Leadership

Here are six updates for physicians to know that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 27:

Shalini Modi, MD, service chief of cardiology at Henry Ford West Bloomfield (Mich.), joined Becker's to discuss four major threats physicians are currently facing. 

Monica Bertagnolli, MD, has begun her tenure as 17th director of the National Institutes of Health.

Henri Ford, MD, dean and chief academic officer of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and an internationally recognized pediatric surgeon, was recently named the 104th president of the American College of Surgeons.

Wayne Weil, MD, has been appointed chief of orthopedic surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo., according to an Oct. 27 post on LinkedIn. 

Here are five leadership updates to know that Becker's has reported on in October:

Henri Ford, MD, has been named the 104th president of the American College of Surgeons.

Brian Hoberman, MD, has been added to the Permanente Federation as executive president, chief information officer and national information technology leader. 

Healthcare technology company ModMed has announced the four recipients of its inaugural Healthcare Excellence in Refining Operations, or HERO, award. 

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