Leadership

Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City has appointed two associate surgeons-in-chief, effective Sept. 5.

Rachel Marek, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Texas Children's Hospital the Woodlands.

Richard Vath, MD, president and CEO of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, has announced plans to retire in June 2024.

The National Institutes of Health named Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, as director of its National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 

Mark Keroack, MD, has announced plans to retire as CEO of Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health in July 2024, Western Mass News reported Aug. 1.

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: