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ACP is pleased to announce that LeRoi Hicks, MD, MPH, MACP has been appointed by the Board of Regents as the next Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of ACP. The selection was made based on a national search and recommendations from a search committee appointed by the ACP Board of Regents. Dr. Hicks will assume the position on July 6, 2026. With this appointment, he becomes the first African American physician to serve as EVP and CEO of ACP. Dr. Hicks will succeed Darilyn Moyer, MD, MACP, ACP’s current Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, and the longest-serving female physician to lead a medical specialty society in the U.S.
A seasoned administrator and board-certified internal medicine physician, Dr. Hicks is currently President of ChristianaCare's Wilmington Campus, a major health care hub in Delaware, where he oversees the hospital's overall strategic vision, financial health and day-to-day operations. Dr. Hicks has built a national reputation for advancing equity in health care, with a strong focus on addressing health care disparities and the social determinants of health.
Prior to joining ChristianaCare, Dr. Hicks served as division chief of Hospital Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Dr. Hicks is a past president of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), the professional home for academic general internal medicine physicians.
Dr. Hicks graduated from Howard University in 1991 and earned his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Mount Auburn Hospital, where he served as chief resident.
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