12 new chief physician executives, physicians-in-chief in 2023

Here are 12 chief physician executive and physician-in-chief appointments that Becker's reported on in 2023: 

1. Matthew Davis, MD, was appointed executive vice president, enterprise physician-in-chief and chief scientific officer of Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children's Health.
2. Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD, was appointed president and chief physician executive of City of Hope Los Angeles and National Medical Center.
3. Phoenix Children's named Jared Muenzer, MD, as its next chief physician executive.
4. Clinical research company WGC appointed Donna Snyder, MD, executive physician.
5. Kevin Lewis, MD, was appointed senior vice president and chief physician executive of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System, which has 17 locations across Illinois and Wisconsin.
6. Wyatt Decker, MD, former CEO of Optum Health, transitioned into the role of chief physician at UnitedHealth Group.
7. Malissa Wood, MD, was appointed chief physician executive of the Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health Heart Institute.
8. Richard Blinkhorn, MD, was appointed executive vice president and chief physician executive and clinical officer of Cleveland-based MetroHealth.
9. Todd Smith, MD, was appointed the inaugural chief physician executive of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health.
10. John Davidyock, MD, was appointed senior vice president and chief physician executive of Leesburg-based UF Health Central Florida.
11. Christopher Trevino, MD, was named vice president and physician executive of Baton Rouge (La.) market emergency services for Our Lady of the Lake.
12. Indianapolis-based Riley Children's Health named Elaine Cox, MD, as chief physician executive.