Lisa Belisle is a physician leadership speaker whose primary audience is physicians and health system leaders. She has led health systems through virtual care transformation and organizational change as an Associate Chief Medical Officer, holds a PhD in Leadership Studies, and brings hands-on experience building AI tools that few physician leaders share. Her talks pair operational credibility with the ear of a clinician, the pace of a broadcaster, and the attention of a writer.

Lisa Belisle on stage at a national medical conference

Lisa Belisle, MD, PhD, MPH, MBA, is a physician executive board-certified in Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine, with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Health Care Administration, Leadership and Management. She has led health systems through virtual care transformation, workforce redesign, and organizational change as an Associate Chief Medical Officer. Her doctoral research on leading through change in healthcare delivery settings has been published in the Healthcare Administration Leadership & Management Journal, and her leadership programs for women in medicine have earned CME accreditation through the Maine Medical Education Trust. Based on the coast of Maine, she works nationally as a physician leadership speaker, coach, and consultant, and hosts Radio Maine.

Signature
Leading Through Change
What actually holds when health systems change, drawn from executive practice and a doctoral study of senior healthcare leaders.
Emerging & undercrowded
Leading Through AI
The organizational and human work of moving AI from pilots to practice, from a physician leader who builds the tools, not only studies them.
A distinct lane
Women in Medicine & Leadership
Confidence, boundaries, and identity in the move from clinician to leader. The basis of a CME-accredited program.
The through-line
The Integrated Physician
Medicine, leadership, and the creative life as one identity rather than competing selves, and why integration is a leadership asset.

Related conversations on creativity and medicine, physician wellbeing, and the craft of conversation grow from the same root. Talks are tailored to your audience.

A recent reflection that begins at the bedside and moves into leadership. It gives a sense of her voice and how she thinks on her feet.

AAFP FMX, 2024
American Academy of Family Physicians
Leading into the Future: Ready or Not, Here We Go!
AAPL Vanguard, 2023
American Association for Physician Leadership
Generative AI in Healthcare: Key Issues, Challenges, and Potential Use.
Hanley Center, 2023
Women in Health Leadership Seminar Series
Empathetic Leadership and the Value of Vulnerability.
DocExecutive, 2024–2025
Leadership Building for Women in Medicine
A five-part, CME-accredited leadership series for women physicians.
Radio Maine Live Series
Portland Art Gallery, Portland, Maine
Live panel conversations on creativity, community, and the human spirit.
Artful Escapes Series
Portland Art Gallery, Portland, Maine
Conversations on intentional travel, place, and the art of paying attention.

Keynote (45 to 60 minutes). Fireside conversation or moderated Q&A. Half-day or full-day workshop. Multi-day retreat in the Artful Escapes format. Panel moderation. Podcast guesting.

To explore whether Lisa is a fit for your program, send a short note with the nature of the event, your audience, your timeline, and any relevant context. Engagements are scoped individually. A response typically comes within a week.