Tanya Threewitt, MD
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President
Tanya Threewitt, M.D. joined John Muir Medical Group in 2002 and has dedicated 23 years of progressive experience to the Group. She became Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President in May 2026. Her primary role is to lead operational strategy and execution, overseeing all aspects of ambulatory and hospitalist operations, ensuring clinical excellence, financial sustainability, and alignment with the group’s mission to improve community health.
In January of 2023, Dr. Threewitt began serving as Vice President of Ambulatory Health, overseeing operations at 29 primary care practices, managing 175 clinicians and seven direct reports. She was heavily engaged in long-term planning for ambulatory health specialties, ensuring alignment with the health system strategy. She executed initiatives to provide more effective, efficient care that improved patient health while lowering overall healthcare costs. She led organization-wide process improvement initiatives applying Lean Six Sigma methodologies to define problems, streamline workflows, and drive measurable success. She advanced team-based care models by strengthening collaboration between physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, building trust, addressing liability concerns, and expanding NPs/PAs into primary care clinics.
As Executive Medical Director of Ambulatory Operations from (Apr 2017 – Dec 2022), Dr. Threewitt oversaw 35 primary care and five urgent care practices with 11 direct reports. She developed strategic plans for urgent care, pediatrics, family medicine, and internal medicine. She managed budgets to reduce costs and allocated resources for staffing and clinic needs.
From (Jan 2015 to Mar 2017) as Medical Director of Ambulatory Operations and Family Medicine, Dr. Threewitt oversaw 35 primary care clinics, addressing compliance issues, onboarding new hires, and managing call pools and float coverage. She standardized clinical workflows across all sites and developed strategic initiatives to increase patient volumes and support sustainable business growth.
Dr. Threewitt was Associate Medical Director of Family Medicine from (Jan 2014 – Jan 2015) and served as an SME for all family medicine related matters. From (Jan 2008 to Jan 2014) she served as Associate Medical Director of Information Technology and successfully implemented CernerEHR, followed by a transition to Epic EHR, enhancing health record management and clinical interoperability. She served as a strategic advisor to IT teams, providing physician-level insight to optimize usability and workflow integration.
Dr. Threewitt currently sits on the John Muir Health Value Based Care Council and the John Muir Health Strategic Planning and Marketing Committee. From 2013 – 2018 she served as co-chair of the Physician Strategic Council. She sat on the Board of Directors for John Muir Medical Group from 2011 – 2021, serving as Board Vice Chair from 2014 – 2021.
Dr. Threewitt holds Lean Six Sigma Certification (Yellow Belt) from Lean Six Sigma Institute. She completed a Fellowship inHealthcare Leadership, from the California Healthcare Foundation
Born and raised in San Jose, California, Dr. Threewitt received an undergraduate degree in psychology from UC Davis. She graduated from Hahnemann Medical School in Philadelphia and completed her Family Medicine residency through UC Davis in Modesto, California at the Stanislaus County Doctor’s Medical Center.
Dr. Threewitt lives in Clayton, CA with her husband and enjoys travel, live theater and all things Science Fiction/Fantasy.