Leadership

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.

Philip Ozuah, MD, PhD, has joined the board of directors of global health company the Cigna Group, effective June 1.

Here are 13 leadership updates Becker's has reported on in April:

Thomas Shockley, MD, has been named the inaugural chief health equity officer of Cincinnati-based health system TriHealth, according to an April 27 report from the Cincinnati Business Courier.

Phoenix Children's selected Christina Conrad, DO, and Theresa Asta, MSN, RN, to lead its freestanding emergency department in Avondale, Ariz. 

From CEOs to chief medical officers, here are 12 physicians who took on C-suite appointments Becker's reported on in April:

Alejandro Quiroja, MD, has been named president of Corewell Health West in Michigan, effective May 1.