Dr. Maria Ansari: Most Influential Clinical Executives 2025

Ansari — a cardiologist who additionally serves as president and CEO for the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, co-CEO for the Permanente Federation and CEO of Northwest Permanente — last year spearheaded a large-scale deployment of ambient artificial intelligence listening technology to 24,000 Permanente physicians. The project boosted the patient experience while reducing clerical work and physician burnout, according to the Permanente Federation. Ansari also leads the KP Division of Research, which publishes about 1,000 papers every year, and has advocated in Washington to support improvements to the physician workforce pipeline.