William M. Isenberg

As Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Dr. Isenberg oversees the quality and safety of care provided across Sutter Health’s integrated healthcare network. He directs the use of error prevention tools and other high reliability strategies to keep patients and staff safe while optimizing quality outcomes. Dr. Isenberg led the clinical aspects of Sutter’s EHR implementation at all acute care facilities and continues to oversee the use of clinical informatics to gather data, information and knowledge that will enhance patient care and improve clinicians’ experiences through systems redesign.

Dr. Isenberg, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, is a member of the board of directors of the Hospital Quality Institute of California, and co-chairs the Healthcare committee of the Bay Area Council.

Dr. Isenberg earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, and his doctorate in experimental pathology from UCSF. Following his postdoctoral years at the Gladstone Foundation for Cardiovascular Research, he earned his medical degree at UCSF, where he also completed his OB/Gyn residency and subsequent research fellowship.