LeRoi Hicks has been appointed executive vice president and chief executive officer of the American College of Physicians. Upon assuming his role on July 6, Dr. Hicks will become the first African American to lead the organization.
Currently, Dr. Hicks serves as president of ChristianaCare’s hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. In this role, he oversees the hospital’s overall strategic vision, financial health, and day-to-day operations. Dr. Hicks first joined ChristianaCare in 2014 and has since served as vice chair of the department of medicine, the Hugh R. Sharp, Jr., Chair of Medicine, physician leader of the Acute Medicine Service Line, and chief medical officer for Wilmington Hospital.
Before joining ChristianaCare, Dr. Hicks was division chief of Hospital Medicine for the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He has also served as president of the Society of General Internal Medicine.
“I am humbled to be selected to lead ACP at a time when internal medicine physicians are navigating profound challenges and unprecedented opportunities in a rapidly evolving health care environment,” said Dr. Hicks. “My experience in executive leadership, patient care, and academic medicine has prepared me to champion ACP’s mission and strategic imperatives. I look forward to working with ACP’s leadership and staff to deliver programs and services that support internal medicine physicians across every stage of their career and advance equitable access to high‑quality care for all.”
After graduating from historically Black Howard University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Hicks received his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Mount Auburn Hospital in Massachusetts, where he served as chief resident. Dr. Hicks went on to complete a fellowship in general medicine and faculty development at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and earn a master of public health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health.
