Dr. Joseph Mitchell has more than 20 years’ experience in healthcare leadership and pediatrics. He joined CHOP in April 2025 and is working closely with CEO Madeline Bell and other CHOP executives to gain a deep understanding of CHOP’s culture, community and operations and to implement an enterprise strategy that will ensure a strong future for CHOP.

Prior to coming to CHOP, Dr. Mitchell served as Executive Vice President at Boston Children’s Hospital. At the same time, he held the role of President of Franciscan Children’s, a specialty hospital, after successfully negotiating the affiliation of Boston Children’s and Franciscan Children’s.

As Executive Vice President, Dr. Mitchell helped secure Boston city approval for Franciscan’s 10-year institutional master plan, including a new state-of-the-art hospital facility that will open in 2030-31. In addition, he launched a $150 million capital campaign to support campus modernization. 

Dr. Mitchell joined Franciscan Children’s as CEO in 2021, after three years as a member of its Board of Directors. As CEO, Dr. Mitchell delivered a three-year clinical, operational and financial turnaround program that improved staffing levels, significantly strengthened the hospital’s quality infrastructure, reduced attrition and invested in workforce, significantly grew philanthropic contributions, improved quality and safety outcomes, and expanded state, local and federal advocacy efforts. 

Before joining Franciscan Children’s, Dr. Mitchell was a partner with McKinsey & Company in Boston, MA, for 14 years. During that time, he worked with large pediatric and adult hospital systems to improve quality, outcomes and affordability and to drive growth and financial performance. He also served as one of the leaders of McKinsey’s North American healthcare provider practice. 

Dr. Mitchell earned his MD from Washington University in St. Louis after graduating from Stanford University with a degree in history. He trained in Harvard Medical School’s urology residency program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and completed a National Institutes of Health-sponsored research fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. 

He currently serves on the Board of Advisors of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston and previously served on the Board of the March of Dimes in Massachusetts.