David Abelson

David Abelson, MD has had a career in medicine, health system design, and executive leadership. David trained in general internal medicine and after a time in private practice joined a large integrated delivery system, Park Nicollet Health Services. In 2010 David became CEO of Park Nicollet Health Services and led the direction of Park Nicollet to value-based payment resulting in a merger with HealthPartners in 2013. As Senior Vice President of HealthPartners and CEO of Park Nicollet, David led a delivery system with multiple hospitals, clinics and specialties with a combined annual revenue of $2.2 billion. David retired in 2014 and is now President of the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement.