Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, announced that its Board of Directors appointed Dr. Joon Lee, CEO at Emory Healthcare, Inc., to the Board as an independent director, effective June 18, 2025. Dr. Lee will serve on the Science and Technology Committee and Compensation and Talent Committee of the Board.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Lee, a highly respected interventional cardiologist and healthcare executive, to Medtronic’s Board of Directors,” said Geoff Martha, chairman and chief executive officer. “Dr. Lee brings deep expertise as a clinical researcher, academic leader, and physician executive with decades of broad leadership across healthcare. He is passionate about leveraging data and technology to improve the patient and provider experience—insights that will help us further our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for patients around the world.”

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In his current role as CEO of Emory Healthcare, Inc., Dr. Lee oversees the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia, with $7.7B in yearly revenue, 12 hospitals, and more than 29,000 employees.

Dr. Lee’s distinguished career spans more than 25 years at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he held pivotal roles, including Executive Vice President and President of Physician Services. There, his scope included physician services, patient experience, patient access and financial oversight of physician services. He also served as Vice Dean of Clinical Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.