"One way to state what we do is to say that PHMI is focused on institution-building. For us this means not only hospitals and schools but also the people that work in them."
Dr. Jeon provides the overall leadership and strategic direction of Partners Harvard Medical International and its programs. He interfaces with PHMI's Board of Directors, which is comprised of representatives of both Partners HealthCare and Harvard University. He also works closely with the senior leadership of Harvard Medical School to align PHMI's programmatic activities with the School's educational mission. Dr. Jeon also participates in the development of and implementation of PHMI programs focused on developing new medical facilities and recruiting highly qualified clinical leaders and hospital managers.
Dr. Jeon brings to his position more than two decades of senior administrative and clinical experience, including significant experience in planning, designing, and managing academic medical centers in the United States and abroad. Prior to joining Harvard Medical International in 1996, he served in a number of leadership positions at Harvard Medical School-affiliated institutions. He was Chief of Hospital Services and Operations, Vice President of Surgical Services, and Director of the Operating Rooms at Brigham & Women's Hospital. He also held the positions of Director of Ambulatory Surgical Services at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Director of Ambulatory Surgery at the Boston Children's Hospital. He is currently on the Faculty of Harvard Medical School in the Department of Anesthesiology, and is certified in Anesthesia by the American Board of Anesthesia.
Dr. Jeon received his medical degree from the University of Vermont Medical School, and later earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. His postgraduate training in pediatrics and anesthesia was conducted at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. He received his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.