Leadership

Sacramento, Calif.-based Surgical Affiliates announced Lynette Scherer, MD will take over as CEO, succeeding Leon J. Owens, MD, who will step down from the role and become executive chairman of the board. Scott Flacks, who previously served as COO of…

Christian Müller, PhD, is leaving Carl Zeiss Meditec AG's management board to serve as Carl Zeiss AG's CFO.

Sam Rahman, MD, an interventional cardiologist, and Vera Zaraket, MD, a gastroenterologist, joined the Florence, S.C.-based Carolinas Hospital System staff.

Stryker named Timothy Scannell its president and COO, starting Aug. 1.

Male physicians earned $239,000 this year, compared to females' $203,000, according to a Medscape survey of more than 20,000 physicians. Male specialists earned about 36 percent more than female specialists.

Here are 28 ASC leaders that started new positions in 2018:

Thomas Wyman, MD, is about to celebrate his 40th anniversary with Peoria-based Illinois Eye Center, Central Illinois Proud reports.

Lori Brenner designed the Physicianology platform for Tea Leaves Health, a Welltok Company, to help healthcare executives and physician relations professionals strategically grow their organizations.

The Arkansas Center for Nursing named Sarah Loftin, director of quality services and risk management at Arkansas Surgical Hospital, one of 2018’s "40 Nurses Under 40." According to a press release from the organization, the program recognizes leaders for their…

Physicians Endoscopy named David Young as its new president. Mr. Young brings 20 years of experience across a variety of industry sectors to the role.