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Hiring
Starting clinical documentation Shorten welcomed San Oo as Chief Technology Officer. In the past, he held technology leadership positions at Soft And Notion.
Amaé Healtha startup focused on treating serious mental illnesses, has named Thai Bui as chief product officer. Before joining Amae, he spent over six years in product management at Roblox
THE American Medical Association has appointed Dr. John Wigneswaran as Director of Operations. He joins the organization from Optum, where he served as clinical director. Prior to this, Dr. Wigneswaran worked as a Chief Medical Officer Walmart, Express scripts And DaVita.
Cutting-edge health has hired Heather Cianfrocco as its new COO. She comes from UnitedHealth Groupwhere she served as executive vice president of governance, compliance and information security.
Medical device company Imperative care has named Jay Martin as chief commercial officer. He has over a decade of experience in sales leadership roles at Intuitive surgical And Boston Scientist.
Merck named Chuck Clapton vice president of U.S. federal public policy and government affairs. He joins the drugmaker of Sciences of Gileadwhere he spent nearly a decade as vice president of federal government affairs.
Orca Organic hired Bijan Nejadnik as new chief medical officer. It comes to the pharmaceutical company from Tanabe Pharma Americawhere he held the same role. Before that, he also worked as chief medical officer of SanBio And Eureka Therapeutic.
Theromicwhich makes a thermal accelerator gel, has welcomed Andrew Zeringue as its new CEO. He joined the company Quantum surgerywhere he serves as Senior Director of Sales in the United States.
Medical device manufacturer VahatiCor has named Harry Rowland as its new CEO. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Endotronixwhich was acquired by Edwards Life Sciences in 2024.
Promotions
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center promoted Dr. Albert Koong to Scientific Director. He joined the organization in 2017 as head of radiation oncology.
NYC Health + Hospitals appointed two new chief doctors. Dr. Sewit Teckie became chief medical officer of clinical affairs and business strategy, while Dr. Ted Long became chief medical officer of clinical services and population health. Dr. Teckie joined the health system in 2022 as chief of radiation oncology, and Dr. Long joined in 2018 as vice president of primary care.
Outings
Marty Makary resigned from his position as FDA Commissioner after 13 months of work. He left the agency after months of clashes with the White House and other Trump administration officials over issues including the approval of flavored vapes and abortion pill policy.
Mayo Clinic CEO Gianrico Farrugia announced he would step down at the end of the year. He has been with the organization for 32 years, serving as its CEO since 2019.
Layoffs
St. Christopher Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia is laying off 30 clinical and administrative staff. This reduction represents less than 2% hospital staff.
Innovator let go 340 employees as part of a restructuring linked to its desire to become an “AI native” company.
Intermountain health is in the process of eliminating 93 clinical roles in Colorado and Montana. The layoffs stem from the closure and consolidation of 10 clinics in the two states.
Novartis is in the process of laying off 76 workers at its US headquarters in New Jersey. The company said the move was a result of its ever-changing business needs.
