Saint Thomas Medical Partners CEO Named 'Rising Star'

Fahad Tahir, Chief Executive Officer of Saint Thomas Medical Partners at Saint Thomas Health in Nashville, in the Ascension Tennessee Ministry Market, is included in Becker's Hospital Review's 2016 list of "Rising Stars," featuring 50 healthcare leaders under 40 years old.​

The administrative leaders in the list oversee finance, supply chain, information technology, operations and various other hospital and health system departments. In addition to CEOs, the list includes chief financial officers, chief information officers, chief operating officers, vice presidents and directors, all of whom have made considerable accomplishments during their relatively short careers, Becker's said.

Fahad's responsibilities for Saint Thomas Health include overseeing clinical, operational and financial performance of Saint Thomas Medical Partners, as well as physician network strategy, physician development and recruitment, and service line development.

Fahad has been within Ascension since 2003. Prior to joining Saint Thomas Health, he served as Vice President of Physician Enterprise and Community Health Network at Providence, Washington, D.C. Fahad's responsibilities at Providence included practice operations, clinical integration strategy and growth plan of the physician enterprise. He oversaw and directed the acquisition of several practices across specialties, patient centered medical home certification, and affiliations with several primary care and community health centers. Additionally, Providence obtained three CMS Innovation awards, totaling more than $18 million. These recognized programs included developing a clinically integrated network, new payment models for diabetes education and a clinically integrated prenatal care network.

Earlier he held roles in physician practice development, acquisitions and practice management at Columbia St. Mary's in Milwaukee, part of Ascension Wisconsin.

Fahad, a native of Bombay, India, is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and a Fellow of the Washington D.C., Health Care Advisory Board. Fahad earned his MBA from Loyola University Chicago and his Bachelor's in Business Administration in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

The Becker's Hospital Review editorial team selected individuals for inclusion based on an editorial review process, including reviews of leadership experience and peer nominations. All leaders included on this list were under 40 at the time of nomination.

The full list can be read here: http://bit.ly/29NlHlA