Dr. Susan MacLellan-Tobert

Practice
- Healthcare
A Mayo-trained cardiologist of 28 years, now developing physician leaders.
Dr. MacLellan-Tobert is an executive physician coach, leadership consultant, and educator who helps physicians and healthcare leaders strengthen their leadership effectiveness, navigate complexity, and lead with greater clarity, influence, and purpose.
About Dr.
Today, Sue coaches senior physicians, physician executives, and emerging healthcare leaders, helping them strengthen executive presence, navigate challenging relationships and transitions, think more strategically, and make decisions aligned with organizational priorities and personal values.
Her work also extends to healthcare organizations seeking to build stronger coaching cultures and sustainable internal coaching capabilities. She advises organizations on using coaching to advance physician leadership, engagement, professional development, and meaningful organizational change.
Now retired from clinical medicine, Sue devotes her work to developing physician leaders and advancing the practice of physician coaching. Her approach is grounded in self-awareness, agency, resilience, and values-aligned leadership, helping physicians expand their organizational impact while building meaningful and sustainable professional lives.
Qualifications
- Residency and Fellowship
- Mayo Graduate School of Medical Education
- Fellow, American College of Cardiology
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
- International Coaching Federation
- Master Certified Physician Development Coach
Industries
Healthcare
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