Kelly Leggett, MD, MHA

Vice President, Acute Care Progression and Capacity Management

Kelly Leggett, MD, leads Cone Health Patient Care Command. In that role she is responsible for making sure patients get the right care without delay while in the hospital and move safely to the next phase, whether recovering at home or at a rehabilitation facility. Dr. Leggett also works to make certain patients receive the right level of care and that there are enough open beds to care for people coming into the hospital no matter what level of care they need. 

Dr. Leggett is a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist with the Center for Women's Health Care (i.e. faculty practice) at Cone Health. She previously led the faculty for a decade as the medical director.

Dr. Leggett is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She later served as chief resident of the obstetrics and gynecology residency program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Leggett holds a master’s degree in health administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a graduate of the Health Management Academy in Washington D.C.

Dr. Leggett is the secretary for the board of directors of Cone Health Foundation. She is also the medical director of Guilford Community Care Network. Dr. Leggett leads Brownie Troop #02486.