Executive Vice President, Sanford Health and President/CEO, Sanford Health Plan

Tommy Ibrahim, MD, MBA is the president and CEO of Sanford Health Plan which serves members across South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota. In this role, he oversees the development of managed-care products, payment models and integrated service-delivery strategies to ensure members have access to affordable, high-quality health care services.

Prior to joining Sanford, Dr. Ibrahim served as president & CEO of Bassett Healthcare Network and has held numerous leadership positions within the health care industry for more than 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, Iowa and as senior vice president and chief physician executive at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.

A board-certified hospitalist, Dr. Ibrahim received his Doctor of Medicine degree from St. Christopher’s IMD College of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, an academic affiliate of Johns Hopkins, and is licensed in multiple states. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University, a Master of Healthcare Administration degree from Seton Hall University, and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a Fellow in Hospital Medicine.

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.

Dr. Ibrahim and his wife, Marian, have two children and reside in Sioux Falls, SD.