111 chief medical officer appointments | 2023

Here are 111 chief medical appointments that Becker's has reported on in 2023:

1. St. Mary's Health Care System, an Athens, Ga.-based member of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, appointed Eric Schuck, MD, its chief medical officer.
2. Joshua Rehmann, DO, was named chief medical officer of West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health.
3. Chris Spoja, DO, was named chief medical officer of Bozeman (Mont.) Health.
4. Nikole Benders-Hadi, MD, was named chief medical officer of virtual behavioral health provider Talkspace. 
5. Jonathan Clarke, MD, was named chief medical officer for Medical City Plano and Medical City Frisco, both in Texas. 
6. David Rice, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of the acute care division at King of Prussia, Pa.-based United Health Services.
7. Connie Hwang, MD, joined personalized healthcare company Accolade as its chief medical officer.
8. Melissa Kizilos, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Blue Cross of Idaho. 
9. Lara Johnson, MD, was appointed by Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant Health as the chief medical officer of its Lubbock service area.
10. Hyoseong Nuna Kim, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Charles B. Wang Community Health Center in New York City.
11. Hyong Kim, MD, returned as chief medical officer of Orange, Calif.-based Alignment Health. Dr. Kim previously served as chief medical officer from 2013 to 2018.
12. Jennifer Cohen, MD, was named chief medical officer for the Connecticut Institute for Communities, a Danbury-based organization that provides communities with health, education and housing services. 
13. Nandita Gupta, MD, was named chief medical officer of Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth's St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash.
14. Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock appointed Karen Farst, MD, chief medical officer.
15. William Brien, MD, was named chief medical officer of Desert Care Network, a group of hospitals and outpatient clinics operated by Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare in California. 
16. Shawn Dufford, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Gulfport, Miss.-based Memorial Health System.
17. Charlie Abraham, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, Calif. The hospital is part of San Francisco-based Dignity Health.
18. Rachel Marek, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Texas Children's Hospital the Woodlands.
19. Philip Heavner, MD, was named chief medical officer of Guthrie Cortland Medical Center in Cortland, N.Y.
20. Michael Vasconcelles, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of ImmunoGen.
21. BioXyTran named Leslie Ajayi, MD, PhD, interim chief medical officer and chief of the medical advisory board.
22. Charisse Sparks, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Inspire Medical Systems.
23. Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health named Gregory Rokosz, DO, chief medical officer for Old Bridge (N.J.) Medical Center and Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, N.J.
24. Carol Fox, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Independence Health System, the organization formed by the merger of Butler (Pa.) Health System and Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health System.
25. Ryan Van Donselaar, DO, was named chief medical officer of Danville, Ind.-based Hendricks Regional Health.
26. Demetria Malloy, MD, was appointed chief medical officer and chief health officer of Community Health Plan of Washington, a nonprofit managed care organization.
27. Farah Shafi, MD, was named chief medical officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island.
28. Jennifer Orozco, DMSc, PA-C, was named the first chief medical officer of the American Academy of Physician Associates.
29. National services organization Endeavors appointed Priti Mody-Bailey, MD, as its first chief medical officer.
30. Pam Oliver, MD, was named executive vice president and chief medical officer of Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health.
31. Eugene Hong, MD, was named chief medical officer of World Lacrosse, the international governing body of lacrosse, spanning 83 nations.
32. James Castillo, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of DHR Health Brownsville in Texas.
33. Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare tapped Mira Iliescu-Levine, MD, as its chief medical officer of network development and innovation.
34. Burkhard Blank, MD, was appointed chief medical officer and executive vice president of research and development for biopharmaceutical company MannKind.
35. Marc Rabner, MD, was named inaugural chief medical officer of Crisp Shared Services, an organization providing technology infrastructure and other core services to health information exchanges across six states.
36. Sam Amirfar, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City.
37. Michael Le, MD, was named chief medical officer of physician-led organization WelbeHealth, a California-based provider for the federal Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.
38. Jay Parkinson, MD, was named chief medical officer of Sana Primary Care, a health plan provider for small businesses.
39. Samir Akach, MD, was named vice president and chief medical officer at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Fla.
40. Chris Thomson, MD, was appointed chief medical and transformation officer of Portland-based MaineHealth.
41. David Sinclair, MD, was named chief medical officer of AdventHealth Daytona Beach in Florida. 
42. John Hall, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Kingman (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center.
43. Ariella Kelman, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Biora Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focusing on needle-free delivery of therapeutics.
44. Eva Slavcheva, MD, was named chief medical officer of St. David's Georgetown (Texas) Hospital.
45. Helen Messier, MD, PhD, was promoted to chief medical officer of Fountain Life, which uses artificial intelligence to improve disease detection and longevity for patients.
46. Health insurance marketplace Covered California appointed Monica Soni, MD, chief medical officer.
47. Kenneth Wood, DO, was appointed executive vice president and chief medical officer of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health.
48. Ana Almeda, MD, was named the inaugural chief medical officer of Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, which is set to open in 2024.
49. Miles Varn, MD, was named the inaugural chief medical officer of Sun Life U.S., an international financial services organization.
50. Andrew Denker, MD, PhD, was appointed chief medical officer of Flamingo Therapeutics, an oncology-focused biotechnology company.
51. Janet Choi, MD, was named chief medical officer of fertility benefits management company Progyny.
52. Keith Vollstedt, MD was named chief medical officer of the Western Iowa region of Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne, which treats patients at 230 locations throughout Iowa and Nebraska.
53. Emil Kuriakose, MD, was named chief medical officer of Terns Oncology, a division of clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Terns Pharmaceuticals.
54. Aharon Sareli, MD, was named chief medical officer of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System, and Holly Neville, MD, was appointed associate chief medical officer.
55. Stanley Fiel, MD, was named chief medical officer of Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center.
56. Jay Barth, MD, was named chief medical officer of Ascidian Therapeutics, a biotech drug development company. 
57. Vanessa Carroll, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma, Wash. 
58. Barbara Thompson, MD, was named chief medical officer of Mary Bridge Children'sHealth Network in Tacoma, Wash.
59. Michael Korn, MD, was named chief medical officer for oncology for medical genetics company Invitae.
60. Sean Martin, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Oscar Health, the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform.
61. Chelsea Hospital in Michigan appointed Fazleomar Mahmood, MD, chief medical officer.
62. William Plauth, MD, was named chief medical officer of Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health.
63. McLaren Flint (Mich.) named Varsha Moudgal, MD, as its chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs. 
64. Ray Gensinger, MD, was appointed senior vice president and chief medical officer of Tegria, a healthcare consulting and technology services company.
65. Lorna Gober, MD, was named chief medical officer of Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth's Northwest network.
66. Mill Brown, MD, was named chief medical officer of Spring Health, the developer of a digital mental healthcare platform.
67. Anita Toussi, MD, PhD, was named chief medical officer of the Centura St. Catherine Hospitals of Southwest Kansas. 
68. Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, was appointed chief medical officer of Kartos Therapeutics, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for patients with cancer.
69. Cancer immunotherapy development company Marengo Therapeutics appointed Kevin Chin, MD, its chief medical officer.
70. East Lansing-based Michigan State University Health Care has named Michael Weiner, DO, chief medical officer.
71. Michele Sinopoli, MD, was appointed chief medical officer for Tenet Healthcare's Massachusetts market. Dr. Sinopoli will oversee Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester and MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham.
72. Mauro Avanzi, MD, PhD, was appointed chief medical officer of Shoreline Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing cellular immunotherapies based on induced pluripotent stem cells. 
73. Leena Gandhi, MD, PhD, was named chief medical officer of NextPoint Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on immuno-oncology through its work on the HHLA2 pathway.
74. Angela Poppe Ries, MD, was named chief medical officer of VyncaCare, a home healthcare company for patients living with serious illness.
75. Christopher Jankosky, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Neurolixis, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the treatment of psychiatric and neurologic disorders.
76. Timothy Tesmer, MD, was named the next chief medical officer of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health.
77. Healthcare services organization Avita Care Solutions appointed Christopher Hall, MD, as its first chief medical officer. 
78. Andrew McNamara, MD, was selected to serve as the first chief medical officer of Trilogy Health Services, which operates nearly 130 senior living communities in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.
79. Roger Sidhu, MD, was named chief medical officer of Treadwell Therapeutics, a biotechnology company based in New York City and focused on the treatment of patients with cancer.
80. Jessica McHugh, MD, was named chief medical officer of MultiCare Rockwood Clinic in Spokane, Wash.
81. Teaneck, N.J.-based Holy Name Medical Center named Vasantha Kondamudi, MD, as its new chief medical officer following a yearlong search.
82. Liberty (Mo.) Hospital named Chakshu Gupta, MD, its new chief medical officer.
83. Jerilyn Morrissey, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of CorroHealth, a medical consulting and analytics company. 
84. Christopher Wright, MD, PhD, was tapped as the first chief medical officer and head of translational research for Ring Therapeutics, a gene therapy company.  
85. Nejat Zeyneloglu, MD, was named chief medical officer of Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I.
86. Zócalo Health, a Seattle-based healthcare provider group designed for Latino patients, appointed Sarah Lopez, MD, its chief medical officer. 
87. Stephanie Cox-Batson, MD, was named chief medical officer of Unity Health Care, a healthcare network treating an estimated 100,000 patients in Washington, D.C., across nearly 30 sites.
88. Todd Wilson, MD, has been named chief medical officer of EndoQuest Robotics, a medical device company developing an endoluminal robotic surgical system.
89. Jeffrey Kent, MD, an internal medicine specialist, joined biopharmaceutical company Sling Therapeutics as its new chief medical officer.
90. Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester, Ky., appointed Crystal Kincaid, DPM, chief medical officer.
91. Gary Palmer, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of oncology of BillionToOne, a molecular diagnostics company.
92. Indianapolis-based Riley Children's Health named Mara Nitu, MD, as chief medical officer. 
93. Hicuity Health, a provider-to-provider telemedicine services innovator, named Young Ahn, MD, an anesthesiology and critical care specialist, as its chief medical officer.  
94. Kevin Heller, MD, was named chief medical officer of Tallac Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that aims to use innate and adaptive immunity to fight cancer. 
95. Margit Janát-Amsbury, MD, PhD, was appointed chief medical officer of Halia Therapeutics, a Salt Lake City-based biopharmaceutical company.
96. AposHealth, a musculoskeletal medical device company, selected Harry Leider, MD, to serve as its next chief medical officer and executive vice president. 
97. Mental health biopharmaceutical company Reunion Neuroscience tapped Robert Alexander, MD, as its chief medical officer.
98. Kirk Sloan, MD, will step into the role of chief medical officer at Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health on March 6.
99. Kevin Henning, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Elara Caring, a home-based healthcare provider operating in 16 states across the Northeast, Midwest and Southwest.
100. Ije Akunyili, MD, was named chief medical officer of Jersey City Medical Center in New Jersey. Dr. Akunyili is the medical center's first Black CMO.
101. CardioSolution, a cardiovascular service line provider in Cincinnati, appointed Alan Berger, MD, and Jasdeep Dalawari, MD, as regional chief medical officers.
102. David Shook, MD, was promoted to chief medical officer for Nkarta, a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in San Francisco that develops natural killer cell therapy for cancer.
103. Iahn Gonsenhauser, MD, was selected as chief medical officer of Lee Health, a public healthcare system based in Fort Myers, Fla.
104. The University of Florida Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville added anesthesiologist Timothy Morey, MD, as its chief medical officer. 
105. Virgin Pulse, a digital health and wellbeing company, selected Jeffrey Jacques, MD, as its next chief medical officer.
106. Zamaneh Mikhak, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company TFF Pharmaceuticals.
107. Biotechnology company Remix Therapeutics appointed Christopher Bowden, MD, its chief medical officer.
108. John Jefferies, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Nuwellis, a medical technology company focusing on fluid management solutions. 
109. Parker Health selected Philip McDonald, MD, to serve as the biotechnology company's first chief medical officer.
110. Samuel Cloud, DO, was named the chief medical officer of Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
111. Rejuvenate Bio, an anti-aging gene therapy company based in San Diego, appointed Deborah Ascheim, MD, its first chief medical officer.