Lean Healthcare

Dr. Dennis R. Delisle is a transformational healthcare professional and nationally recognized lean and change leadership expert. He has a passion for operational excellence and team-based leadership. Dennis currently serves as the executive director for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's flagship University Hospital. Prior to this role, Dennis was the vice president of operations for Jefferson Health in the South Philadelphia market. He is the author of Executing Lean Improvements and Transformation and Your New EHR. Through the Thomas Jefferson University College of Population Health, Dennis founded and oversees the master of science degree program in operational excellence, one of the first of its kind in the nation. Dennis holds certifications as a Lean Master, Six Sigma Black Belt, Change Agent, and Project Management Professional (PMP). He was also trained as a Baldrige Examiner through Pennsylvania's performance excellence program. Dennis is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He completed his bachelor of science in biology from Syracuse University, master of health services administration from The George Washington University, and doctor of science in health systems management from Tulane University.