Thomas E. Sibert, MD, MBA

Thomas E. Sibert, MD, MBA, is President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Wake Forest Baptist Health. This position became effective September 27, 2010, as part of the Medical Center’s legal integration on July 1, 2010.

Sibert is responsible for the system’s full continuum of clinical care, which encompasses all hospitals inclusive of North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Brenner Children’s Hospital, Lexington Medical Center and Davie County Hospital; all ambulatory clinics, the management of Wake Forest University Physicians and Community Physicians; and all operations of the clinical enterprise including oversight of co-management teams, nursing, administration and support services. His purview includes areas previously associated with his role as President of Wake Forest University Physicians and Chief Medical Officer of the Health System, as well as heading up acute care operations and services.

Sibert is recognized as a national thought leader in the areas of quality and patient experience. He came to Wake Forest Baptist in September 2009 from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where he had served as associate vice chancellor and president of the Faculty Practice Group and adjunct professor of psychiatry for the David Geffen School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry at UCLA. Prior to his UCLA appointment, Sibert served six years as the executive vice president for clinical services for the UNC Health Care System and medical director and CEO for UNC Physicians and Associates at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Sibert earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and a master’s in business administration from Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He is presently a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry, with professional and research interests in depressive disorders, electroconvulsive therapy, performance improvement and organizational change. He serves on a number of national bodies in quality, physician development, and hospital processes.