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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowIndiana University Health on Friday announced that academic medicine leader Dr. Michele Saysana has been named president of Adult Academic Health Center—comprised of IU Health Methodist and University hospitals—as well its metro-area hospitals.
Saysana, who had been in the role on an interim basis, officially begins her duties July 27. She replaces longtime IU Health leader, Dr. Ryan Nagy, who early this year took a leadership position at Boston Children’s Hospital.
In her new position, Saysana will lead IU Health’s Methodist and University hospitals in downtown Indianapolis as well as suburban hospitals including IU Health North, IU Health Fishers and IU Health West.
In a Friday afternoon news release, IU Health said also will play a key leadership role in the development of IU Health’s new $4.3 billion downtown hospital complex expected to open in late 2027.
“Our teams serve as a vital resource for our communities across Indiana,” Saysana said in a written statement. “I look forward to building on our strong legacy of innovation and excellence, supporting the exceptional care our teams provide, and fulfilling our vision of improving the health of all Hoosiers.”
Before her new role, Saysana was senior vice president of academic medicine for IU Health and executive associate dean for clinical affairs at IU School of Medicine. From 2022 to 2024, she was chief medical officer for IU Health’s Adult Academic Health Center downtown.
A professor of pediatrics, she joined the IU School of Medicine faculty and department of pediatrics as a pediatric hospitalist in 2006. In 2017, Saysana was named vice president and served as IU Health’s first chief quality and safety officer.
The move follows other major leadership changes at IU Health’s downtown hospitals.
In February, David Biggerstaff, who had been a hospital administrator in Colorado, became the new president of Riley Children’s Health, succeeding Nagy, who had filled the role on an interim basis. The previous president of Riley, Gil Peri, had left the role without explanation.
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