Timothy Groover, MD, MBA, FASA, CPE, FACHE

Timothy G. Groover, MD, MBA, FASA, CPE, FACHE, serves as the executive vice president and system chief medical officer at Baptist Health. In this role, Dr. Groover oversees the full scope of physician practice across the health system for nearly 3,000 providers, using data-driven best practices to enhance clinical, operational and service excellence, as well as identify and eliminate health care disparities.

Since joining Baptist Health as an anesthesiologist, Dr. Groover has held numerous leadership positions, and was named a Baptist Health System board member in 2014.

Most recently, he served as the president of the Baptist Physician Enterprise which includes all employed physicians ranging from primary care to more than 15 specialty and subspecialty groups. Prior to that he was senior vice president and chief medical officer for Baptist Physician Partners, a clinically integrated network of over 1200 physicians who provide coverage for value-based care. He also previously served as chief of staff of Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville.

Dr. Groover is a Certified Physician Executive, by the Certifying Commission on Medical Management, Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, a Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA) and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and a member of the Physician Executives Forum. He currently serves as the President Elect of the Duval County Medical Society and a member of the Executive Team, Chair of The KIPP School Board of Directors, Coastal Community Health Board Member and Trustee of the Greater Refuge Temple. Dr. Groover holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Tennessee and his medical degree from the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami. He is married to Brittany and has one son who is in college.