Dr. Brian Donley ’86

Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland Clinic London

Dr. Brian Donley is Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland Clinic London. Prior to this appointment, he was Chief of Staff and Chief of the Clinical Enterprise for the Cleveland Clinic Health System beginning January 2015. Previously, he served as President of Regional Operations for the Cleveland Clinic Health System. 

Dr. Donley is Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. He attended the University of Notre Dame graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated with Distinction from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Michigan. He also attended Harvard Business School completing the Advanced Management Program.

“Equipped with the most advanced facilities and technology, the new hospital will combine the best of Cleveland Clinic with the best of UK healthcare. Our patient-centred care is shaped by ongoing research and education, providing continuous improvement and a new model of private healthcare in London.”

Dr.Brian Donley

Watch the Cleveland Clinic London Construction Update to learn more about the new hospital:

(This video was taken before the COVID-19 pandemic. We now follow protocols to protect our patients and caregivers.)

Read more with this interview that Dr. Donley did in fall 2020 with the New England Journal of Medicine on Building a New Hospital with Humility.

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