Leadership

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare co-founder Thomas Frist, MD, is the wealthiest physician billionaire, according to Forbes' real-time net worth tracker.

Curtis Mills, MD, is the recipient of the Ralph O. Claypoole Sr. Memorial Award for devotion of a career in internal medicine to the care of patients from the American College of Physicians.

Here are six leadership moves Becker's has covered since May 11:

Christopher Trevino, MD, has been named vice president, physician executive of Baton Rouge (La.) Market Emergency Services for Our Lady of the Lake, according to a May 16 report from the Gonzales Weekly Citizen.

Damon Hays, DPM, has been selected as the vice president of Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health's Physician Network, Iredell Free News reported May 16. 

Clint Seger, MD, has been promoted from interim to permanent CEO of Billings (Mont.) Clinic, according to his May 15 interview with CBS affiliate KTVQ.

Here are the leaders of the five largest physicians groups:

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care is expecting to employ ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence tools for physicians next week, CBS MoneyWatch reported May 8. 

Georgia physician Lionel Meadows, MD, died in a plane crash May 7, according to a May 9 report from Now Habersham.

Here are 46 CEOs who have left or announced plans to leave their positions that Becker's has reported on so far in 2023: