Up Close With Dr. Edward Murphy
by Norma Lugar | Photography by Douglas Miller
From January/February 2008 Issue

In today’s medical arena, Ed Murphy is a superstar, ranked fourth among the country’s 50 Most Powerful Physicians and 23rd among President Bush, Hillary Clinton and Ted Kennedy as the Most Powerful 100 People in Heathcare. Not bad. Especially for a man whose college aspiration began in a whole different direction.

Just who is Ed Murphy?
Certainly the high-profile president/CEO of Carilion Clinic. But beyond that?

Take a look. What you’ll find is talented, dynamic Joe Work. Up at 5:15, at the office by 7:15, putting in 60 to 65 hours a week plus board meetings three nights a week. On a treadmill after dinner. In bed by 10 so he can get up and do it all over again the next day.

Family? Yes, there’s Arlene, his wife of 23 years, and the couple’s two daughters, Sarah and Emily.

Hobbies? He likes cooking, raft floating, hanging out at the lake and time with the family. He’s a history buff and used to run and play the guitar, though not now.

But this genuine success story – Murphy ranks Number Four among Modern Physician Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Physicians, one step ahead of the world-famous Mayo Clinic’s Denis Cortese, and 23rd among Modern Healthcare’s Most Powerful 100 People in Health Care and is relentlessly dedicated to one thing: the success of the clinic model at Carilion.

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