Dr. Dovid Friedman, MD, has served as Chief Executive Officer of CHEMED since 2007, bringing more than three decades of clinical, administrative, and executive healthcare leadership shaped by work across four continents. Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, Dr. Friedman began his medical career in underserved public hospitals during the final years of apartheid, an experience that helped shape his deep commitment to health equity, culturally competent care, and accessible community-based medicine.
His international experience includes senior medical and administrative leadership in Israel as a Regional Chief Physician and Chief Medical Administrator, as well as medical practice experience in the United Kingdom. After relocating to the United States in 2005, Dr. Friedman served in a Physician Executive role with Henry Schein’s MicroMD division, supporting health centers nationwide with clinical workflow improvement and effective EHR implementation.
Dr. Friedman is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, serves on the Board of the New Jersey Primary Care Association, and was appointed to the Sherrill-Caldwell transition team’s Interdisciplinary Advisory Task Force.
