Author: Staff

Scholar Rock, a clinical-stage biopharma company focused on the treatment of diseases in which protein growth plays a large role, has named Jing Marantz, MD, PhD, as chief medical officer.

Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has named Joe Garcia, MD, associate vice president for research at UF Health and the inaugural Herbert A. Wertheim Professor of Inflammation Science.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a $1 million, six-month grant to Jay Varma, MD, to study how countries around the world monitored and responded to COVID-19. 

Harvard MedTech, a neurological-focused digital health company, has appointed Stephen Fisher, MD, to its medical advisory board. 

Elucid, a medtech imaging company using artificial intelligence to diagnose cardiovascular disease, has appointed Michael Lesh, MD, to its board.

Healthcare consulting firm Dune View Strategies named Anthony Coletta, MD, as a partner.

Daniel Canchola, MD, pleaded guilty for his role in a $54 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Justice Department said Oct. 25.

Atlanta-based Emory University is naming Ravi Thadhani, MD, as its executive vice president for health affairs.

Tampa, Fla.-based Women's Care, a national women's healthcare organization, has named Tushar Ramani, MD, its CEO.

Nimbus Therapeutics, a clinical-stage company specializing in developing breakthrough medicine, has named Dr. Nathalie Franchimont, PhD, as chief medical officer.