Luis Garcia, MD, FACS, MBA, FACHE, is president of the RUSH Medical Group, which will unite all RUSH medical groups under one banner starting July 1, 2024. In this role, Dr. Garcia works with providers at each organization to build a shared vision for quality care across all RUSH locations.
Garcia came to RUSH from Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, S.D., where he served as president of Sanford Health’s Clinic division since 2019. Sanford Health’s Clinic includes more than 2,800 physicians and advanced practice providers working at 46 medical centers, 222 clinic locations, 186 Good Samaritan Society senior living centers and 152 skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities across 250,000 square miles. In addition to locations in five U.S. states, Sanford has world clinics in nine countries. Before becoming president of Sanford Clinic, Garcia served as chair of bariatric surgery for the Sanford Health system and as medical director of the Sanford Eating Disorders and Weight Management Center.
A highly respected and visionary leader, Garcia brings extensive clinical and research experience to this role. At Sanford, he drove several initiatives to fortify provider culture, focusing on resiliency and well-being, workforce challenges, engagement and leadership development. He also developed comprehensive strategies for provider onboarding, compliance, compensation, practice standardization and governance. Garcia is also a national and international thought leader on healthcare policy, serving on several prominent industry boards and committees, including the International Esperanza Project and the American Medical Group Association.
A board-certified surgeon who specializes in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgeries, Garcia was born and raised in Mexico City, where he also attended medical school at La Salle University. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and did a mini-fellowship in bariatric surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He also holds a Health Care Master of Business Administration degree from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.