Kia Parsi, MD

Biography

Dr. Kia Parsi is currently the Executive Director of the A&M Rural and Community Health Institute which serves in a consultative role with hospitals and communities across the state of Texas to facilitate best practices in patient safety, enhanced quality of care, hospital and clinic operations, and physician excellence. He earned his doctor of medicine degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from the University of Texas at Austin.

Prior to coming to the Institute, Dr. Parsi served as Chief Medical Officer for St. Joseph Health, an integrated health care system that is part of CommonSpirit Health. The St. Joseph Market includes three critical access hospitals, two acute care hospitals, two nursing homes (one in a rural site), and over 30 ambulatory clinics, with a medical group of over 160 physicians working in both rural and suburban environments.

Dr. Parsi has over 25 years of experience in the rural setting including a full clinical practice of outpatient, inpatient, post-acute, and hospice care. In his administrative roles as both a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Parsi has led multiple new successful partnerships between rural communities and larger health care systems. Due to his breadth of experience, Dr. Parsi has the unique perspective of being involved as an administrator representing a rural health care institution as well as being part of a larger health care organization.

Dr. Parsi is also an Associate Professor and Executive Director for Rural Medicine at the Texas A&M School of Medicine.