Dr Thomas Graham

World-renowned orthopaedic hand surgeon, health care executive, author, inventor and entrepreneur, Thomas Graham, MD, is Northwell Health’s senior vice president of strategic alliances and partnerships. In this role, Dr. Graham oversees the health system’s relationship strategies with a wide portfolio of valued partners both within and outside health care, including physicians and practices, hospitals and delivery systems, industry and the broader community.

Regarded a pioneer and international thought leader in medical innovation, Dr. Graham served as Cleveland Clinic’s first chief innovation officer, as well as vice chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Earlier in his distinguished career, he was the chief of the Congressionally-designated National Hand Center in Baltimore, the largest specialty practice of its kind in the world, and held academic appointments at Johns Hopkins.