Leadership

Roger Mitty, MD, has been named chief operating officer and president of Care New England Medical Group, according to a March 20 report from Providence Business News.

Lehigh Valley Health Network has tapped Ravi Samy, MD, as its new chief of division of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery. 

Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, executive dean for the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, has been named interim CEO for the University of Illinois Hospitals and Clinics, pending approval from the board of trustees. 

Jay Barth, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Ascidian Therapeutics, a biotech drug development company. 

Here are nine physician leadership updates Becker's has reported on since March 10:

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Alex Jahangir, MD, has received the William W. Tipton Jr., MD, Leadership Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Klane White, MD, has been named chair of the department of pediatric orthopedics and the Rose Brown Endowed Chair of pediatric orthopedic surgery at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora.

HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital's CFO, Terry Brown, is retiring in April following 30 years with HCA Healthcare, according to a March 16 report from South Florida Hospital News.

Michael Silverstein, MD, has been appointed vice chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.