(Providence, RI) -- Care New England is proud to share that Methodius G. Tuuli, MD, MPH, MBA, will serve as the Interim President of Women & Infants Hospital, effective December 26, 2025. Dr. Tuuli will assume this role while we search for a successor for Shannon R. Sullivan, who has accepted a new opportunity as CEO of Connecticut Children’s health system in Hartford, CT.
Dr. Tuuli is a familiar face at Women & Infants. He has served as Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants and Executive Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology for Care New England Health System since 2021.
“Method is an exceptional leader, not just at Women & Infants, but in our community. He consistently demonstrates vision, integrity, and unwavering commitment to our patients and staff,” said Michael Wagner, MD, President and CEO of Care New England. “By appointing him to this role, we know he will continue to guide our hospital into its next chapter of excellence.”
Dr. Tuuli earned his Medical Degree from the University of Ghana Medical School in 2001. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, earning a Master of Public Health degree in 2003 with a concentration in maternal and child health. He completed residency training in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Emory University in 2008 and fellowship training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Washington University in 2011. Dr. Tuuli completed the Business of Medicine Physician MBA program at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 2020. A board-certified Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician, his research is focused on the prediction and prevention of adverse obstetric outcomes. He currently leads four NIH-funded multicenter trials on intravenous versus oral iron for the treatment of anemia in pregnancy in the U.S., the use of a novel intrauterine negative pressure device for the management of postpartum hemorrhage and optimizing glycemic control in overweight and obese patients with gestational diabetes, and testing a chatbot for prenatal genetic counseling. In addition, he leads a Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health grant integrating community-based maternal support services into perinatal care to address care coordination and social determinants of health to promote perinatal health equity. He has over 250 publications in high-impact journals, including the NEJM, JAMA, JAMA Pediatrics, and the Lancet.
In his role as Chief of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital, Dr. Tuuli has been focused on improving quality and eliminating disparities in perinatal outcomes. He also leads the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University as the Chace-Joukowsky Professor and Chair. He was elected to the distinguished National Academy of Medicine in 2023.
“The team here at Women & Infants Hospital is exceptional, and I am honored to step in during this transition. Together, we will continue strengthening the high-quality care our community depends on, while we transition to the next President,” said Dr. Tuuli.
About Women & Infants Hospital
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, a Care New England hospital, is one of the nation’s leading specialty hospitals for women and newborns. A major teaching affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University for obstetrics, gynecology, and newborn pediatrics, as well as a number of specialized programs in women’s medicine, Women & Infants is the ninth largest stand-alone obstetrical service in the country and the largest in New England with approximately 8,700 deliveries per year. Women & Infants is a Designated Baby-Friendly® USA hospital and was recently ranked by Newsweek as one of America's Best Maternity Hospitals in 2024. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ranked 11 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Medical Schools specialty ranking.
Women & Infants has been designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiography; a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology; and a Neonatal Resource Services Center of Excellence. It is one of the largest and most prestigious research facilities in high-risk and normal obstetrics, gynecology, and newborn pediatrics in the nation, and is a member of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network, and Pelvic Floors Disorders Network, as well as the National Cancer Institute’s Gynecologic Oncology Group.