Leadership

David Kim, MD, has been appointed CEO of MemorialCare Medical Group, which includes Greater Newport Physicians and over 200 outpatient care centers, effective Aug. 21.

Oscar Marroquin, MD, has been named senior vice president of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, president of the UPMC physician services division, and president of University of Pittsburgh Physicians.

Becker's recently connected with Andrew Boxer, MD, a physician with Woodland Park-based Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey, to learn why he chose this speciality and hear his perspective on what makes New Jersey a great place to practice.

Daniel Miller, MD, PhD, has been appointed executive medical officer of EyeCare Partners.

Optum Health, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group's Optum, has named Amar Desai, MD, CEO.

Adrian Park, MD, has been named chief surgical officer of Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health.

Here are eight physician leadership updates Becker's has reported on since June 27:

Elizabeth Cherot, MD, has been named the president and CEO of the March of Dimes. She is the organization's first physician leader.

Malissa Wood, MD, has been appointed chief physician executive of the South Florida-based Lee Health Heart Institute, Lehigh Acres Citizen reported July 10.

The nursing team and staff at New York City-based Mount Sinai Morningside's cardiac catheterization lab have earned the American Association of Critical-Care's gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence, becoming the first gold-level unit in Mount Sinai Health System.