CHOP Names Joseph Mitchell CEO, Succeeding 11-Year Chief Madeline Bell
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Philadelphia – October 01, 2026 -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has officially installed Joseph Mitchell, MD, as President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Madeline Bell after her nearly four-decade tenure and 11 years as CEO.
Mitchell completes an 18-month transition after joining CHOP as President in April 2025
Mitchell spent the past year and a half working alongside CHOP leadership, clinicians, researchers and community partners ahead of taking full control of the nation's first children's hospital, an institution founded more than 170 years ago.