Becker's has reported on 58 chief medical officer moves since the start of 2023.
Editor's note: This list begins with the most recent.
Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare named Efe Efemini, MD, as chief medical officer of its Rockdale Hospital in Conyers, Ga.
Joshua Lenchus, DO, left his role as chief medical officer of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health.
Kimberly Salazar, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, the hospital said June 28.
Stephen Leinenweber, MD, was named chief medical officer of Valhalla, N.Y.-based Blythedale Children's Hospital. His appointment is effective August 1.
Providence Swedish North Puget Sound in Everett, Wash selected James Park, MD, as its new chief medical officer. His appointment to the role became effective June 19.
Novant Health, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., chose Pam Oliver, MD, as its new executive vice president and chief medical officer, effective immediately.
HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton named Sanjiv Tewari, MD, as its new chief medical officer, effective June 1.
DHR Health Brownsville (Texas) appointed James Castillo II, MD, chief medical officer, Valley Central reported May 28.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center appointed Rick Wright, MD, to serve as its next chief medical officer and senior vice president of clinical affairs. He succeeds Paul Sternberg Jr., MD, who retired June 30.
Emily Volk, MD, was named vice president of system pathology and laboratory services at UofL Health in Louisville, Ky. Dr. Volk stepped into the newly created role March 16, previously serving as chief medical officer of Baptist Health Floyd in Albany, Ind.
Janise Whitesell, MD, was appointed as the first female chief of medical staff at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, according to a Feb. 6 press release.
Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, N.J., appointed Vasantha Kondamudi, MD, as chief medical officer, effective Jan. 30, according to NJ Advance Media.
Jessica McHugh, MD, was tapped to become the new chief medical officer of MultiCare Rockwood Clinic in Spokane, Wash.
Unity Health Care, based in Washington, D.C., chose Stephanie Cox-Batson, MD, as its chief medical officer on Jan. 25.
Providence, R.I.-based Women & Infants Hospital tapped Nejat Zeyneloglu, MD, as its chief medical officer.
Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester, Ky., named Crystal Kincaid, DPM, as its new chief medical officer.
North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital and its physician network subsidiary, Meritas Health, named Steven Starr, MD, interim chief medical officer.
Kirk Sloan, MD, was named chief medical officer of LMH Health, the Lawrence, Kan.-based system said Jan. 13. His appointment is effective March 6.
Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas facility, appointed Ije Akunyili, MD, chief medical officer.
Bay Care Health System's St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Fla., named Samir Akach, MD, as its new vice president and chief medical officer, according to a May 16 news release.
Monica Hum, MD, was promoted from chief medical officer to CEO of Piedmont Rockdale Hospital in Conyers, Ga.
James Syrett, MD, was appointed chief medical officer at Auburn (N.Y.) Community Hospital May 1, The Citizen reported.
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in Miami selected Sean Benoit, MD, as its chief medical officer. Dr. Benoit stepped into the role in late June.
AdventHealth Daytona Beach in Florida selected David Sinclair, MD, as its chief medical officer, effective May 21.
McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City, Mich., tapped Kenneth Parsons, MD, as chief medical officer.
John Hall, MD, was named chief medical officer of Kingman (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center, according to a May 1 press release.
Seth Sullivan, MD, is Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health's new regional chief medical officer.
Syracuse, N.Y.-based Crouse Health named David Landsberg, MD, chief medical officer.
St. David's Georgetown (Texas) Hospital announced that Eva Slavcheva, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer.
Nathan Deal, MD, was named chief medical officer of both HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake and HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland in Texas.
Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley selected Ana Almeda, MD, as its first chief medical officer.
Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare named Jason Rice, DO, ambulatory chief medical officer.
Robert Harbaugh, MD, senior vice president of Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center academic practice, was named interim chief medical officer, according to an April 4 news release from Penn State Health.
Cranston, R.I.-based Eleanor Slater Hospital named Katharine Woods, MS, DO, chief medical officer, the Providence Journal reported April 4.
Memorial Healthcare System selected Aharon (Ari) Sareli, MD, a critical care physician, to serve as chief medical officer. The Hollywood, Fla.-based system also appointed Holly Neville, MD, as associate CMO.
West Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne named Keith Vollstedt, MD, chief medical officer of its Western Iowa division.
HCA Healthcare's LewisGale Medical Center tapped Robert Alphin, MD, as chief medical officer, the Salem, Va.-based hospital said March 29.
Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center, part of Atlantic Health System, named Stanley Fiel, MD, chief medical officer.
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Network in Tacoma, Wash., appointed two new chief medical officers who will oversee operations across its health network and hospital. Vanessa Carroll, MD, was tapped to oversee quality and standards of care for the network's hospital, and Barbara Thompson, MD, was promoted to overseeing standards for its full network of pediatric clinics.
Oklahoma City-based OU Health appointed Carolyn Kloek, MD, as the academic health system's inaugural chief medical officer, effective March 1.
Trinity Health-owned Chelsea (Mich.) Hospital named Fazleomar Mahmood, MD, as its new chief medical officer.
William Plauth, MD, was named Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health's new chief medical officer, according to a March 13 news release.
McLaren Flint (Mich.) named Varsha Moudgal, MD, an infectious disease specialist, chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs.
Andrew Moore, MD, was named chief medical officer of HCA Healthcare's Gulf Coast Division in Houston.
PeaceHealth's Northwest network appointed Lorna Gober, MD, chief medical officer.
Michele Sinopoli, MD, was named chief medical officer for Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., and MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, Mass., both part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.
East Lansing, Mich.-based MSU Health Care tapped Michael Weiner, DO, as its chief medical officer.
Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Fla., appointed Alon Weizer, MD, as its chief medical officer and senior vice president.
HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee appointed Alexander Gumiroff, MD, as its new chief medical officer.
Anita Toussi, MD, PhD, was named chief medical officer for Centura Health's St. Catherine Hospitals in southwest Kansas. She took on the role Feb. 27, according to a news release.
Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., named Samuel Cloud, DO, chief medical officer, according to a Jan. 3 news release.
Kevin Klauer, DO, was appointed chief medical officer for two HCA hospitals — HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, according to ocala-news.com.
Brian Sanders, MD, took on his new role as chief medical officer at Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital on Jan. 16.
Dr. Anand Budi was promoted to chief medical officer at Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Medical Center. He replaces outgoing CMO Aaron George, DO, who moved to another key role in the healthcare system: associate dean of clinical education at the proposed Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine.