Dr. Ethan Berke
Chief Medical Officer
Ethan Berke, MD, MPH, is chief medical officer and senior vice president of integrated care at Teladoc Health. He leads the company's integrated care practice, home to the largest nationwide network of virtual care providers.
A physician innovator with deep expertise in population health, Dr. Berke has dedicated his career to transforming health systems, with a focus on delivering the highest quality care at the lowest cost.
Named one of Modern Healthcare's 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives in 2026, Dr. Berke is a sought-after expert for government agencies, regulatory bodies and media on population health, clinical innovation and the future of virtual care.
Prior to joining Teladoc Health, Dr. Berke served in several executive leadership roles of progressive responsibility at UnitedHealth Group, including most recently as chief public health officer and senior vice president of Optum Health, where he led the company’s Enterprise Integration and Innovation team. While at UnitedHealth Group, he also served as chief medical officer for the company’s Global Research and Development group, chief medical officer of population health solutions, and vice president of clinical innovation for Optum. Earlier, he was a professor at Dartmouth College researching the role of the built environment in health, educating students, leading the Dartmouth-Hitchcock primary care service line, and practicing as a primary care clinician.
A board-certified family physician and epidemiologist, he completed his residency in Family Medicine and a public health research fellowship at the University of Washington. He holds a B.S. in statistics from the University of Vermont, an M.P.H. in Epidemiology from the University of Washington, and an M.D. from Albany Medical College.
In addition to his leadership role at Teladoc Health, Dr. Berke continues his public service work as a medical officer on the Great Lakes-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team as part of the U.S. Health and Human Services National Disaster Medical System (NDMS).
