President & CEO, Bassett Healthcare Network

Tommy Ibrahim, MD, MHA is President & CEO of Bassett Healthcare Network, an independent rural health system serving central New York State.
Dr. Ibrahim has held leadership positions within the health care industry for over 15 years. Before joining Bassett in 2020, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive for INTEGRIS Health in Oklahoma, as Chief Physician Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs at MercyOne in Des Moines, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Physician Executive at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.

Dr. Ibrahim received his Doctor of Medicine degree and his Bachelor of Medical Science degree at St., Christopher’s College of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, an academic affiliate of Johns Hopkins, in Baltimore, Md. Dr. Ibrahim holds a Master of Science degree in Health Administration from Seton Hall University. He received a Graduate Certificate in Organizational Behavior and Executive Coaching from the University of Texas, in Dallas, and is currently completing executive education through Cornell University and Columbia University.

A hospitalist, Dr. Ibrahim is boarded in internal medicine and hospital medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Fellow in Hospital Medicine, and received the Certified Physician Executive accreditation from the American Association of Physician Leadership. Dr. Ibrahim has held numerous board positions with non-profit organizations including Autism Oklahoma, Health Alliance for the Uninsured, and The Iowa Medical Education Collaborative, where he served as board chair from 2014-17. Founder of the J. Christian Autism Foundation, he was a Medical Missionary for International Medical Relief in 2016 and was a GI research assistant for the National Institutes of Health in 2009.

Dr. Ibrahim is an industry thought leader in health care, publishing and speaking regularly on topics focused on advancing rural health and transforming care delivery models through innovation and technology.