Former Kentucky physician Jeffrey Campbell was sentenced March 29 to 105 months in prison for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances, conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, healthcare fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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Cleveland-based MetroHealth System has appointed Michael Kelly, MD, as its chair of the department of neurosurgery. Dr. Kelly joined MetroHealth in 2015 and also serves as its director of neurotrauma.
Isaiah Johnson, MD, has been appointed chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Va.
Ronald Place, MD, has been named regional president and CEO of Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Julian Kim, MD, has been named president of Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health Cancer Institute, which includes 11 cancer clinic sites throughout the state and treats an estimated 8,000 cancer patients annually.
Becker's connected with Sheri Slezak, MD, plastic surgery division chief and professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, to hear her advice for female physicians and medical students looking to take on leadership roles.
The Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants has named Kevin Riddleberger, PA-C, co-founder and chief strategy officer of DispatchHealth, as Colorado's PA Leader of the Year.
Here are 16 new chief medical officers Becker's has reported on since March 2:
Certain characteristics could determine the likelihood of a primary care provider collaborating with behavioral health professionals, according to a study published in the March edition of Annals of Family Medicine.
Physician empathy and communication were the leading cause of higher satisfaction among chronic pain patients, according to a study published in the March edition of Annals of Family Medicine.