CLINICAL INNOVATORS
And I believe you ended up transitioning earlier
than expected?
Yes, for a couple of reasons. First, I was thrilled
that Partners HealthCare found my successor,
David Torchiana, a superb leader and, of course,
a cardiac surgeon earlier than expected. Then, two
of our PIH colleagues were infected with the Ebola
virus—Sierra Leonean and American clinicians.
There was a lot of work to be done with the CDC,
the WHO, and ultimately the NIH to help our
colleagues, so I started early to get involved with
these eff