Read Pierce

Read Pierce currently serves as the Chief Quality Officer at Denver Health. Previously, Read was the Inaugural Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine and Associate Chair for Faculty Development and Wellbeing at Dell Medical School, overseeing a department of over 150 faculty members. Read's extensive experience includes roles such as Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, where Read co-founded the Institute for Healthcare Quality, Safety, and Efficiency (IHQSE) and directed various training programs aimed at clinical transformation. Additionally, Read has held leadership positions in quality improvement and clinical innovation in multiple healthcare settings, contributing to significant advancements in physician leadership training and burnout reduction efforts across several health systems. Educational qualifications include an MD from the University of California, San Francisco, and various advanced training programs focused on healthcare quality and leadership.