Robert J. Turngren

Robert Turngren, MD, MBA, currently serves as the Chief Physician Executive at Samaritan Health Services since April 2018. Previously, Turngren held the position of Regional Vice President at OSF HealthCare and served in various leadership roles at UnityPoint Health – Meriter, including President of Meriter Medical Group. Additional experience includes a tenure as Vice President at Centegra Health System and significant contributions at Carle Health as a Family Medicine Physician and Board Member. Turngren also provided leadership in health plan development at Health Alliance Medical Plans. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.