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Patricia A. Gabow, MD, MACP, is a national leader in delivery system innovation and the care of poor, uninsured, and vulnerable populations. She spent her career at Denver Health, a model healthcare safety-net institution, serving as CEO for the final 20 years before retiring in 2012. She is professor emerita of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a Master of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Gabow has authored more than 140 articles and book chapters and three previous books: Lean The Prescription: Powerful Medicine for Our Ailing Healthcare System; TIME'S NOW for Women Healthcare Leaders: A Guide for the Journey; and The Catholic Church and Its Hospitals: A Marriage Made in Heaven? She was a founding member of the federal Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission and currently served for a decade on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board. Her honors include the National Academy of Medicine's Gustav O. Lienhard Award, the AMA Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Public Servant, and the AAMC David E. Rogers Award. She is a member of the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.
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