Greg Rosencrance, M. D., FACP
President & CEO, WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals
Written by Cathy Bonnstetter
Dr. Greg Rosencrance, M. D., FACP, says his career path has been full of unexpected journeys. In fact, the president and CEO of WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, Rosencrance graduated from West Virginia University( WVU) with a degree in chemistry and planned on working in a lab. At one point that plan briefly morphed into a career in dentistry.
Rosencrance received his medical degree from Marshall University. After completing his residency at Charleston Area Medical Center, he stayed for more than two decades working as an internal medicine physician. The Charleston native spent 13 years as chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at WVU’ s Charleston campus and as president and CEO of WVU Physicians of Charleston for five years. For 10 years he was the medical director of the West Virginia Poison Control Center.
“ I chose the clinical practice of internal medicine because I felt it gave me the most flexibility with my career options,” Rosencrance says.“ Mid-career, I pivoted to administrative leadership.”
The move from clinical practice to administration sent Rosencrance out of the Mountain State. He served as the chairman of medicine and medicine subspecialities for the Cleveland Clinic in Florida and then system chair of the Medicine Institute for the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
After that, it was back to Florida to become president of the Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital where he led more than 2,500 caregivers throughout the hospital and its 11 community-based centers. As his family prepared to return to Florida, Rosencrance’ s two sons asked him how a hospital president spends his days.
“ I told them a hospital president does three things: they create a culture;
Photo by Rick Lee.
they set a vision for where the hospital is headed; and they find the resources to make it happen,” Rosencrance says.“ My favorite part of the job is interacting with the caregivers, patients, physicians and community leaders to help provide excellent health care close to home and help strengthen our communities.”
Along with his parents and family, Rosencrance credits Dr. Warren Point, Dr. Bert Bradford, Dr. Shawn Chillag, Dr. David Longworth and Dr. Al Pfister with influencing his career and helping him understand and
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