Nimit Aggarwal

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ABOUT NIMIT AGGARWAL

Physician Executive | Critical Care Leader | Healthcare Operations Strategist | MBA | AI in HealthcareI am a board-certified Critical Care Physician and MBA-trained healthcare executive with more than two decades of leadership experience across academic, community, and safety-net health systems. My career has been defined by aligning clinical excellence with operational performance, physician engagement, and sustainable system growth.Currently serving as Facility Medical Director of Critical Care Medicine at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital and Interim Director at Cook County Health Provident Hospital, I lead multidisciplinary teams focused on improving ICU performance, sepsis outcomes, quality metrics, and system-wide clinical standardization. I have chaired ICU Quality, Critical Care, and Code Response committees, guiding initiatives that elevate patient safety, accountability, and throughput efficiency.My leadership philosophy centers on three pillars:• Data-driven decision making• Physician alignment and engagement• Operational excellence grounded in patient-centered careWith an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, I bring executive-level expertise in finance, strategy, P&L evaluation, pro forma development, and organizational design. I work closely with executive teams and boards to ensure medical leadership supports both mission and margin in today’s evolving healthcare environment.Beyond operations, I am deeply committed to academic mentorship and physician development. I have served as a clinical instructor, directed critical care lecture series, and mentored residents and early-career physicians throughout my career. I believe strong cultures of education and professional development drive recruitment, retention, and long-term institutional excellence.I am currently pursuing certification in AI in Healthcare from MIT, expanding my expertise in leveraging technology, predictive analytics, and informatics to improve clinical decision-making and system performance.Areas of Focus:• Clinical Operations & Throughput Optimization• Quality & Patient Safety Strategy• Critical Care & Sepsis Performance Improvement• Executive Medical Leadership• Healthcare Informatics & AI Integration• Governance & Committee LeadershipI am passionate about building high-performing clinical cultures, strengthening physician engagement, and driving measurable improvement across health systems.Open to executive leadership, CMO, and system-level clinical strategy opportunities.