Suzanne White, MD, MBA, FACEP, FACMT serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for the Detroit Market, with responsibility for system-wide quality improvement, patient safety, medical education, clinical research, medical staff affairs, governance, and regulatory affairs.Dr. White has a background in emergency preparedness and disaster communication. Prior to becoming CMO, she served as the Dayanandan Endowed Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, and Chair of Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University. Other roles have included Medical Director of the Michigan Poison Control System, Program Director for DMC/WSU fellowship in medical toxicology, and founder of the first DMC/WSU EMS/Disaster Medicine fellowship. Dr. White was instrumental in achieving the DMC's Pioneer ACO designation and developed the care management strategy that has supported its early success. She is the Primary Investigator on a $10M CMS Health Care Innovation Award to develop a new model of primary care expansion in Detroit. She is the recipient of numerous other awards and honors including multiple HOUR Detroit Top Docs recognitions and the 2010 Wayne State University Distinguished Alumna Award. Most recently, she was among those listed by Becker's 2016 Hospital Review list of “100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know” for exhibiting dedication to clinical leadership and contributing to the establishment of excellence at their respective institutions.  This is Dr. White’s second recognition from Becker’s. In 2014, she was named as one of the 500 People to Know in Healthcare and one of the Top 100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know. She earned her M.D. with high distinction from Wayne State University School of Medicine and MBA from The University of Tennessee. She completed a fellowship in Executive Leadership In Academic Medicine at Drexel University. Dr. White currently serves on the ACGME Residency Review Committee for Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine Advisory Committee, the American Board of Pharmacy Specialties, and is President of the American College of Medical Toxicology. She is a senior ABEM examiner.