Napoleon Knight

Napoleon Knight is currently the EVP, Chief Medical Officer at Carle Health. Napoleon has held this position since March 2015. Prior to this, they were the Regional Medical Director for Health Alliance Medical Plans from April 2014 to March 2015. In this role, they were responsible for quality and medical management utilization, and pharmacy utilization. From December 2014 to March 2015, they were also the Vice President and Senior Medical Director of Regional Partner Relationships at Carle Foundation Hospital. In this role, they oversaw regional emergency medicine and hospitalist services, ED medical director for regional emergency departments, regional relationships with other regional health care organizations, and Joint Venture relationships within Health Alliance Medical Plans. Napoleon has also served as the Medical Director of Hospital Medicine, Regional Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist Services at Carle Foundation Hospital. Prior to that, they were the VP/Asso. Medical Director of Quality at Carle Foundation Hospital from April 2010 to June 2010. Napoleon also served as the VPMA/CMO at Carle Foundation Hospital from November 2007 to April 2010.

Napoleon Knight's educational career includes an MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Isenberg School of Management, an MD from the University of Minnesota Medical School, and a BA from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Their manager is James C. Leonard, President & CEO, The Carle Foundation. Napoleon Knight works with Dennis P. Hesch - EVP and System Chief Financial and Strategy Officer & President and CEO, Health Alliance, Gina Thomas - Chief Nursing Officer, Richland Memorial Hospital, and Laurence J. Fallon - EVP, Chief Legal Officer. Some individuals on their team include David Chan - Associate Chief Medical Officer, Sally Salmons - Associate Chief Medical Officer, Medicine and Medical Subspecialties.