Here are 14 chief medical officers that were announced or appointed since Jan. 1, 2026, as reported by Becker’s:
1. Joel Rose, MD, was appointed chief medical officer at UNC Health Wayne.
2. Gelareh Zadeh, MD, PhD, was appointed David C. and Flora C. Pratt Distinguished Chief Medical Officer of Mayo Clinic Platform.
3. Scott Kozin, MD, was promoted to chief medical officer of Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Children’s healthcare system,
4. Andy Burgard, MD, will serve as the next CMO at Sanford Fargo (N.D.), effective in March.
5. Kristie Ross, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and the children’s market at Cleveland-based University Hospitals.
6. Jose Rosado, MD, was named chief medical officer at AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach (Fla.).
7. Saad Mahmood, DO, was appointed chief medical officer at AHN Allegheny General Hospital.
8. Joe Kim, MD, was named chief medical officer of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif
9. Chirag Choudhary, MD, was named vice president and chief medical officer of Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, which is part of the health system’s Florida market.
10. Giath Shari, MD, was appointed CMO of AHN Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, Pa.
11. Eric Greenfield, DO, was appointed chief medical officer of Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
12. Joshua Ramsey, MD, was appointed chief medical officer for East Regional Hospitals at Nashville-based Ascension Saint Thomas.
13. Oscar Lahoud, MD, was named chief medical officer of NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn.
14. Michele Williams, MD, was appointed chief medical officer at Methodist Fremont (Neb.) Health.
