Keynotes and workshops
Practical sessions on physician leadership, collaboration, culture and change, informed by executive experience and a sense of humor.
View speaking topicsPhysician Executive, Speaker & Author
Peter helps healthcare leaders strengthen collaboration and turn strategy into practical action through speaking, workshops, and advisory work.

Selected publications & media
View publications & mediaSpeaking & consulting
Peter brings a physician executive’s experience to the leadership, collaboration, and change work facing healthcare organizations.
Practical sessions on physician leadership, collaboration, culture and change, informed by executive experience and a sense of humor.
View speaking topicsFocused support for leadership development, strategic planning, and physician–administrator collaboration.
Explore consulting“Peter was invaluable, leading a critical strategic planning process. His command of complex issues allowed him to successfully facilitate our meeting, eliciting insightful comments and engaging our members throughout the process. He is a consummate physician leader and professional.”
Books

Forthcoming novel
The perfect city was built on a lie.

Amazon Bestseller
A physician’s comic-informed guide to the people and systems behind modern health care.
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Amazon Bestseller
A lively guide to better conversations, built from history, culture, facts, and riddles.
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About Peter
Peter Valenzuela is a family physician, healthcare executive, speaker and author. His work brings clinical experience and executive perspective to the challenges of leadership, collaboration and change. Through his books and Doc-Related comic, he also uses storytelling and humor to examine the human side of healthcare.
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For organizations
Start a conversation about your audience, objective, and timing. Please do not include patient or confidential organizational information.
Start an inquiryFor readers
Request launch news about A City Without Accidents. Reader-update requests are sent to Peter for manual follow-up.