President & CEO, Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center

Dr. Omar Lateef serves as president and CEO of Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center. He has been recognized internationally as a health care visionary, leader and practitioner.

Rush has set the nation’s standard in health care quality and safety, modeled excellence in clinical leadership both regionally and nationally, and maintained its deep and long-standing commitment to health equity. Rush leaders, along with others across the nation, educate the world’s top health care professionals. Rush believes in serving its patients and communities by addressing the root causes of disease through strong partnerships and innovative research.

All three Rush hospitals repeatedly have received high marks for quality and patient experience from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Vizient has ranked Rush University Medical Center No. 2 among 107 academic medical centers for quality and accountability in 2024 and has been ranked by Vizient in the top 10 for 11 consecutive years. The medical center has earned a spot on the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll five consecutive times.