Dr. Nesbit has over 35 years experience as a board certified family physician with half of those years focusing on physician executive roles.  His clinical experience ranges from a rural solo family practice in West Texas, including OB, emergency medicine, to ownership of multiple extended-hour clinics in Southeast Texas.  In his physician executive roles he has had senior management responsibilities for quality, medical management, credentialing, physician recruitment, service line operations, provider contracting/relations and population health plan operations.  For the last 18 years, Dr. Nesbit has held chief medical officer roles in both health plans and hospitals, which includes his present role as Chief Medical Officer, HCA Gulf Coast Division, based in Houston, TX.  HCA GCD is the largest division in the HCA family of hospitals which includes some 18 facilities.

Training and experience in public speaking, media communications, GE Change Acceleration Process, Program Management, Lean Six Sigma methodology, Dale Carnegie, leadership development, conflict resolution, disruptive physician behavior, physician communications and medical staff affairs.