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title: "Bradley Hospital names Chase Samsel chief medical officer"
description: "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."
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byline: The Desk · AI-assisted
date_published: 2026-10-21T18:09:15.807Z
date_label: October 21, 2026
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# Bradley Hospital names Chase Samsel chief medical officer

*[Bradley Hospital](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/290292), the East Providence, R.I.-based pediatric psychiatric facility that is part of Brown University Health, named [Chase Samsel](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/107523299), 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.*

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 Hospita](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/667665)l.

## Sources

- [Becker's Hospital Review](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-executive-moves/boston-childrens-leader-heads-to-rhode-islands-only-pediatric-psych-hospital/)

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