LeTesha “Tesha” Montgomery, RN, FACHE, is vice president of operations and patient access for the Physician Organization of Houston Methodist, where she is responsible for clinic operations, access strategies, referral management and ambulatory clinical quality for the Houston Methodist Primary Care and Specialty Physician Groups, with over 1.3 million patient visits annually. She also is a member of the Houston Methodist Center for Innovation, an interdisciplinary team leading organizational transformation through technology enablement. During the past two years, she was responsible for overseeing the COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

Prior to joining Houston Methodist, Ms. Montgomery served for four years as the vice president/COO of the Memorial Hermann Physician Network and Accountable Care Organization, where she was responsible for one of the largest clinically integrated physician associations consisting of 4,000 members. Ms. Montgomery transitioned to the Houston healthcare market after 11 successful years as an operations leader at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She is board-certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow.