Leadership

 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.

Iahn Gonsenhauser, MD, has been selected as chief medical officer of Lee Health, a public healthcare system based in Fort Myers, Fla. 

The University of Florida Health Shands Hospital has added physicians Timothy Morey, MD, as its chief medical officer and Jennifer Hunt, MD, as chief of staff. 

A Chicago value-based primary care center for Medicare patients, Oak Street Health, has appointed its first chief wellness officer, Deb Edberg, MD, according to a Jan. 9 report from Market Screener.

Arturo Saavedra, MD, PhD, has been appointed dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond. He will also serve as executive vice president of medical affairs for VCU Health System.