Leadership

Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., has appointed Tamera Larsen-Engelkes, MSN, RN, as its new chief nursing officer. 

Nathan Fitton, DO, has been named the chief medical information officer for East Lansing-based Michigan State University Health Care. 

RWJBarnabas Health affiliate Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center has added eight physicians to its team, according to a Dec. 14 news release. 

Chris Ghaemmaghami, MD, has been selected as executive vice president, chief physician executive and chief clinical officer of Miami-based Jackson Health System, according to a Dec. 13 release.

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has named Baligh Yehia, MD, as its new president, effective January 17, 2023. Dr. Yehia will join Jefferson Health from St. Louis-based healthcare system Ascension , where he served as senior vice president. 

Aaron Kugelmass, MD, has been slated as the next executive vice president and chief medical officer of Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, N.J. 

Susan Turney, MD, will be stepping down as CEO of Wisconsin-based Marshfield Clinic Health System. Dr. Turney was the health system's first CEO, taking on the role more than eight years ago in 2014. 

Terrence Steyer, MD, has been named dean and vice president of medical affairs at the Medical University of South Carolina's College of Medicine in Charleston. 

Here are five physicians who have been recognized for leadership in their field this month:

Susan Kaufman, DO, has been named the vice president and chief medical officer for Lima (Ohio) Memorial Health System. She will replace Dennis Morris, MD, in these roles when he retires in April.