Stuart Levine, MD, FACP, President of MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center and Senior Vice President at MedStar Health

2/2/2026

Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

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In this episode, Stuart Levine, MD, FACP, President of MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center and Senior Vice President at MedStar Health, joins the podcast to discuss integrating ambulatory care with value-based care models across a large health system. He shares how leaders are improving operational efficiency, addressing some of the most difficult challenges heading into the new year, and managing rising healthcare anxiety among patients and teams as systems continue to evolve.

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