(Colorado Springs, CO. November 3, 2026) – Vanguard Skin Specialists, a leading dermatology and plastic surgery practice in Southern Colorado, has appointed Kevin Hoffmann as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Hoffmann has served as Vanguard’s Chief Operating Officer since November 2025, overseeing day-to-day operations and working closely with physicians and team members to strengthen the practice. As CEO, he will lead Vanguard into its next chapter of growth while preserving its commitment to exceptional patient care, its mission-driven culture, and the communities it serves.
Hoffmann brings more than a decade of healthcare strategy, operations, and leadership experience from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a leading global management consulting firm. At BCG, he led multidisciplinary teams and partnered with healthcare executives, physicians, and clinical leaders to address complex strategic and operational challenges, including improving access to care, strengthening clinical operations, developing growth strategies, and building more effective healthcare organizations. His work spanned hospitals and health systems, physician organizations, and healthcare services companies.
An economist with an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Hoffmann comes from a family of physicians and nurses and views healthcare as a calling. He has called Colorado home since 2021.
“It is a tremendous privilege to be entrusted with leading Vanguard into its next chapter,” said Hoffmann. “For more than 17 years, Vanguard has built something special in Southern Colorado: a specialty medical practice grounded in exceptional patient care, a remarkable culture, and a mission to make a positive impact on our patients, our community, and our world. Trust is the only currency in medicine, and earning that trust means putting patients first. My responsibility is to steward that mission, serve our medical providers and team members, and help remove barriers so they can do what they do best: take exceptional care of patients. As we grow and expand access to care, we will remain grounded in the values and patient-first approach that have defined Vanguard from the beginning.”
The appointment marks the next chapter in Vanguard’s leadership as co-founder Leisle Chung transitions out of her role as CEO. Since founding Vanguard with Dr. Vinh Chung in 2009, Leisle has helped build the organization from a single practice into the largest dermatology and plastic surgery practice in Southern Colorado, with 10 locations. Vanguard will remain independent and physician-led, with founding physician Dr. Chung, continuing to serve as its physician leader.
“At Vanguard, we are on a mission to save lives and bring hope. We go where others don’t go to diagnose and treat skin cancer, and we support charity projects locally and around the world,” said Dr. Chung. “Kevin understands who we are, and I’m grateful to partner with him to lead Vanguard into its next chapter.
