Chief Medical Officers

Sutter Health is refining its physician onboarding process to better support clinicians entering roles across its expanding network of ambulatory sites. Over the past two years, the Sacramento, Calif.-based system has hired 2,000 clinicians as part of a broader effort…

Over the past month, Becker’s has tracked 11 chief medical officer appointments, promotions and departures across U.S. health systems. Editor’s note: This list is not exhaustive.

Becker’s has reported on 25 CMO appointments since June 5:  1. Taunton, Mass.-based Morton Hospital named Jill O’Brien, MD, chief medical officer and medical director of hospital medicine; she took on the dual role as of Oct. 1. 2. HCA…

The role of chief medical officer has changed greatly over the years as healthcare needs have developed and changed alongside the business behind medicine.  Jason Golbin, DO, executive vice president and CMO of Long Island, N.Y.-based Catholic Health, joined Becker’s…

Here are 37 chief medical officer appointments since Jan. 1, 2025, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Cardinale Smith, MD, PhD, was selected as the inaugural CMO at New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. 2. Mark Brady, MD, was…

HCA Florida Northwest Hospital in Margate, Fla., has announced the addition of Victor Jaffe, DO, as its new chief medical officer, South Florida Hospital News reported Feb. 4.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health has named Jason Mitchell, MD, as its new executive vice president and chief medical officer.

Here are five CMO exits that occurred in 2024, as reported by Becker's:

Mara Groom, DO, has been named CMO for Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Medical Group, the physician network affiliated with Avera Health, KIWA Radio reported Dec. 1. 

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Medical Group has tapped Mara Groom, DO, as its new chief medical officer.