Dr. Nygaard Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Lee Health

Dr. Nygaard joined Lee Health in 2010 as the Chief Medical Officer for Lee Physician Group. In 2016, Dr. Nygaard was promoted to Chief Medical Officer for the health system and most recently served as Chief Medical and Clinical Integration Officer. Dr. Nygaard will retain the duties of the Chief Medical and Clinical Integration Officer and further assess the need to replace this role.

 

Before joining Lee Health, Dr. Nygaard served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Services at Via Christi Health System in Wichita, KS, and at Affinity Health System in Appleton, WI, where he served as the Chief Medical Officer responsible for Affinity’s multispecialty group practice.