Michael Schlosser

Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer HCA Healthcare

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Michael Schlosser became Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer of HCA Healthcare on 1 September 2026, succeeding Dr. Michael Cuffe, who stepped down at the end of August. Before the appointment he was the company’s senior vice president and chief transformation officer. HCA announced the change in August 2026, describing him as Michael Schlosser, M.D., MBA. As chief clinical officer he joins the company’s executive officers and leads its clinical services across a network of 190 hospitals and associated outpatient facilities. Details of his earlier career are not established in the sources read for this profile. He moved from leading the company’s transformation work to leading its clinical function.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer of HCA Healthcare since 1 September 2026.
• Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer before that.
• Succeeded Dr. Michael Cuffe as chief clinical officer.

Professional Journey

Schlosser was senior vice president and chief transformation officer of HCA Healthcare before August 2026, according to the company’s announcement of his promotion.

In June 2026 HCA disclosed that Dr. Michael Cuffe would step down as executive vice president and chief clinical officer on 31 August 2026 and remain in a transitional role until February 2027. On 6 August 2026 the company announced that Schlosser would succeed him as executive vice president and chief clinical officer, effective 1 September 2026, and he filed his initial statement of ownership as an HCA officer with that title.

HCA Healthcare, based in Nashville, operated 190 hospitals at the end of 2025, 102 of them in Florida and Texas, along with outpatient facilities including 121 ambulatory surgery centers, and reported 2025 revenues of $75.6 billion, according to its 10-K.

Education

No education is established in the sources read for this profile, so the field is left empty rather than estimated.