Michael L. Main, MD

Dr. Michael Main serves as Chief Executive Officer of Saint Luke’s Physician Group and as Chief Clinical Officer for BJC Health System (West Region). He is a practicing cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, with clinical interests including valvular heart disease and echocardiography. A professor of medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, he is the author or co-author of more than 100 peer reviewed publications in medical journals.

In addition to his medical training, he completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA), a Master of Science (MS) in Healthcare Leadership and Management, and graduate certification in Health Informatics Leadership, all at the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. He formerly served as medical director of the echocardiography laboratory at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, as chair of the Saint Luke’s Physician Group Cardiovascular Division, and as Co-Executive Medical Director of Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute.

Dr. Main is an active member of multiple professional societies including the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) with previous service including the ASE Board of Directors, chair of the Scientific Sessions Planning Committee, chair of the Advocacy Committee, and member of the editorial board of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. He served for ten years as the ASE advisor to the American Medical Association (AMA) Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) and as the ASE advisor to the AMA Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel. He has also served on the American College of Cardiology Board of Governors, the International Contrast Ultrasound Society Board of Directors, and the American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Board Cardiovascular Disease Exam Committee.