Leadership

The CDC has appointed Nirav Shah, MD, as principal deputy director. He will become second in leadership under CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, in March.

Debra Bogen, MD, has been nominated as Pennsylvania's secretary of health by Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Jan. 12.

Mark Edney, MD, has been selected as the next public policy chair by the American Urological Association. He will begin serving as chair-elect June 1 and start his official four-year term June 1, 2024.

The University of Iowa in Iowa City is looking for a new vice president of medical affairs and dean of the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine to replace Brooks Jackson, who will return to faculty once…

 Within the first week of 2023, eight hospitals and health system CEOs have left their jobs or  announced plans to step down. 

Kevin Henning, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Elara Caring, a home-based healthcare provider operating in 16 states across the Northeast, Midwest and Southwest.

Ije Akunyili, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Jersey City Medical Center in New Jersey.

CardioSolution, a cardiovascular service line provider, has appointed Alan Berger, MD, and Jasdeep Dalawari, MD, as regional chief medical officers. 

David Shook, MD, has been promoted to chief medical officer for Nkarta, a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops natural killer cell therapy for cancer. 

Joel Callahan, MD, has been named chief of staff at Pardee UNC Health Care in Hendersonville, N.C., according to a Jan. 9 report from the Hendersonville Times-News.