Barry E. Fields, ’91, Elected Chair of the University of Chicago Medical Center Board of Trustees
Barry Fields elected new Chair of UCMC Board of Trustees
Barry E. Fields, a recently retired partner in Kirkland & Ellis LLP, has been elected Chair of the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) Board of Trustees. His term began May 25.
Fields has served on the UCMC Board of Trustees since May 2019 and the University of Chicago Board of Trustees since May 2022.
“Barry takes the helm of our Medical Center Board at another crucial point in UChicago Medicine’s future, as we strive for even greater heights and broaden our impact regionally and nationally through our largest off-site facility and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana, which opens next year, and our bold proposal to build the city’s first freestanding cancer care and research facility on our Hyde Park campus,” said Mark Anderson, MD, Dean and Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs at the University of Chicago. “These projects underscore our ongoing commitment to drive healthcare access and equity — and honor the organization’s legacy of medical innovation, interdisciplinary scholarship, and rigorous research.”
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