Robert Wenz, RN, MS, FACHE

Assistant Adjunct Professor

Robert Wenz graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing degree and immediately began his clinical career in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit as a bedside RN.  After over ten years of clinical experience working in three of the top ten-rated pediatric cardiac programs in the nation (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital-Stanford and UCSF), he transitioned into a leadership role.

Robert graduated in the first cohort of students in UCSF’s Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership program. After graduating from the MS-HAIL program, he quickly assumed a leadership role in the opening of UCSF’s state-of-the-art Benioff Children’s Hospital at Mission Bay. In 2016, Robert transitioned to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.  Robert’s current role as the Executive Director of the Moore Children’s Heart Center, Pediatric Transplant Center, Pulmonary and CF Center, and Interventional Services integrates healthcare leadership in both operations and strategy,

Robert continues his relationship with the MS HAIL program and teaches in the on-campus sessions for new and graduating students as well as faculty of record for MHA 205 Healthcare Quality, Safety, and Interprofessional Dynamics.