Leadership

David Meeker, MD, is stepping down from Cambridge, Mass.-based Sanofi Genzyme at the end of June 2017 as the company's executive vice president and head, according to the Boston Globe.

The Labor Department reported the U.S. added 98,000 jobs in March, far below the 237,000 average jobs added in January and February, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Hospital and health system executives ranked increasing ambulatory access as their top concern in the Washington, D.C.-based Advisory Board's Health Care CEO Survey.

Cardinal Health is in talks to buy Medtronic's medical supplies business for $6 billion, according to a CNBC report.

Scott Gottlieb, MD, President Donald Trump's pick to head the FDA, detailed his healthcare plans and his experience during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee hearing on April 5, 2017, according to NBC News.

With an aging workforce and looming physician shortage, the medical community is divided on age-based physician competency assessments, according to Medscape.

Andrew Hayek is the chairman and CEO for one of the leading U.S. ASC management companies — Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates.

Arnold G. Levy, MD, is retiring as CEO of Silver Spring, Md.-based Capital Digestive Care.

Pulmonologist Asif Mahmood, MD, recently announced his candidacy for California lieutenant governor, according to Pasadena Star News.

Recent data shows burnout is spreading among all medical staff members, from surgeons to office staff, according to Medscape.