5 physician CEOs in 1 month

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Here are five physicians that were tapped for CEO roles at hospitals and health systems during February, as reported by Becker’s:

1. Jason Caron, MD, was named president and CEO of Sanford Health in Bemidji (Minn.).

2. David Zaas, MD, was named CEO of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.

3.. Scott Smith, MD, was appointed interim president and CEO of Kearney (Neb.) Regional Medical Center.

4. Greg Beilman, MD, was named CEO of Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Physicians.

5. Balavenkatesh Kanna, MD, was appointed CEO and vice president of hospital affairs at University Hospital at Downstate in New York City.

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