Kurt Newman, MD. President and CEO of Children's National Health System (Washington, D.C.). Dr. Newman's tenure with Children's National Health System spans more than 30 years. He first joined the health system in 1984 as a surgeon, eventually becoming surgeon-in-chief and senior vice president for the Joseph E. Robert Jr. Center for Surgical Care in 2003. Dr. Newman played a lead role in the creation of the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National in 2009, and he served as the institute's founding vice president. Prior to becoming Children's National's CEO, he held various roles in prominent medical societies, such as member of the board of commissioners of The Joint Commission, member of the board of governors of the American Pediatric Surgical Association and chair of the Surgery Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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