Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Ophthalmologist David Aizuss, MD, was elected as secretary of the American Medical Association board of trustees. 

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare expanded its services in Maryland with the opening of ChristianaCare Cardiology at Elkton, according to a June 12 news release. 

Here are eight moves from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente that Becker's has reported on since April 26:

Jonathan Weinsaft, MD, was appointed as chief of the Greenberg Division of Cardiology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City.

The American Medical Association appointed Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, an anesthesiologist, to serve as the organization's 178th president, according to a June 13 news release from the organization. 

Eighteen percent of physicians have a mortgage of more than $500,000, according to Medscape's "Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023," which was published June 9.

The mean hourly wage for cardiologists across the U.S. is $202.56, according to the Bureau of Labor Statics, which is significantly higher than the minimum wage in each state.

CARTI opened a 57,000-square-foot surgery center in Little Rock, Ark., June 9. 

More than 70 percent of physicians have not made any changes to cut down on their major expenses, according to Medscape's "Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023."

UnitedHealth Group, parent company of ASC management company United Surgical Partners International, has continued its growth, both in terms of revenue and number of affiliated physicians.