HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake announced Dr. Musaddiq Waheed as its new Chief Medical Officer in a July 10 news release.

The details

Waheed has over two decades of clinical and physician leadership and supporting growth, including the expansion of graduate medical education programs.

Most recently, Waheed served as Chief Medical Officer at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, according to the release.

There he led initiatives to reduce length of stay, improved emergency department throughput, elevated patient experience and drove gains in clinical quality metrics, including sepsis compliance, stroke response times and reductions in hospital-acquired infections.