Robert Gluckman, MD, MACP
Chief Medical Officer, Providence Health Plan
Robert Gluckman joined Providence in 1992 and has served as Chief Medical Officer for Providence Health Plan since 2010. Dr. Gluckman brings a strong background in evidence-based practice, quality improvement and health care policy. He leads the Plan’s quality, care management and utilization management programs and oversees pharmacy benefit administration, provider contracting/relations and coding compliance.
Prior to joining Providence Health Plan, Dr. Gluckman served as
Chief Medical Officer for the medial education clinics at Providence Medical
Group and was on the faculty at the Internal Medicine Residency at Providence
St. Vincent Medical Center. In his academic career, Dr. Gluckman focused on
applying medical evidence to clinical practice with an emphasis on increasing
the value of care delivered to patients. Dr. Gluckman is a distinguished leader
in the internal medicine community, serving as Treasurer and member of the
Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the country’s
largest medical specialty society. While serving on the ACP Board, he chaired
the Medical Practice and Quality Committee, Finance Committee and the ACP
Services Political Action Committee. He has received numerous awards, including
the ACP Oregon Chapter’s Laureate Award. He currently serves on the Board of
the Oregon Medical Association and the Leadership Advisory Committee of the
Oregon Data Collaborative.
Dr. Gluckman graduated summa cum laude in 1978 from the
University of Illinois and earned his medical degree in 1982 from the
University of Chicago. He completed his residency at Michael Reese Hospital in
Chicago and is board certified in internal medicine.