John M. Ferretti

Dr. John M. Ferretti is President and CEO of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ferretti also serves as President of LECOM Health System, Erie, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ferretti has served as the Medical Director of Millcreek Community Hospital. He is Clinical Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and is a former Residency Director of Internal Medicine at Millcreek Community Hospital.

Through Dr. Ferretti’s leadership, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has grown to become the nation’s largest and one of the most progressive medical schools. The medical college, school of pharmacy and school of dental medicine are preparing the next generation of health care professionals through programs of excellence in education, research, clinical care, and community service. Their faculty educates students in the osteopathic tradition of compassionate physicians and pharmacists who understand the importance of preventive and whole-person medicine. Dr. Ferretti and the Millcreek Community Hospital leaders had the vision to open LECOM in 1993 meeting a critical need for physicians and accessible health care in Erie and across the nation.

LECOM has grown to benefit the economy, raise education levels and create professional health care opportunities. With a national demand for more pharmacists, Dr. Ferretti led the Board of Trustees to establish a School of Pharmacy in 2002. Again, LECOM incorporated innovative teaching by developing a year-round, three-year professional degree program. In June 2005, the first Doctors of Pharmacy graduated alongside the Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine at the LECOM Commencement. As the nation continues to need more physicians and pharmacists, LECOM has met that demand with a new branch campus in Florida. LECOM Bradenton opened in September 2004.

The School of Pharmacy expanded to the Bradenton campus. The School of Dental Medicine at the Bradenton Campus 2012 added another professional health degree program designed to meet the growing demand for oral healthcare in underserved areas. Dr. Ferretti led the increase in enrollment for the College of Medicine in 2009 with the addition of LECOM at Seton Hill in Greensburg, Pa. National, state and local organizations have noted the outstanding achievements that Dr. Ferretti has made to medical education.