Dr. Zacharias was named Chief Medical Officer in 2024 and oversees COPIC’s Patient Safety and Risk Management department. He joined COPIC in 2015, and previously served as Director of Medical Education. Prior to COPIC, Dr. Zacharias held key leadership roles, including Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Director of Patient Safety at Boulder Medical Center, Board Chair of Boulder Valley Care Network Clinically Integrated Network and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has led patient safety and risk management efforts for over 20 years for several organizations, including large, multi-specialty groups, a state-wide consortium of medical groups, and community health systems. Dr. Zacharias is board-certified, earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and completed his internal medicine residency at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He is also the author of The Mediterranean Diet: A Clinician’s Guide for Patient Care and the host of COPIC’s podcast, Within Normal Limits.