- Pam Oliver, MD, was named executive vice president and chief medical officer of Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health.
- Eugene Hong, MD, was named chief medical officer of World Lacrosse, the international governing body of lacrosse spanning across 83 nations.
- President Joe Biden appointed Mandy Cohen, MD, former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, as director of the CDC.
- Rajiv Patel, MD, was appointed CEO of Stillwater, Minn.-based Bluestone Physician Services, the largest on-site primary care provider for assisted living communities in the country with locations in Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- Daniel Worrel, MD, was named the 2023 NBA team physician of the year by the National Basketball Athletics Trainers Association.
- Bruce Scott, MD, an otolaryngologist from Kentucky, was named president-elect of the American Medical Association.
- Todd Smith, MD, was appointed the inaugural chief physician executive of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health.
- Former Permanente Medical Group CEO Richard Isaacs, MD, was named dean of the California Northstate University School of Medicine in Elk Grove.
- Robert Harrington, MD, was appointed the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City and provost for medical affairs of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.
At the Becker's 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, taking place June 18–20 in Chicago, spine surgeons, orthopedic leaders and ASC executives will come together to explore minimally invasive techniques, ASC growth strategies and innovations shaping the future of outpatient spine care. Apply for complimentary registration now.
