Stephen K. Klasko

Stephen Kent Klasko (born 23 December 1953) is an author and leader of healthcare reform. Between 2013 and 2021 he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a hospital system in the Greater Philadelphia region and home of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College. He expanded Jefferson Health into a regional health network with mergers from the original 3 hospitals to 18. In 2017, he was named to Modern Healthcare's Top 100 Most Influential Individuals.

Becker's Hospital Review named him among the top physician leaders to know.





== Early life and education ==



Born in Philadelphia, Klasko received his Bachelor's of Science in Chemistry and Biology from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1974. He earned his MD from Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1978. As a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist, he earned an MBA from the Wharton Executive Program of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1996.

Klasko began his practice of obstetrics and gynecology in Allentown, and was chairman and residency director at Lehigh Valley Hospital. He served as professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Penn State University Hershey Medical Center, as well as Drexel University and the University of South Florida.