William Hahn, MD, PhD, is one of three recipients of the Hope Funds 2023 Award of Excellence. The award is given to individuals who have contributed to basic, clinical and medical research in cancer or prominent advocacy and philanthropy for cancer research.

Jordan Berlin, MD, is a 2022 recipient of the National Cancer Institute Director’s Award.

The Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule in January that would keep employees free from noncompete contracts, and some physicians are hoping the rule will bring more social stability. 

Parham Jaberi, MD, has been selected as the state of Virginia's interim health commissioner, The Washington Post reported April 4. 

Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD, has been appointed commissioner of the Massachusetts Public Health Department.

Greg Armstrong, MD, has been named chair of the department of epidemiology and cancer control at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

J. Nathan Hagstrom, MD, has been named the new regional director of the Mid-Atlantic region of federally funded hemophilia treatment centers.

Dorothy Lane, MD, has received the 2023 Ronald Davis Special Recognition Award from the American College of Preventive Medicine.

Michael Roehrl, MD, PhD, has been named chief of the department of pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. 

Eugene Lipov, MD, was the recipient of the outstanding achievement in research award from the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians for his research on treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries.

J. Scott Just, MD, has been selected as the new CEO of UVA Physicians Group, a nonprofit clinical and administrative support program of Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health. 

Joshua Coren, DO, received the 2023 Osteopathic Family Physician of the Year award from the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians on March 30 during the Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars.

Devon Ramaeker, MD, has been appointed division chief of maternal fetal medicine within the Allegheny Health Network's Women's Institute in Pittsburgh.

Englewood (N.J.) Health has selected several physicians to serve in leadership positions, ROI-NJ reported March 30. 

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Cleveland-based MetroHealth System has appointed Michael Kelly, MD, as its chair of the department of neurosurgery. Dr. Kelly joined MetroHealth in 2015 and also serves as its director of neurotrauma. 

Isaiah Johnson, MD, has been appointed chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Va.

Ronald Place, MD, has been named regional president and CEO of Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Julian Kim, MD, has been named president of Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health Cancer Institute, which includes 11 cancer clinic sites throughout the state and treats an estimated 8,000 cancer patients annually.