Brian Harte, MD
Hospital Medicine
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Gender
MaleAbout Brian Harte
Title
President, Akron General Hospital
Biography
Brian Harte, MD, MHM, is president of Cleveland Clinic Akron General, a 532-registered-bed teaching and research medical center, and Cleveland Clinic’s Southern Region, which includes more than a dozen healthcare facilities. He joined Akron General in 2016 and previously served as president of Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights. Prior to Hillcrest, Dr. Harte was president of Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital.
Dr. Harte is a practicing hospitalist and the former chairman of the Department of Hospital Medicine and the Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and was in private practice for five years prior to joining Cleveland Clinic in 2004. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. He is a past president of the Society of Hospital Medicine.
Education & Board Certifications
Education
- Residency: University of California San Francisco Medical Center, 1999
- Medical Education: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1996
- Undergraduate: Yale University, 1991
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1999
Awards
Professional Memberships
Research & Publications
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Industry Relationships
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