Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs
CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System
B.A., Spelman College
M.D., Duke University
MSHP, University of Pennsylvania
Spelman College Board of Trustees: Elected in 2017
City of Residence: Texarkana, TX
Loren Robinson, M.D., continues a tradition of service, currently as Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System, in Texarkana, Texas where she is responsible for the hospital’s quality and safety efforts, as well as physician recruitment. During the COVID-19 pandemic response, Dr. Robinson served as the Physician lead and Medical Technical-Specialist lead for the Hospital’s Incident Command Structure. Under Dr. Robinson’s leadership, the hospital’s quality accomplishments include improvement in the hospital’s Leapfrog Score from ‘B’ to ‘A’, multiple successful Joint Commission survey visits, and achievement of Excellence standing in the CHRISTUS Health Hospital Harm Index. She is currently serving as lead and Executive Sponsor for the EPIC Go-Live EMR transition, planned for July 1, 2023.
In 2016, Dr. Robinson was named to the National Minority Quality Forum’s 40 under 40 Leaders in Minority Health, received the National Medical Association’s Rising Star Award and was elected to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. She was also selected for LinkedIn’s “Next Wave: Game Changers 35 years old and younger in Healthcare.” In January 2017, she was featured in Essence Magazine as a “Top Doc” to watch. Dr. Robinson has received more than 30 awards, including the 2013 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, University of North Carolina chapter; the UNC School of Medicine Henry C. Fordham Teaching Award; the National Med-Peds Resident Association Howard Kubiner Award; and the 2012 National Medical Association’s Top 40 Under 40 award. She received a Doctor of Medicine from Duke University School of Medicine, a Master of Science in Health Policy Research from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Arts in French from Spelman College.
A proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Dr. Robinson is also a member of several professional organizations, including the National Medical Association, the College of the Physicians of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the National Physicians Alliance. She was recently inducted into the Texarkana Twin Cities Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc where she hopes to mentor and guide children and young adults in the Texarkana area about the boundless doors that education can open. Dr. Robinson is married to Dr. Ermias Abebe, also an alumnus of DukeMed, and they have 2 sons, Addis and Adane.
I seek to advance the mission of the College and to support the health, safety and wellness – academic and physical – of each Spelman student. My decision to attend Spelman remains the best decision that I have ever made. The enduring friendships, education, and commitment to serve I obtained at Spelman gave me the tools to excel in every facet of life and the motivation to give back to a community that has given me so much. I can think of no greater honor than serving Spelman College, her students, faculty, staff, and alumnae as a member of the Board. It is my pleasure to assist in providing both an alumna perspective and also input on public health, health policy, and leadership issues as they relate to Board and College goals.
