Biography
David Entwistle is the president and CEO of Stanford Health Care. He joined Stanford Health Care in July 2016 with extensive executive experience at leading academic medical centers. Entwistle is a passionate advocate of precision healthtailoring a treatment to a patients specific disease or conditionas well as prevention to empower patients to take charge of their health before they become ill.Among the factors that attracted him to Stanford Health Care are the unparalleled technologies available in Silicon Valley that help advance health care through the better application of technology for individuals. According to Entwistle, Stanford Health Care is extremely well situated to be able to apply innovative technology, such as wearable devices that track activity or monitor blood glucose levels, to improve health.Before joining Stanford Health Care, he served for nine years as CEO of the University of Utah Hospital Clinics (UUHC), the only academic medical center in the Intermountain West region. While serving at UUHC, Entwistle received the Modern Healthcare Up and Comers Award, for significant contributions in health care administration, management, or policy.He served as senior vice president and chief operating officer at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin, from 20022007 and as vice president of professional services and joint venture operations at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California.As a recognized health care thought leader, Entwistle serves on the boards of the American Hospital Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges Council of Teaching Hospitals, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and Vizient. He is the past chair of the Utah Hospital Association and was appointed by the governor of Utah to the states Medicaid Task Force.Entwistle is an avid cyclist who enjoys both road and mountain biking, often accompanied by his teenage son. He also competes in IRONMAN Triathlons. He tweets at DEntwistleSHC.