Welcome/Leadership Network

"Without health, there is no happiness"

With these words by Thomas Jefferson, founder of the University of Virginia, we welcome you to the University of Virginia Health System. We are dedicated to improving the health of all those we serve through excellence in healthcare, education of health care professionals and biomedical students, research, and service to the public.

The UVA Health System represents a network of facilities supporting patient care, research and education. The leadership of this network consists of the following individuals:

Executive Vice President and COO
University of Virginia
Leonard W. Sandridge

Interim Vice President and Dean
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Sharon L. Hostler, M.D.
Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
University of Virginia Medical Center
R. Edward Howell
Additional leadership listed in alphabetical order:
Associate Dean and Director,
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
Gretchen M. Arnold, M.L.S.
Chief Information Officer Barbara Baldwin
Special Advisor to the Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Center Sally N. Barber
Chief Clinical Officer/Chief Nursing Officer Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chief Marketing and Strategic Relations Officer Patricia L. Cluff
Chief Executive Officer
Health Services Foundation
Marc Dettmann
Chief Financial and Business Development Officer Larry L. Fitzgerald
President, Clinical Staff John B. Hanks, M.D.
Chief Environment of Care Officer Thomas A. Harkins
Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration, School of Medicine Bradley E. Haws
Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education Susan Kirk, M.D.
Dean, School of Nursing Jeanette Lancaster, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN
Executive Director and Associate Vice President for Development Karen B. Rendleman, M.A.
Chief Technology and Health Information Officer Marshall Ruffin, M.D.
President, Health Services Foundation William D. Steers, M.D.
Interim Compliance Officer Lori Strauss
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Jonathon D. Truwit, M.D.