Here are 15 recent leadership appointments and awards across four ASC specialties, as reported by Becker‘s:
Anesthesia
- Los Angeles-based Keck School of Medicine of USC appointed Earl Strum, MD, as chair of its anesthesiology department April 20.
- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology will presented Jennifer Andersen, MSNA, CRNA, with the Daniel D. Vigness Federal Political Director of the Year Award during the organization’s 2026 Mid-Year Assembly, held April 24-29 in Washington, D.C.
- The Colorado Permanente Medical Group named Greg Berman, MD, president and executive medical director effective March 28
- The University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine in Aurora named Paul Picton, MD, chair of the department of anesthesiology, effective September 1.
- North American Partners in Anesthesia named Kathryn Cullen as president of its clinical services division March 4.
Cardiology
- Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health appointed David Parra, MD, associate director of its division of pediatric cardiology, effective July 1.
- Eko Health, an AI developer for heart and lung diseases, named Steven Steinhubl, MD, as chief medical officer.
- Medical device company Ventric Health appointed cardiologists Javed Butler, MD, and Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, to its clinical advisory board.
- Nuevocor, a biotechnology company that develops therapies for cardiomyopathies, appointed Monica Shah, MD, as chief medical officer.
- The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions named J. Dawn Abbott, MD, as president for 2026–27.
Gastroenterology
- Byron Cryer, MD, began his term May 20 as the 121st president of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute.
- New York City-based Oshi Health, a gastroenterology clinic, appointed Danny Krifcher as president and COO.
- John Inadomi, MD, was inducted into the Association of American Physicians during its annual scientific meeting in Chicago.
Ophthalmology
- VisionMed appointed Tony Burns as strategic advisor for ambulatory and office-based surgery.
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