Leadership

Thomas MacGillivray, MD, was elected president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons at the society's annual business meeting Jan. 23.

Jeffrey Kent, MD, an internal medicine specialist, has joined biopharmaceutical company Sling Therapeutics as its new chief medical officer, effective immediately. 

Todd Wilson, MD, has been named chief medical officer of EndoQuest Robotics, a medical device company developing an endoluminal robotic surgical system.

George Arnaoutakis, MD, has been named the first chief of the cardiovascular and thoracic surgery division of Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. He began his duties Jan. 9, according to a Jan. 23 report from…

Ray Dusman, MD, was named president of physician and clinical expertise for Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Ind. His appointment follows the naming of Rick Henvey as CEO of the health system.

Richard Highbloom, MD, has been named the inaugural Martin and Dee Ann Woodall Endowed Chair in cardiothoracic surgery at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital.

Texas Health Physicians Group is the largest physician group in Texas, according to a Jan. 4 report from Definitive Healthcare. 

Adam Kautzner, PharmD, was promoted to president of Express Scripts, a division of Evernorth, Cigna's health services business. 

Northwell Health has named Richard Carvajal, MD, deputy physician-in-chief and director of medical oncology for the Northwell Health Cancer Institute in New Hyde Park, N.Y., according to a Jan. 23 report from the Island 360.

Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester, Ky., has appointed Crystal Kincaid, DPM, chief medical officer, effective Jan. 1, the Winchester Sun reported Jan. 21.