Prior to joining UTD, Dr. Berrett served as the President of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, a 900-bed hospital and Executive Vice President of Texas Health Resources (THR) network of 24 facilities and over 250 ambulatory centers located throughout North Texas. Previously he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Medical City and Medical City Children’s Hospital, the flagship medical center for the North Texas Division of HCA. He also served as a CEO as part of the SHARP Healthcare system in San Diego, California.
With almost 30 years of both not-for-profit and for-profit executive health care experience, he has navigated some of the most complicated organizational and environmental challenges in health care. In his executive role, his organizations have achieved recognition for exceptional organizational performance and employee engagement. Dr. Berrett has experienced an inspiring level of success through his commitment to teams and organizational culture.
Throughout his career he has served on 17 different board of directors for industry and community organizations and agencies. He brings his professional and educational experience to the University of Texas at Dallas to prepare the next generation of healthcare leaders.