Dr. Susan Schayes

Susan Schayes, M.D. | Chief Transformation Officer (CTO)

Susan Schayes, M.D., MPH, FAAFP, is Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) for ChenMed, a national leader in primary care recognized as a Fortune magazine “Change the World Company”. Dr. Schayes joined the innovative company now operating nearly 100 medical centers in 12 states, nine years ago. An expert in the clinical and business execution of ChenMed’s proven/highly personalized approach to primary care, Dr. Schayes is the only physician included in Women We Admire’s “Top 50 Women Leaders of Georgia for 2022”.

As CTO, Dr. Schayes is accountable for preparing new center leadership teams to transform care with VIP service that delivers best-in-class health outcomes. Plus, Dr. Schayes oversees creation of a winning road map for growing each ChenMed center opening in a new market.

Physician led, ChenMed is a hyper-growth company providing integrated care to Medicare-eligible seniors, many living with multiple and major chronic health conditions. The global risk medical practice, frequently recognized as a great place to work, is presently expanding into South Carolina, North Carolina, and rural Georgia, while also growing rapidly in all current markets.

In June 2022, Newsweek celebrated ChenMed as a “Most Loved Workplace”, reporting on how “employees feel wanted and challenged – and have numerous opportunities for advancement.” One notable example being advanced by Dr. Schayes, is ChenMed’s 2022 launch of the nation’s first Fellowship in Transformative Care (FIT), designed to train physician leaders of the future.

Dr. Susan Schayes formerly was a faculty member for 16 years at Emory University School of Medicine, where she was the Division Chief of Family Medicine, as well as the Residency Program Director for the Emory Family Medicine Residency Program. Prior to joining Emory, Susan worked for the University of Toronto, and was in private practice. As the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians educator of the year in 2012, Susan has been a champion of educating and training medical students, residents, physicians, and other allied healthcare learners for more than two decades in two countries.

She received an M.D. from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, and an M.P.H. in Management from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She did her Family Medicine Residency at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. She is board certified in Family Medicine in both Canada and the United States, and actively practices medicine.