Physician Executive, Speaker & Author

Develop stronger physician leaders. Lead change with greater trust.

Peter helps healthcare leaders strengthen collaboration and turn strategy into practical action through speaking, workshops, and advisory work.

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New fiction · Mystery thriller · Coming soon

A City Without Accidents

The perfect city was built on a lie.

In an alternate 1973 Florida, a researcher’s death draws historian Elias Thorne and cryptographer Sarah Lin into the secrets of Meridian, a privately governed city designed to eliminate disorder. The deeper they investigate, the more they discover about the system shaping its residents’ choices.

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Selected publications & media

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Speaking & consulting

Practical help for healthcare leaders

Peter brings a physician executive’s experience to the leadership, collaboration, and change work facing healthcare organizations.

Physician–Administrator Dyad Alignment Lab

A six-week facilitated program that helps physician and administrative leaders establish shared priorities, clarify who decides what, and leave with a 90-day action cadence.

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The Decision-Ready Medical Group

A keynote for leaders who need to turn recurring debate into clear decision rights, ownership, and forward movement.

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“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.”

Tom Banning

CEO · Texas Academy of Family Physicians

Books

Published books

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Amazon Bestseller

Doc-Related

Healthcare comics, stories, and insights that expose the frustrations of modern medicine and explore how to improve it.

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Amazon Bestseller

Masterful Mingling

A guide to better conversations, drawing on history, culture, trivia, riddles, and ways to navigate small talk.

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The Smart Investor’s Guide to Investing in a Volatile Market

A guide to market uncertainty with investment examples, diversification models, checklists, and the discipline to stay calm when markets move.

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Dr. Peter Valenzuela

About Peter

A physician who understands the work of leadership

Peter is a family physician and current physician enterprise president with more than 20 years of leadership across integrated health systems and multispecialty medical groups. Through his books and Doc-Related comic, he also uses storytelling and humor to examine the human side of healthcare.

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Speaking and consulting

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Novel news and early updates

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