Author: Staff

The West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute in Morgantown is participating in a study on Endotronix's Cordella Pulmonary Artery Pressure Sensor System as part of the a pivotal trial sponsored by Endotronix.

Virgin Pulse, a digital health and wellbeing company, has selected Jeffrey Jacques, MD, to serve as its next chief medical officer, the company announced in a Jan. 9 release.

Zamaneh Mikhak, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company TFF Pharmaceuticals. 

Jeffrey Tauth, MD, a cardiologist practicing in Hot Springs, Ark., has settled in a Medicare fraud case, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported Jan. 6. 

Parker Health has selected Philip McDonald, MD, as its first chief medical officer.

Remix Therapeutics has appointed Christopher Bowden, MD, as chief medical officer.

John Jefferies, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Nuwellis, a Minnesota-based medical technology company focusing on fluid management solutions.

Deborah Edberg, MD, has been appointed the first chief wellness officer of Chicago-based Oak Street Health, a network of primary care centers for adults on Medicare.

MagMutual Insurance Company, the largest insurer of physicians in the U.S., has acquired MDAdvantage, a medical professional liability insurance company, Insurance Business America reported Jan. 5. 

Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health has joined Creighton University's School of Medicine, also in Omaha, to create two new residency programs to aid in urban and rural medical settings, the News Press reported Jan. 5.