faculty member in the Division of Preventive Medicine, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine for 11 years. She then became CEO of Seton Clinical Enterprise in Austin, Texas; president and CEO of Northeast Medical Group at Yale New Haven Health; and president of the American College of Medical Quality. She returned to Mayo Clinic in 2021 and is a professor of medicine and preventive medicine in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.