Chief of Staff

The chief of staff in a hospital is the primary leader of all divisions and staff, including divisions that have chiefs as well, such as, leadership over chief of surgery, chief of obstetrics, chief of orthopedics, etc. as divisions that each are headed by a leader in that specialty. The chief of staff is inevitably a physician, as opposed to the chief administrator, who is often a non-medical professional.

Known Chiefs of Staff

 * Dr. Charlotte King (Chief of Staff, Attending Urologist at St. Ambrose Hospital)

Notes and Trivia

 * Charlotte is the youngest chiefs of staff in the country.
 * Charlotte has "Chief of Staff" embroidered on her lab coat.
 * Dr. Ellis Grey, in addition to being the chief surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital, is the chief of staff during If/Then.