Craig T. Albanese, MD, to join Kaiser Permanente as President, Integrated Care and Coverage

Current CEO of Duke University Health System to lead all operations across integrated health care system.

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Craig T. Albanese, MD, MBA, is joining Kaiser Permanente as president, Integrated Care and Coverage, effective September 29. Albanese will lead day-to-day operations for the integrated health care system. He will report directly to Greg A. Adams, chair and chief executive officer of Kaiser Permanente.

Working in partnership with Permanente Medical Groups, Albanese will be accountable for driving strategy and performance across all Kaiser Permanente markets. All market presidents, hospital operations, continuum services, pharmacy, human resources, labor strategy, and consumer experience will report directly to Albanese.

"Craig has a deep commitment to high-quality care delivery and is an advocate for value-based care," said Greg A. Adams, Chair and CEO. "His strong leadership and deep operations and clinical experience, gained across multiple health systems, will help further strengthen Kaiser Permanente's operations, ensuring we can continue to meet the needs of our members and patients."

Albanese has extensive strategic and operational leadership experience gained at multiple top academic health systems. He currently serves as the chief executive officer of Duke University Health System, in Durham, North Carolina. He previously served the organization as the executive vice president and chief operating officer. Prior to his time at Duke, Albanese held multiple leadership positions with NewYork-Presbyterian, including serving as the chief clinical integration officer and the system chief medical officer during a time of rapid expansion and integration efforts. He was also chief operating officer for the organization's women's and children's hospitals.

As an accomplished administrator and pediatric surgeon, Albanese has held various leadership positions over 25 years spanning quality, performance improvement, medical education, and perioperative services, including at Stanford Children's Health and University of California, San Francisco.

Albanese received his undergraduate education from Washington and Lee University in Virginia, his MBA from Santa Clara University-Leavey School of Business, and his medical degree from State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

About Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 12.6 million members in 8 states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education, and the support of community health. For more information, go to about.kp.org. 

For more information, contact:
Vincent Staupe, [email protected]

SOURCE Kaiser Permanente