- Kevin Ban, MD, has stepped down as chief medical officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, the company’s health services division.
- Monica Bertagnolli, MD, has begun her tenure as 17th director of the National Institutes of Health.
- Tanya Phares, DO, was appointed health officer of Sonoma County, Calif., which encompasses more than 30 cities.
- Chris Spoja, DO, was named chief medical officer of Bozeman (Mont.) Health.
- Nikole Benders-Hadi, MD, was named chief medical officer of virtual behavioral health provider Talkspace.
- Wayne Weil, MD, was appointed chief of orthopedic surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo.
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