Leon E. Moores, MD

Dr. Leon Moores (allphysicianslead.com), author of All Physicians Lead: Redefining Physician Leadership for Better Patient Outcomes, is a West

Point graduate who was commissioned as an infantry officer in the 82nd Airborne Division. Moores earned his MD from the Uniformed Services University (USU) School of Medicine and his Doctor of Science in healthcare leadership from the University of Alabama, Birmingham. He has served as Chief of the Department of Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Deputy Commander (SVP) of the National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Commander (CEO) in Fort Meade Medical System, and CEO of Pediatric Specialists of Virginia. A practicing professor of pediatric neurosurgery, he most recently served as the president of the largest medical group in northern Virginia. A sought-after speaker and consultant in physician leadership, Moores was twice the Army Surgeon General physician leader of the year, has been designated “Top Doctor” by Washingtonian and several Virginia magazines, and has been awarded citations from the governors of Maryland and Virginia.