Jan Boswinkel, MD

Dr. Jan Boswinkel provides strategic leadership and oversight for enterprise operations across the CHOP system. His team is responsible for driving employee engagement, integrating digital technology into all aspects of care and work, and improving the patient experience along the dimensions of outcomes, safety, customer service and efficiency. 

Prior to his current position, Dr. Boswinkel held the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Hospital Operations, overseeing various facets of hospital operations on the Philadelphia Campus and at the Middleman Family Pavilion in King of Prussia, as well as hospital-based services such as Radiology and the Clinical Laboratories. He was also responsible for the operations of multiple clinical service lines. Previously, as Chief Operating Officer at the Middleman Family Pavilion, he played a pivotal role in planning CHOP’s second hospital and led the team responsible for its successful launch in January 2022.

Dr. Boswinkel also served as Chief Safety Officer and Vice President of Medical Operations, assuming executive responsibility for patient safety and various clinical-operational services. Notably, he led the clinical planning efforts for Roberts Children’s Health, an inpatient complex that will open in 2028 on CHOP’s Philadelphia Campus.

Dr. Boswinkel is a board-certified practicing pediatric hospitalist with an MD from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency at CHOP, where he also held leadership roles in the Department of Pediatrics, including as section chief of inpatient services in the Division of General Pediatrics and as a member of the department’s Executive Committee.

Originally from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Dr. Boswinkel transitioned to medicine following a successful nine-year career in the financial markets in London and New York, where he served as Vice President of Cross Markets Proprietary Trading at JP Morgan.