#125 – Transformational Leadership with Adrian Moran, MD, MBA
From Anesthesia Guidebook by Jon Lowrance
November 19, 2025 · 1h 3m
About this episode
Dr. Adrian Moran discusses his journey from pediatric cardiologist to Chief Medical and Transformation Officer, focusing on transformational leadership in healthcare.
Adrian Moran, MD, MBA currently serves as the Chief Medical and Transformation Officer of MaineHealth, a not-for-profit, integrated health system with over 2000 providers and 23,000 care team members serving patients across Maine and New Hampshire. Dr Moran joined me to talk about his views on transformational leadership and his professional journey from a pediatric cardiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital to executive organizational leadership roles. I’m excited to share his story with you because we don’t talk enough about how to transition from being specialized clinicians to working in healthcare leadership. I asked Dr Moran to join me for this interview given his unique vantage point and journey to executive leadership. MaineHealth’s flagship level 1 trauma center, Maine Medical Center, is where I serve as the Director supporting the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine. Over the last decade, I’ve watched Dr Moran move from his clinical role as a pediatric cardiologist to MaineHealth board member to Associate Chief Medical Officer. I then saw him leave MaineHealth to take on a system level CMO role for a large health system…
People in this episode
Host: Jon Lowrance
Guest: Adrian Moran, MD, MBA
Topics covered
- transformational leadership
- healthcare leadership
- professional journey
- pediatric cardiology
- high reliability organizing
- servant leadership
Keywords
- transformational leadership
- healthcare
- MaineHealth
- pediatric cardiology
- executive leadership
- high reliability organizing
- servant leadership
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MaineHealth, Boston Children’s Hospital, Maine Medical Center, Wisconsin
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