Leadership

For more than 30 years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked the top hospitals in America — with 22 hospitals excelling across most or all types of care.

Darrell Gray, MD, has been named president of Wellpoint Maryland, the leading coordinator of Medicaid managed healthcare benefits in the state and a subsidiary of Elevance Health.

Here are 15 physicians who took on C-suite roles in July:

Clinical research company WGC appointed Donna Synder, MD, executive physician.

Here are nine leadership updates Becker's has reported on since July 17:

Castle Connolly has named the top 66 LGBTQ+ physicians in the U.S. for 2023 in partnership with Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality. 

Ira Monka, DO, has been named the 127th president of the American Osteopathic Association.

Kevin Lewis, MD, has been appointed senior vice president and chief physician executive of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System, which has 17 locations across Illinois and Wisconsin.

Independence Health System, the organization formed by the merger of Butler (Pa.) Health System and Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health System, has named its next chief medical officer and president of the physician and provider network.

Optum Health's former CEO Wyatt Decker, MD, is transitioning into the role of chief physician at UnitedHealth Group.