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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock has named Michelle Krause, MD, chief executive officer for UAMS Medical Center and senior vice chancellor for UAMS Health and Dr. Ahmed Abuabdou as chief clinical officer for UAMS Medical…

Thuy-Anh Melvin, MD, has been named physician-in-chief for Kaiser Permanente's Northern Virginia service area, Inside Nova reported Jan. 13.

Lucio Gordon, MD, has been named president and managing physician of the Fort Myers-based Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, effective Jan. 16. Dr. Gordon previously served in these roles from 2018 to 2021. 

The Southern Surgical Association has selected Kenneth Sharp, MD, as its new president, the VUMC Reporter reported Jan. 12. 

Here are nine physicians stepping into leadership roles outside of the C-suite Becker's has reported on since Jan. 3:

Benjamin Mizell, MD, has been named chief of anesthesia at Mass Eye and Ear, part of Mass General Brigham in Boston.

The CDC has appointed Nirav Shah, MD, as principal deputy director. He will become second in leadership under CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, in March.

Debra Bogen, MD, has been nominated as Pennsylvania's secretary of health by Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Jan. 12.

Mark Edney, MD, has been selected as the next public policy chair by the American Urological Association. He will begin serving as chair-elect June 1 and start his official four-year term June 1, 2024.

New Mexico-based Presbyterian Health Services plans to outsource its physician recruitment for its Santa Fe location to Sound Physicians, a private equity-backed staffing firm, the Albuquerque Journal reported Jan. 11.