Successes

VCU School of Medicine named Derek Sant'Angelo, PhD as their new Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology.

Tracey Conti, MD joins SSM Health St. Louis as the new Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs.

The Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has appointed Alexander Bishop, PhD, as the new Director of the Center for Childhood Cancer Research and Principal Investigator.

Cynthia Dempsey has been named Vice President, System Strategic Sourcing & Contracting of Houston Methodist.

Nationwide Children's Hospital named Maitreya Coffey, MD as their new Chief Quality Officer.

Congratulations to Jason Hand, MD as he joins his team as the new Division Chair, Primary Care.

Congratulations to Shankar Kurra, MD as he joins his team as the new Regional Chief Medical Officer .

Mandy Eaton, PhD has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Health.

Congratulations to Shelly Powell as she joins her team as the new Vice President, Clinical Operations.

Virginia Commonwealth University named Guang-Yu Yang, MD, PhD as their new Chair of Pathology.

Shannon Diede has been appointed to Chief Executive Officer of The Children's Clinic.

The Connecticut Hospice appointed Sylvia Allais as their new President and Chief Executive Officer.

Congratulations to Marcos Bianco DeLeon who has been named the new Chief People Officer at Shirley Ryan Abilitylab.

Medical Associates Health Plan has named Nicole Oishi as the new Chief Operating Officer.

Brendan Shanahan joins GoHealth as the new Chief Financial Officer.

L.A. Care Health Plan appointed Martha Santana-Chin as Chief Executive Officer.

Kimberly Foxworth, DNP has been named Chief Nurse Executive at St. Luke's Hospital.

Genevive has named Julia Crist as their new Chief Executive Officer.

Houston Methodist appointed Timothy Miller as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain.

Congratulations to Jessi Settles, as she joins her team as the new Executive Director - Texas, Medicaid.

Congratulations to Kelley Grayson, as she joins her team as the new Chief Network Officer.

Andrew “Drew” Fink, has been named President for Community Health Services at Health First.

Tanja Oquendo has been named Chief People Officer at Fairview Health Services.

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education appointed Nikhil Goyal as Senior Vice President Accreditation.

Douglas Koch has been appointed Chief Executive Officer at Kearney Regional Medical Center.

Health First appointed Terry Forde as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Houston Methodist announced Tim Miller as the organization’s new Senior Vice President of Supply Chain.

Edward Banos has been named President and Chief Executive Officer for University Health (San Antonio).

Kevin Winter has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, San Antonio Market at Tenet Physician Resources.

Antonio Cabrera appointed Division Chief of Cardiology and Co-Director of the Heart Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

CareSource Management Group announced Fred Schulz as the organization’s new Chief Operating Officer.

Meghan Aldrich has been named President of Sisters of Charity Hospital and St. Joseph Campus at Catholic Health System.

Morristown Medical Center of Atlantic Health System has appointed Dr. Chirag Shah as the Chair of Medicine - Morristown Medical Center.

SSM Health announced Marcia Lysaght as the organization’s new Regional Chief Nursing Officer for SSM Health’s Missouri and Southern Illinois regions.

Congratulations to Claudia Aime, as she joins her team as the new Chief Nursing Officer – Adult Inpatient and Emergency Department services.

Congratulations to Anthony Mulholland, as he joins his team as the new Chief Nursing Officer, Ambulatory.

Harold Mueller has been appointed Chief Revenue Officer at BJC HealthCare.

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education appointed Sabrina King as Vice President of Human Resources.

Dr. Matt Brown has been named CLER Field Representative at Center for Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education announced Mukta Panda, MD as a CLER Field Representative.

Leigh Ehrlich has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Main Line Health System

Yadira Holmes appointed Vice President of Government Relations at Sevita.

Public Health Institute announced Melissa Stafford Jones as the organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer.

John Mastrojohn III has been named President and Chief Executive Officer at Center for Hospice Care.

Hospice of the Piedmont appointed Nancy Littlefield as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Ernesto Lopez appointed President of The Denver Hospice in Colorado.

Michelle Bruhn has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Phoenix Children's Hospital.

Congratulations to Carlos Bagley, as he joins his team as the new Chair Department of Neurosurgery and Co-Chair, Neurosciences Div.

Hennepin Healthcare appointed Karen Strauman, DNP as Chief Nursing Officer, Executive VP for Patient Care.

Congratulations to Daniel Stewart, as he joins his team as the new Vice President, Commercial Markets.

Frank Scalise has been named to the position of Chief Financial Officer of Commonwealth Care Alliance.

Congratulations to Sachin Shah, as he joins his team as the new Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Markets Outside of California.

Alliant Health Plans, Inc. announced Trey White as the organization’s new Chief Financial Officer.

Congratulations to Joy Sylvester, as she joins her team as the new System Vice President, Total Rewards.

Saint Luke's Health System appointed Sara Hocker, MD as Chief, Department of Neurology & Co-Director, Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute.

Clever Care Health Plan announced Richard Greene as the organization’s new Chief Financial Officer.

Dan Carey appointed Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital – President.

Hartford HealthCare Corporation named Ron X. Johnson the new Vice President, Human Resources-Hartford Region.

Congratulations to Dr. Kerin Adelson, as she joins her team as the new Chief Quality Officer.

Doris Poma appointed Vice President, Human Resources-Central Region, for Hartford HealthCare Corporation.

PacificSource Health Plans announced John “Espi” Espinola as the organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer.

K.C. Turan has been named to the position of Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer of Commonwealth Care Alliance.

Memorial Hermann Health System named Zarrina Bobokalonova the new Vice President, Quality and Safety.

Alex Miller appointed Chief Financial Officer, for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital.

Kelli Sadler joins Corewell Health East as its new SVP, Chief Nursing Officer.

Intend Health Strategies has named Robin Hunter as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Melissa Kubilus, joins Commonwealth Care Alliance as its new Senior Vice President of Marketing.

Congratulations to Dr. David D. Henderson, as he joins his team as the new Vice President Equity, Diversity and Belonging.

Wellmark, Inc. has named Sumita Mullick as Vice President of Customer Service.

Nate Bigler, joins St. Luke's Hospital as its new Chief People Officer.

Congratulations to Missy Durant, as they joins their team as the new Chief People Officer.

Johns Hopkins Health System named Dr. April Saathoff, DNP the new Vice President & Chief Nursing Information Officer, Clinical Informatics & Nursing Quality.

Tyonne Hinson has been named to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity, Health Equity & Inclusion Officer of Baystate Health.

John "Russ" Davis, MD has been named to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart & Lung Surgeons and Co-Executive Surgical Director of Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.

Aspirus, Inc. has named Kyle P. Brua as President, Aspirus Health Plan.

Congratulations to Steven Briggs, as they join their team as the new Senior Vice President Managed Care.

Qiana Williams appointed Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer for Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has named Camille Burnett as its new Vice President, Health Equity.

Sam Skura, joins Baystate Health as its new SVP, Hospital Operations and President of Baystate Medical Center.

Tracie Morris brings a passion for people, culture, and innovation that will support BHSH System as their new Chief People Officer.

Brigham and Women's Hospital has named Sonali Desai as its new Chief Quality Officer and Senior Vice President.

Vishal Madaan joins the American Psychiatric Association as its new Chief of Education and Deputy Medical Director.

Clever Care Health Plan has named Erin Ramsey as the Senior Vice President, Operations.

Physician Partners, LLC has named Goran Jankovic as the Chief Financial Officer.

Carlos Cubia appointed Chief Inclusion, Equity, Diversity and Sustainability Officer for BHSH System.

Morris Hospital announces Tom Dohm, joins the organization as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.

Frederick Chen appointed Chief Health and Science Officer for American Medical Association.

Andrea McKay, has been named President of Cox Monett Hospital at CoxHealth.

University Health (San Antonio) has named Christopher Sandles as the President of Hospital Operations.

Pasquale Gerard Bernardi appointed President for Northern Arizona Medical Group.

The American Diabetes Association announces Charles Henderson, joins the organization as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Congratulations to Ranna Parekh, as she joins her team as its new Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer.

Juno Lupkin appointed VP, Financial Planning & Analysis for GEHA.

Karen Resh, DNP, MBA, has been named Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President, Patient Care Services at Alamance Regional Medical Center.

Faisal "Sal" Ababneh appointed President for SwedishAmerican, a division of UW Health.

American Association for Respiratory Care announces Daniel "Dan" Garrett, joins the organization as its new Executive Director.

Congratulations to Brian Smock, as he joins Pyramid Healthcare as its new Vice President of Payer Relations & Strategy.

Congratulations to Eileen Danaher Hacker, PhD, as she joins her The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center as its new Nursing Chair.

Phil Bowling appointed Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer for SantaFe HealthCare, Inc.

Salvatore "Sal" Boscarino appointed Chief Commercial Officer for First Mile Care.

BJC HealthCare announces Stacey Hayes, joins the organization as its new Vice President of Patient Access.

Joseph Murray named Chief Financial Officer at Capital Caring Health.

Brian Ventre appointed Senior Vice President of Sales for Kelsey-Seybold Clinic.

Pediatric Associates has named Kiran Annavarapu, as the Vice President of Operations - California.

Mary Thompson has been named as the new President of UnityPlace.

Congratulations to Pam Shipley, as she joins her team as its new Regional President, Georgia.

Waverly Health Center announces Matthew Johnson, joins the organization as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Karen Carlson has been named as the new Chief Operating Officer of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island.

Ventra Health names Mia Stillman Taback as Chief Human Resources Officer.

Roanne Osborne named Medical Management Vice President at Quartz Health Solutions.

Dang Tran MD has named as the new President of Legacy Medical Group.

Providence names Ruth Krystopolski as President of Ayin Health Solutions.

Health Plan Alliance of Michigan has named Archana Rajendra, as the healthcare network’s VP & General Counsel.

Priority Health announces Praveen Thadani, joins the organization as its new President.

Julian Mihai appointed Chief Information Security Officer forPenn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Jay Matushak has been named CFO - Health Plan Division at Bright HealthCare.

Hospice Austin has named C. DeSha McLeod as the new CEO / Executive Director.

David Hanekom appointed SVP & Chief Medical Officer for Quartz Health Solutions.

Don Antonucci named Chief Executive Officer at Providence Health Plan.

Carilion Clinic has named Arthur Ollendorff as the new Designated Institutional Official.

Wellmark, Inc. has named Cammy Jenkins as the VP of Health Services.

Richard Vienne appointed VP, Medical and Clinical Operations for Priority Health, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI).

John Whittemore named Vice President of Medicare and Individual Sales at Network Health.

CoxHealth at Home has named Jim Farmer as the new Vice President .

Debra A. Oberman appointed SVP, Government Relations for Help at Home.

Priority Health, Inc. has named Joyce Chan Russell as the new Senior Vice President, Government Markets.

Christopher Niwinski named Associate Vice President, Finance at Penn Medicine.

Katherine Manuel appointed Senior Vice President Ambulatory & Pre-Acute Operations for University Health.

Seth Podolsky named as the new Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer at Legacy Health.

Legacy Health System has named Kecia Kelly as the new CNO and SVP, Office of Clinical Transformation.

Audrey Williams-Lee appointed SVP, Chief People Officer, for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital.

Naim Munir named new Chief Medical Officer at Wellmark, Inc.

UVA Health has named Tracy M. Downs, MD, FACS, as the healthcare network’s new inaugural Chief Diversity & Community Engagement Officer.

Howard County General Hospital Inc. has named Mohammed Ahmed as the new President.

Connie Bradley appointed System Chief Nursing Executive for Aspirus, Inc.

Crystal Kirschling appointed VP-Regional Integration Officer for Aspirus.

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medica (ACGME) has named Roxana Aleksic as the new Senior Director, Accreditation & Recognition.

Tom Mafale appointed Chief Growth Officer, for Paradigm.

Marty Franklin appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Haven, North Central Florida’s legacy mission-driven provider of hospice and palliative care.

Dr. Mary Emily Klingensmith joinsAccreditation Council for Graduate Medica (ACGME) as Senior Vice President, Accreditation.

Sean Fitzpatrick named Chief Financial Officer at Chester County Hospital.

Caroline Njau appointed Chief Nursing Officer for Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

Main Line Health System has named Pam Teufel as the healthcare new Chief Human Resources Officer.

Richard Russell named President/Chief Executive Officer at Hospice of Northwest Ohio.

BJC HealthCare has named Gina Calder as the healthcare network’s new President for its St. Charles County hospitals.

Jason Humphrey named newVP of Medicare Advantage at Wellmark, Inc.

InnovaCare Health announces Andrew Mintz, joins the organization as its new President of Central Florida.

Steven Casper appointed Chief Operating Officer for InnovaCare Health.

City of Hope National Medical Center announces Angela Talton, joins the organization as its new Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer.

Jevon Gibson joins Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority as Chief Executive Officer.

Amanda Richards named new System Chief Nursing Officer at Hartford HealthCare Corporation

David Ellenbogen appointed SVP, Secretary and General Counsel for Medica Health Plans.

Lancaster General Health System has named Charmaine Spence Rochester as the healthcare new Chief Financial Officer.

Sara Alger appointed Foundation President, for University Health System (San Antonio).

Ludi Inc. announces Mark Rodgers, joins the organization as its new Chief Technology Officer.

Pediatric Associates announces Gerald Knutson, joins the organization as its new Chief Finacial Officer.

Christopher Pricco named President - Paradigm Specialty Networks at Paradigm.

Paul T. Van Den Heuvel named new Vice President Network Strategy at Aspirus Network, Inc.

Aspirus announces Jeff Wicklander, joins the organization as its new President of Aspirus Wausau Hospital & Central Region.

Jessica L. Coleman, named Vice President of Medical Affairs at Menorah Park.

Raymond McCarthy appointed Chief Financial Officer, for Baystate Health.

Gregg Dixon appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, for Alivia Care.

Chanta Combs appointed Vice President of Government Relations for The MENTOR Network.

Ken Goodnight joins Navitus Health Solutions as SVP, Customer Operations.

Places for People announces Laura McCallister, joins the organization as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Daniel Abdul appointed SVP, Chief Technology Officer, for Medica Health Plans.

Luke Olenoski, named SVP. Chief Information Officer of Main Line Health System.

Sherwin Robinson joins Wellmark, Inc. as Vice President of Underwriting.

Katie Rogers appointed Vice President, Program Integrity, for CareSource Management Group.

Susan Joy Anderson appointed Corporate Compliance Officer, for CareSource Management Group.

Following an extensive national search, BJC HealthCare has named Jackie Tischler as its new Chief People Officer.

UC Davis Health has appointed Ron Amodeo as their new Chief Strategy Officer.

The National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) appoints LeAnn Swanson as Chief Executive Officer.

UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust announces Debbie Rittenour, joins the organization as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Angela Brown was named Chief Executive Officer of the St. Louis Regional Health Commission, following a nationwide search.

The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) appoints Greg Ogrinc as Senior Vice President of Certification Standards and Programs.

Bruce A. Metz appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO), for Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Minnesota Council of Health Plans (Council) appoints Lucas Nesse as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Kelly Lindberg, named Chief Marketing and Experience Officer of Medica.

Rick Bourne, named CEO of Hospice of Marion County.

The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) appoints Julie Hubbard as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Western Health Advantage announces Jeff Cinciarelli, joins the organization as its new Chief Sales Officer.

Commonwealth Care Alliance announces Mihir Shah as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Baystate Health appoints Marion A. McGowan to the newly created position of president and CEO of Health New England and senior vice president of payer innovation.