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Allan Pickens, MD, has been appointed professor and chair of the department of thoracic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.

Jessica McHugh, MD, has been named chief medical officer of MultiCare Rockwood Clinic based in Spokane, Wash.

Charles Geller, MD, will join the team and serve as chair of cardiothoracic surgery for Brown Mills, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center. 

Abdulla Al-Khan, MD, has been honored with the First Degree of the National Golden Medal as an achiever by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain in a ceremony Dec. 16 at Al Sakheer…

Stephen Kahane, MD, has joined the board of directors of Suki, a technology company developing AI-powered voice healthcare solutions.

Dr. Hitesh Patel has joined the executive board of Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, a private oncology practice with almost 100 practices in its network, effective Jan. 27.

Thomas Cavalieri, DO, has been selected to serve as the inaugural senior vice provost of the Virtua Health College of Medicine and Life Sciences at Rowan University in Stratford, N.J.

Jerilyn Morrissey, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of CorroHealth, a medical consulting and analytics company. 

Richard Lazzaro, MD, has been tapped as chief of thoracic surgery for the New Jersey-based RWJBarnabas Health Southern Region.

Megan Ranney, MD, has been named dean of the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Conn.