Chief Medical Officers

Kenneth Wood, DO, has been appointed executive vice president and chief medical officer of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health.

Ana Almeda, MD, has been named the inaugural chief medical officer of Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, which is set to open at the end of 2023.

Onconova Therapeutics announced the unexpected passing of their Chief Medical Officer Mark Gelder, MD.

Miles Varn, MD, has been named the inaugural chief medical officer of Sun Life U.S., an international financial services organization.

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Andrew Denker, MD, PhD, has been named chief medical officer of Flamingo Therapeutics, an oncology-focused biotechnology company.

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Keith Vollstedt, MD, has been 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.

Emil Kuriakose, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Terns Oncology, a division of clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Terns Pharmaceuticals.

Aharon Sareli, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System, and Holly Neville, MD, was appointed associate chief medical officer.