Curtis B. Pickert, M.D.

Curtis B. Pickert, M.D., has served as our Chief Operating Officer since February 2023. He joined the Company in 2009 and was appointed Executive Vice President, Clinical Services Division in 2021, overseeing Pediatrix Clinical Research, Education, Quality and Safety (CREQS), medical affairs, clinical systems, medical professional liability, the advanced practice program and medical administrative services. In 2022, his leadership role was expanded with the promotion to Chief Physician Executive, where he serves as chair of the Company’s Physician Executive Council. The council helps ensure physician leadership representation across all specialty areas. In 2023, his role was expanded again to include leading our corporate operations in addition to clinical services. Previously, Dr. Pickert served as President, Clinical Services Division, from January 2017 to 2022, as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer, Western Division, from July 2015 to December 2016, and as Regional Vice President, Midwest Region, from January 2014 to June 2015 for the Company’s Pediatrix Division. From 2009 to 2013, Dr. Pickert was the Director of Hospital-Based Pediatric Services for the Company’s Pediatrix Division and served as Chief of Medical Services and the Medical Director of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Cottage Children’s Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Pickert attended medical school and completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Kansas. He received fellowship training in pediatric hematology/ oncology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, after which he completed a fellowship program in pediatric critical care medicine at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. He is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine.