Dr. Ryan Else is a practicing board-certified internal medicine hospitalist and consultant with more than 20 years of experience at a tertiary care, level-II trauma medical center and is currently practicing in a rural health system. As a physician executive, he brings deep experience across the healthcare continuum including leading large provider groups, development of outreach relationships with independent health systems, and with an accountable care partnership between two large health systems that delivered care cost containment and care improvement in the community.

Dr. Else is known for his breadth of experiences, commitment to quality and safety, and hands-on approach in clinical and physician leadership operations. He excels at analyzing and synthesizing information from diverse sources to develop strategic vision and including key stakeholders to advance strategy initiatives.

Having worked in healthcare during times of disruption and transformation, Dr. Else has led large-scale organizational change initiatives including; a large health system’s covid epidemic care model, consolidation of 10 independent hospitalist groups into an aligned system program, and high-profile clinical initiatives that involved partnering with federal, state and local agencies.

His strong leadership performance directly contributed to sustained recognition in US News & World Report as the 2nd ranked hospital in the Twin Cities.

As a leader, Dr. Else is recognized for his ability to connect with staff at all levels of an organization as well as the surrounding community. When faced with critical situations, he balances engaging subject matters experts to gain insights with being decisive and acting calmly.