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Bradley Hospital names Chase Samsel chief medical officer

Bradley Hospital, the East Providence, R.I.-based pediatric psychiatric facility that is part of Brown University Health, named Chase Samsel, MD, vice president and chief medical officer, according to an Oct. 19 system news release. The hospital is described as Rhode Island's only pediatric psychiatric hospital.

By The Desk - Jordan Leahy·October 21, 2026
Bradley Hospital names Chase Samsel chief medical officer

Samsel, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, will lead the hospital's clinical programs and work to advance its mission of evidence-based pediatric behavioral healthcare, the release said. He will also hold a clinical assistant professor appointment in psychiatry and human behavior at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Most recently, Samsel was medical director of the psychiatry consultation service and associate training director for the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship and triple board residency programs at Boston Children's Hospital.

Leadership Context
Org
Bradley Hospital, part of Lifespan (5 hospitals)
GPO
Vizient
Medicare
National Government Services, Inc. (MAC)
Status
70 beds
Buying bench
  • Andrew ChomosChief Operating Officer/ Executive Vice President
  • Anne Morton-SmithChief Development Officer
  • Chase Samselvice president and chief medical officer; will lead clinical programs
  • Paul AdlerGeneral Counsel/ Executive Vice President