Kristin Higgins, MD, has been appointed chief clinical officer of City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta.

Mark Laperouse, MD, has been appointed strategic adviser of emergency medicine for Ventra Health.

Sanford Health Plan, the insurance arm of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, has appointed Tommy Ibrahim, MD, as its next president and CEO.

Here are three physicians who have taken on CEO roles in 2024:

"Who is changing healthcare this new year? @costplusdrugs is!" businessman and investor Mark Cuban posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Jan. 1.

Press Ganey announced the recipients of its human experience awards Jan. 8.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon was the physician specialty that ranked the highest in U.S. News and World Report's 2024 best job rankings released Jan. 10. 

Harvard University provost Alan Garber, MD, PhD, has been appointed interim president of the Cambridge, Mass.-based institution following the resignation of Claudine Gay, PhD.

Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Bronson Healthcare has appointed Martinson Arnan, MD, as senior vice president and chief physician executive.

As 2023 comes to a close, Becker's recently connected with Calie Santana, MD, senior medical principal for innovation for St. Louis-based Evernorth Health Services, to hear her perspective on the trends that defined the healthcare industry in 2023.

Becker's recently connected with Michelle Stansbury, VP of Innovation and IT Applications at Houston Methodist, to hear her perspective on the past year and how she will lead the hospital group in 2024.

Physicians and patients face a variety of barriers in the healthcare system when delivering or seeking care, with many healthcare leaders seeking solutions to reduce these challenges and deliver high quality care.

Staffing shortages, changes in healthcare reimbursement and the embrace of diversity, equity and inclusion measures were among the trends Brighton Ncube, senior vice president of physician practices and ambulatory care at Kingman (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center, identified as having the biggest impact on the healthcare space in 2023.

Here are 18 physician executives who retired, resigned or plan to resign from their positions that Becker's has reported on in 2023:

Healthcare leaders and government officials have focused attention on violence in healthcare settings in 2023, with health systems setting clear expectations about visitor behavior and lawmakers introducing legislation to stiffen penalties for those who commit violence against healthcare workers.

Eleven physicians recently connected with Becker's to discuss the trends that had the biggest impact on the healthcare space in 2023.

W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, is the new director of the National Cancer Institute.

Three physicians recently joined Becker's to discuss the healthcare trends they are most worried about as the new year approaches. 

Vineeta Agarwala, MD, PhD, was appointed to the board of directors of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.

Stephen Keen, MD, has been appointed CEO of Florida Health Care Plans, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported Dec. 13.