Benson Hsu

Benson Hsu is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine and a pediatric critical care physician at Avera Children’s Hospital in South Dakota. Benson is a nationally recognized academic clinician and health services researcher who authored numerous national practice guidelines for pediatric critical care and inpatient pediatric care with over 75 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts. He serves as the Chair of the Section on Critical Care at the American Academy of Pediatrics and as a member of the Committee on Advocacy & Public Policy at AcademyHealth. Benson is a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company, having previously led the data analytics infrastructure and developed strategies for population health transformations for a $6+ billion integrated rural healthcare system. He also serves as the President of Aequitas Health and the Chief Scientific Officer of the Preparedness Treatment and Equity Coalition (PTEC), both nonprofits dedicated to addressing gaps in health equity. Benson received his undergraduate degree in economics from Princeton University and an MBA from Duke University Fuqua School of Business, graduating with highest honors as a Fuqua Scholar. He earned his MD from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and completed Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Benson is a TEDx speaker, a member of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), a Bush Foundation Fellow, an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow, a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and a 2023 recipient of the McNulty Foundation Catalyst Fund Prize.