Tom Mihaljevic, MD, directs Cleveland Clinic, a globally integrated healthcare system with 23 hospitals and 280 outpatient locations on three continents. He has led Cleveland Clinic and its 83,000 caregivers since January 2018. Dr. Mihaljevic’s vision is to make Cleveland Clinic the best place for care anywhere and the best place to work in healthcare. Under his guidance, Cleveland Clinic has grown substantially, with 15.7 million patient encounters annually and a yearly operating revenue of $16 billion. He is expanding the organization’s worldwide reach to improve as many lives as possible, and has significantly increased its commitment to research and to uplifting the communities Cleveland Clinic serves. Dr. Mihaljevic is a native of Croatia and a U.S. citizen. He joined Cleveland Clinic in 2004 as a cardiac surgeon.