St. Luke’s Health Names New Houston Market President

HOUSTON, TX -- St. Luke’s Health, a member of CommonSpirit Health, is pleased to announce that Michael S. Lawson, MBA has been named Houston Market President, effective December 30, 2024.

In this role Michael will provide administrative leadership and direction for all operations and business entities of St. Luke’s eight hospitals in Greater Houston, including Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, the system’s flagship academic medical institution in the Texas Medical Center.

"I feel privileged to join CommonSpirit Health, a faith-based organization that makes such a positive impact on patients and communities as a whole," said Michael Lawson. "St. Luke's Health has a remarkable legacy in Greater Houston and I look forward to collaborating with the talented teams to strategically advance the power of research, innovation and excellence."

“I am confident that Michael brings the exceptional skills and experience to successfully lead the Houston Market,” said Doug Lawson, PhD, South Region President of CommonSpirit. “Working alongside our academic partner Baylor College of Medicine and all our exceptional physicians, Michael will play a key role in advancing our mission of healing.”

Michael served since 2009 in various capacities at OhioHealth System, most recently as President. OhioHealth is an integrated $7 billion hospital health care delivery system with a health plan and more than 320,000 covered individuals. Before joining OhioHealth Michael spent 24 years with Cleveland Clinic in multiple leadership roles.

Michael earned a Bachelor of Arts at Baldwin College, an MBA at Cleveland State University and completed Harvard Business School’s Executive Leadership Development program. He has published several articles and three books focusing on strategic leadership.

Doug Lawson served as President of St. Luke’s from 2018 until moving into the role of South Region President of CommonSpirit in 2023. Matt Brown, Senior Vice President, Operations/Transformation at CommonSpirit, served as Interim Houston Market President during the recruitment process.