Leadership

WashU Medicine has named Andrés M. Bur, MD, FACS, chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery in its Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, effective Oct. 22, 2026,ASCO Post reported Aug. 27. Dr. Bur will also serve as…

Physicians’ closest friends tend to mirror them, same life stage, similar socioeconomic background and shared political views, according to Medscape’s “Physician Friendships Report 2026,” published Aug. 25. Medscape surveyed 1,002 physicians across 20 specialties from March 5 to May 22.…

A former senior director at Optum has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for creating a no-show job for a friend and pocketing more than $950,000 in kickbacks from the fraudulent salary over three years, the Justice Department said…

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has named Tracy Young, MSNA, CRNA, its 2026-27 president, effective immediately, the Rosemont, Ill.-based organization announced Aug. 25. Mr. Young co-founded Essential Anesthesia Management, where he serves as chief operating officer. The company provides…

Physicians are more likely to describe making friends at this stage of their lives as difficult than easy, and a lack of time is by far the biggest reason those friendships fray, according to Medscape’s “Physician Friendships Report 2026,” published…

Nashville-based SurgNet Health Partners has appointed Cathy Kowalski as chief executive officer, effective July 13, according to an Aug. 25 news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Kowalski brings more than three decades of healthcare leadership experience, including prior roles at…

Physicians finishing training this year are weighing where to practice against three separate 2026 data sets — on livability, real pay and physician supply — metrics that don’t always overlap in the same geographies.  WalletHub’s annual ranking of the best…

For most of the last decade, ASC quality reporting has been a compliance exercise through data submitted to CMS to avoid a payment penalty. That is changing quickly. In 2026, the Leapfrog Group rolled out the first public, facility-level grading…

Burnout among employed physicians is nearly universal, and a growing share are eyeing the exit — whether that means a new job, a different career or collective bargaining, according to the 2026 PAI Employed Physician Survey. Eighty-eight percent of physicians…

Smaller health systems are relying on compensation to retain physicians and advanced practice providers at far higher rates than large systems, which have shifted toward mentorship, career development and wellness programs, according to a report from the Association for Advancing…