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Lily Jung Henson, MD, MMM, FAAN, is the chief executive officer of the Piedmont Augusta Hub in Augusta, GA. Prior to that, she served three years as the CEO of Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge, GA. Other roles include chief medical officer at Piedmont Henry, chief of neurology of Piedmont Healthcare based out of Atlanta, GA, vice president of medical affairs of Swedish Ballard Hospital in Seattle, WA, and inaugural chief of staff of Swedish Issaquah Hospital in Issaquah, WA.

Henson has been a neurologist with 30 years of practice with a focus on multiple sclerosis and a principal investigator in many clinical trials involving MS disease-modifying therapies. She was an associate professor of neurology at the University of Washington Medical School.

Henson attended the Honors Program in Medical ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú at Northwestern University in Chicago, where she obtained her BS and MD degrees. She completed her neurology training at the University of Washington in Seattle. She went on to get a certificate of medical management and a Master of Medical Management through Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She is a 2016 ACHE Thomas Dolan Executive Diversity Scholar. She is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a past regent-at-large of District 2.

Henson serves on the board of directors of the AAN, and was previously chair of the BrainPAC and the advocacy editor of the AAN’s website. She also serves on the boards of ACHE of GA, CSRA chapter of the American Heart Association, Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce, Augusta Symphony, Augusta Tech Foundation, Georgia Board of Healthcare Workforce, and Goodwill of Augusta. She has also served on the board of directors of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.