Author: Paige Haeffele

New York City-based Mount Sinai's Arnhold Institute for Global Health was given $8 million to address global health issues.

Richard Makowiec, MD, will take over as chief surgical officer of Synergy Health Partners, a hospital staffing and management company. 

Although the role of physician was ranked the 13th best job for 2023, 53 percent of providers said they are burned out and 23 reported experiencing depression, according to a survey published Jan. 27 by Medscape.

Sandra Aung, PhD, has been named the executive vice president and head of clinical development of Ambrx Biopharma, a pharmaceutical engineering company. 

Dallas-based Steward Health appointed Marisela Marrero, MD, its inaugural senior vice president for health care equity and diversity, equity and inclusion. The system also named Paul Smith president of its flagship hospital in Boston.

Humana selected Sanjay Shetty, MD, to lead its senior-focused primary care company and promoted George Renaudin from vice president to president of the group's Medicare and Medicaid department. 

Providers who strive to be "system citizens" will stand out as the healthcare field evolves, according to the American Medical Association. 

Here are 28 physicians who stepped into chief medical officer roles in January, as reported by Becker's:

Sixty-three percent of physicians reported being burned out for 13 months or more, according to a survey published Jan. 27 by Medscape.

Here are 13 newly appointed presidents and CEOs reported by Becker's since Jan. 3: