President and Chief Executive Officer
Estevan Garcia, MD, DrPH, MPA, FAAP, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) a $220 million integrated delivery system in Bennington, Vermont.
Dr. Estevan Garcia is board-certified in general pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) and has been practicing for nearly 30 years. He has extensive experience in healthcare leadership, including serving as Chief Medical Officer of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, a regulatory, policy and operational role focusing on improving statewide pediatric acute care capacity, ensuring access to reproductive care and leading clinical services of four public health hospitals. Prior to joining Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), Dr. Garcia was the Chief Health and Wellness Officer for Dartmouth College.
In addition to his higher education, public health and clinical experience, he held hospital and health system senior leadership positions at Cooley Dickinson Health Care, Mass General Brigham, Brookdale University Hospital, Maimonides Medical Center and Hospitals Insurance Company.
He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas, where he also completed a general pediatric residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship. Dr. Garcia is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, earned a master’s in public administration in healthcare management and policy, and received a doctorate in public health.
He has served on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems and the boards of the Child Advocacy Center of Northampton, MA, and of GLMA, the oldest and largest association of LGBTQ+ and allied health professionals.
Dr. Garcia and his husband, William, have fostered more than 20 children and have raised three adopted children.