Susan Dentzer MS
President and CEO
America's Physician Groups
Susan Dentzer is President and Chief Executive Officer of America’s Physician Groups, the nonprofit organization representing more than 360 physician groups focused on patient-centered, coordinated, and integrated health care that is accountable for both costs and quality. Dentzer is a highly respected health policy thought leader, a frequent speaker, and an author of commentaries in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst, the American Journal of Public Health, and other publications. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the Council on Foreign Relations, and a fellow of the National Academy of Social Insurance and the Hastings Center. Formerly editor-in-chief of the journal Health Affairs, and on-air health correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, Dentzer graduated from Dartmouth; holds a master’s degree in health care delivery science from the institution; is a trustee emerita of Dartmouth, and former chair of Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees.
Susan Dentzer