Leadership

The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Ark., appointed Ken Hopper, MD, Angela Pierce, PhD, and Quoc-Anh Thai, MD, to assistant dean positions. 

Three physicians were included on the "New York 2023 Power of Diversity: Asian 100" list from City & State New York:

Retired Seattle-based physician Jonathan Sugarman, MD, died May 1 during a climbing expedition on Mount Everest, according to a CNN report. 

The Michigan State Medical Society has named Leah Davis, DO, a designated director on its board. 

Paul Noble, MD, has been named president-elect of the Association of American Physicians.

Jayne Courts, MD, has been appointed secretary of the Michigan State Medical Society. 

Ryan Wade, MD, has been appointed medical director of the Freedom Institute, an addiction treatment center in New York City.

Robert Moser, MD, is the recipient of the Louis Gorin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rural Health Care from the National Rural Health Association.

Medical residents and fellows at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., have voted to unionize, according to an April 27 report from DCist.

Joon Sup Lee, MD, has been appointed CEO of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, effective July 1.