Leadership

Chris DeRienzo, MD, was named senior vice president and chief physician executive of the American Hospital Association. 

Prithipal Sethi, MD, has been named chief medical officer of urology for Promaxo, a medical imaging, robotics and AI technology company.

Shaheed Koury, MD, has been selected as chief clinical officer for Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System, according to a Dec. 20 release. Adena Health serves patients throughout South Central and Southern Ohio.

Danielle Mahaffey, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, N.C. Alamance Regional is a member of Cone Health, which serves patients throughout the Greensboro, N.C., area.

Bernard King Jr., MD, has been awarded the 2023 gold medal from the American Roentgen Ray Society. Dr. King was the 117th president of the ARRS from 2017 to 2018.

Robin Zon, MD, has been named the next president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Zon will take over as president-elect following the ASCO Annual Business Meeting on June 5, 2023, and will serve as president during the…

Pikeville, Ky.-based psychiatrist Jason Stamper, DO, has been barred from prescribing drugs after being charged with heroin trafficking and methamphetamine possession, Lexington Herald Leader reported Dec. 19.

Laredo (Texas) Medical Center has opened a new medical office that will be led by family medicine physician Dr. Yanick Ekortarh. 

Robert Glatter, MD, hasjoined the board of directors for CaringKind, a New York City-based nonprofit focusing on Alzheimer's disease and dementia caregiving. 

Most nurses deal with burnout by talking with family or friends, according to Medscape's Dec. 9 "Nurse Career Satisfaction" report.