Leadership

Carla Braxton, MD, was named as director of physician professional development at the Houston Methodist Physician Organization.

A team at the University of Illinois (Champaign) is developing a series of virtual reality training modules  designed to improve cultural competency between physicians and patients, according to a July 22 report from WCIA.com

Former Tappahannock, Va., clinic founder and physician James Joseph Ledwith Jr., MD, died July 9 from complications following a bicycle accident on June 19, River County News reported. He was 66.

Among the biggest challenges facing physician-owned practices today include the rising cost of operations and the imminent threat of consolidation. 

Jose Romano, MD, is the new chair of the department of neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. 

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has appointed Peter Slavin, MD, the former president at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, as its CEO and president. 

Cleveland-based University Hospitals has named Judith Wolfe, MD, chief medical officer of its St. John Medical Center.

Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System appointed K. Nadeem Ahmed, MD, as its chief medical information officer. 

Physicians of today wear many hats in a job that has become increasingly complex and rigorous, and according to Jennifer Berliner, MD, director of physician well-being at Pittsburgh-based UPMC, adaptability is an essential skill to keep up with the continuously…

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, an otolaryngologist from Flint, Mich., who was recently named president-elect of the American Medical Association, joined Becker's to discuss the importance of physician leadership and his vision as an AMA leader.