(Note: this bio was current at the time of website publication. For the most up-to-date biography for this individual, please consult Linkedin.) David Grossman is vice president for social health and equity for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals.
In this role, Dr. Grossman leads Kaiser Permanente’s social health strategy in partnership with the Permanente Medical Groups as well as oversees the organization’s public health advocacy and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He reports directly to Kaiser Permanente’s chair and chief executive officer and is a member of the National Executive Team.
Dr. Grossman leads the organization’s efforts to advance a social health practice that connects members with social services, programs, and resources to alleviate food insecurity, social isolation, and other social needs. He partners with Kaiser Permanente’s executive vice president and chief medical officer on programs that drive equitable health outcomes.
Dr. Grossman received his undergraduate education in chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and medical degree at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. A board-certified pediatrician, he completed his residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the University of Washington in Seattle.a