The Emory Clinic Operations
Joseph Dee
Vice President, Operations, Physician Division, Emory Healthcare
Joseph Dee serves as Vice President of Operations for the Physician Division of Emory Healthcare, where he is responsible for the overall operational performance, planning, day-to-day facility operations of the division's ambulatory enterprise. In this role, he partners with physician and administrative leaders to advance Emory Healthcare's strategic priorities, drive performance improvement initiatives, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care across the organization's outpatient network.
Over the course of his 20-year career at Emory, Dee has held progressive leadership positions and developed extensive expertise in healthcare operations, strategic planning, and facilities management. He provides strategic oversight and operational leadership for more than 3.5 million square feet of space across over 240 ambulatory clinical and administrative locations throughout Georgia. His responsibilities include facility operations, real estate management, lease administration, construction and renovation projects, safety and security, environmental sustainability, emergency response, and regulatory compliance.
As Vice President of Operations, Dee plays a key role in both short- and long-term strategic planning for the Physician Division. He supports the achievement of organizational quality, service, financial, and performance goals by aligning operational strategies with Emory Healthcare's broader mission and system priorities.
Prior to his current role, Dee served as Vice President for Internal Medicine with Emory Healthcare and as Clinical Executive Administrator for the Department of Medicine at Emory University. In those roles, he provided leadership for medical departments, supporting clinical operations, research, education, and faculty practice initiatives.
A lifelong member of the Emory community, Dee earned his bachelor's degree from Emory College in 2003 and his Master of Public Health from the Emory Rollins School of Public Health in 2005.