Leadership

Dr. Martha Gulati has been named the Anita Dann Friedman Endowed Chair in women's cardiovascular medicine and research for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. 

Dr. April Armstrong has been named vice president for orthopedic services for Penn State Health Medical Group, which treats patients throughout central Pennsylvania.

Kevin Heller, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Tallac Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company using innate and adaptive immunity to fight cancer.

Dr. Amre Nouh has been named regional chair of neurology for Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston and will lead the clinic's Neuroscience Institute. 

AposHealth, a musculoskeletal medical device company, has selected Harry Leider, MD, as its next chief medical officer and executive vice president. 

Anne Borgman, MD, has joined the board of directors for NiKang Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focusing on the development of small molecule oncology medicines.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock has named Michelle Krause, MD, chief executive officer for UAMS Medical Center and senior vice chancellor for UAMS Health and Dr. Ahmed Abuabdou as chief clinical officer for UAMS Medical…

Mental health biopharmaceutical company Reunion Neuroscience hastapped Robert Alexander, MD, as its chief medical officer, effective immediately. 

Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health has tapped Kirk Sloan, MD, as its new chief medical officer, effective March 6. 

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has named Brittney Urso as the administrator for its new Westlawn Neighborhood Hospital, which is set to open in March, according to a Jan. 16 report from the Rutherford County Source.