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Some of the most consequential leaders in healthcare are those who understand that exceptional care and effective leadership cannot exist in isolation. Behind every patient experience is an organization that must balance clinical excellence with operational discipline, financial responsibility, engaged professionals, and a clear vision for growth. Eduardo Antonio Marrero Velis, MD, FAAP, FACHE, has built his career at precisely this intersection.
A board-certified pediatrician and healthcare executive, Eduardo brings more than 15 years of experience spanning private practice, community health, academic medicine, and hospital-based care. His journey reflects an evolution from caring directly for children and families to assuming broader responsibilities in physician leadership, clinical operations, quality improvement, and organizational strategy. Today, as Chief Executive Officer and Pediatrician at West Phoenix Pediatrics, PLC, he brings these dimensions together while leading the practice through its next stage of development.
Eduardo’s professional foundation began with medicine. He earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of El Salvador before completing his pediatric residency in New York. His early career also included a Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center in 2013, further exposing him to the complexity, urgency, and collaborative decision-making involved in healthcare delivery.
His subsequent work broadened that experience. From 2014 to 2016, Eduardo served as a pediatrician at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Clinic, part of Gotham Health, before joining Chiricahua Community Health Centers (CCHCI) in Arizona. Over nearly a decade there, he combined comprehensive pediatric primary care with leadership in community medicine. His responsibilities extended into clinical operations, physician engagement, workflow optimization, and quality improvement, giving him the opportunity to understand healthcare not only from the examination room but also from an organizational perspective.
This combination of clinical practice and leadership became an important part of Eduardo’s professional identity. Rather than viewing administration and medicine as separate disciplines, his career demonstrates how the two can reinforce each other. Improving healthcare requires an understanding of patients and physicians, but it also demands attention to systems, processes, resources, organizational performance, and long-term sustainability.
To strengthen this broader perspective, Eduardo pursued an Executive Master of Health Administration (MHA) from the University of Southern California. His executive education has continued through prominent business institutions, including the Chief Executive Officer Program at Columbia Business School Executive Education and programs at Wharton Executive Education focused on executive presence, persuasive leadership, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development strategies.
These experiences have added business and financial dimensions to an already extensive clinical background. His professional profile reflects particular emphasis on data-driven decision-making, financial and business analysis, community relations, directorship, and strategic leadership. For Eduardo, understanding the future of healthcare increasingly means understanding how clinical priorities and business realities can be aligned rather than treated as competing considerations.
That perspective now plays a central role at West Phoenix Pediatrics, PLC, where Eduardo became Chief Executive Officer in January 2026. In this position, he leads clinical, operational, financial, and strategic initiatives for a growing multi-physician pediatric practice. His responsibilities encompass physician operations, patient experience, quality improvement, business development, and organizational growth while he continues his work as a pediatrician.
The role represents a natural progression in a career that has steadily expanded in scope. Years of treating patients have provided firsthand insight into the needs of children and families, while his leadership experience has developed his understanding of what physicians and healthcare organizations need to deliver care effectively. His executive education, meanwhile, has strengthened his ability to approach healthcare challenges through strategic, operational, and financial lenses.
His commitment to developing others is another dimension of that journey. From 2024 to 2025, Eduardo served as a Volunteer Mentor with the National Association of Community Health Centers, mentoring healthcare professionals through its National Mentor Program. The experience complemented a career shaped not only by individual advancement but also by physician engagement and the development of stronger healthcare teams.
Eduardo’s credentials further reflect the breadth of his professional development. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), a Certified Physician Executive (CPE), and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP). His professional memberships include the American College of Healthcare Executives, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, and Healthcare Financial Management Association. Fluent in English, Spanish, and French, he also brings a multilingual dimension to a career rooted in service to diverse communities.
As healthcare organizations navigate rising expectations around quality, patient experience, efficiency, physician engagement, and sustainable growth, leaders capable of understanding both medicine and management have an increasingly important role to play. Eduardo’s journey illustrates what can emerge when clinical expertise is continuously expanded through operational experience, executive education, and strategic responsibility.
In 2026, his leadership at West Phoenix Pediatrics marked another chapter in that evolution. With a foundation built in pediatric medicine and community health and a growing focus on organizational strategy and executive leadership, Eduardo Antonio Marrero Velis represents a generation of physician executives working to build healthcare organizations that are clinically grounded, operationally strong, and prepared for the future.
