Dr. F. Scott Ross is the Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Cleveland Clinic in Weston. He is responsible for directing, coordinating, and evaluating the operations of Cleveland Clinic Weston to ensure high-quality patient care, fiscal responsibility, operational efficiency, integrity, and the provision of comprehensive health services. Additionally, he plays a pivotal role in establishing new relationships with large healthcare systems and enhancing the hospital’s network of allies in Central and South America and Abu Dhabi. Dr. Ross graduated from the Cleveland Clinic Florida Internal Medicine Residency in 2013. Recognizing his value, the organization retained him as a staff Hospital Medicine physician. He subsequently assumed the role of Chair of the Hospital Medicine Department, a position he held until 2021, when he became the hospital’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Most recently, he assumed the position of Vice-President/CMO, where he will be leading the organization’s more than 3400 local employees. Dr. Ross has received numerous awards and recognition. He served as the Internal Medicine Chief Resident. He has twice received the Cleveland Clinic Nightingale Physician Collaboration Award in 2013 and 2016. In 2015, he was the Cleveland Clinic Clinician of the Year. He was acknowledged nationally in 2016 as the Ross University Clinical Instructor of the Year and subsequently delivered the keynote address at Ross University’s White Coat Ceremony in 2018. His dedication to his work led to the Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency Physician of the Year award in 2020. Most recently, he assumed a position on the Board of Directors for the American Heart Association.
