Rajan Wadhawan, MD MMM

Rajan Wadhawan, MD, MMM, is the Senior Executive Officer and Chief Clinical Officer for AdventHealth’s West Florida region. In this role, Dr. Wadhawan works to move our clinical agenda forward through improved clinical outcomes, evidence and consensus-based medicine and innovation.

Most recently, Dr. Wadhawan, who is board-certified in pediatrics and neonatal perinatal medicine, served as the senior executive officer for AdventHealth for Children and AdventHealth for Women, responsible for a care network that includes more than 375 physicians and specialists practicing more than 35 subspecialties, community specialty clinics, pediatric rehabilitation, pediatric emergency rooms and Centra Care Kids Urgent Care. The network delivers more than 17,000 babies annually.

Under Dr. Wadhawan’s leadership, AdventHealth for Children has become one of the nation’s best and safest children’s hospitals, ranked as a Top Children’s Hospital by the Leapfrog Group, a three-time gold standard Magnet designated hospital by the ANCC and recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a national leader in newborn care.

In 2022, Dr. Wadhawan was appointed by the Florida Speaker of the House of Representatives to serve as one of the inaugural council members the state of Florida’s Rare Disease Advisory Council (RDAC), which works to improve health outcomes for those living with rare diseases. Council members make recommendations to state leaders on critical issues, including the need for increased awareness, diagnostic tools and access to affordable treatments and cures. He held this appointment through September 2025.

Dr. Wadhawan attended medical school and residency at Government Medical College in Amritsar, India. He completed his fellowship at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. He also earned a master’s degree in medical management from Carnegie Mellon University and is board-certified in medical management by the Certifying Commission for Medical Management as a Certified Physician Executive (CPE).

Dr. Wadhawan and his wife, Dr. Pawini Khanna, have an adult daughter and recently, they were blessed with their first granddaughter. In his spare time, Dr. Wadhawan enjoys spending time with family, cycling and playing golf.