Dr. Leffler began his career at UVM Medical Center as an emergency room physician more than 30 years ago. He has served in various leadership roles including chief medical officer and more recently as chief population health and quality officer for UVM Health. Prior to that, he served as medical director of the Emergency Department for several years. Dr. Leffler also has served as a professor of surgery at the UVM College of Medicine, President of the Medical Staff at UVM Medical Center, President of the Vermont Medical Society and Vizient’s Academic Medical Center CEO Executive Advisory Council.
He received his medical degree from UVM Larner College of Medicine and completed residency training in emergency medicine at the University of New Mexico before joining the University of Vermont faculty in 1993. He also holds a Master's in Health Care Delivery Science from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.