Richard Blinkhorn, MD, has been appointed executive vice president and chief physician executive and clinical officer of Cleveland-based MetroHealth.
Dr. Blinkhorn first joined MetroHealth in the 1980s and rejoined the system in 2019 as chair of the department of medicine, according to a June 22 news release. As chief physician executive, he will be responsible for overseeing department chairs, clinical institute directors and the health system's academic enterprise.