Leadership

The United States Football League has added Jim Ellis, MD, as its first chief medical officer, according to a Dec. 14 report from Fox Sports. The announcement comes as the USFL, a professional American football minor league, is heading into…

Stephen Smith, MD, was named chief medical officer for the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Planta. Dr. Smith assumes the role with three decades of medical and leadership experience.

Stony Brook (N.Y.) Medicine has selected Todd Griffin, MD, as its next vice president for clinical services and vice dean for clinical affairs. Dr. Griffin will assume the roles Jan. 1, according to a Dec. 15 release.

Here are six physicians who have moved into leadership roles Becker's reported on in December: 

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.