Becker's connected with Sheri Slezak, MD, plastic surgery division chief and professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, to hear her advice for female physicians and medical students looking to take on leadership roles.

The Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants has named Kevin Riddleberger, PA-C, co-founder and chief strategy officer of DispatchHealth, as Colorado's PA Leader of the Year. 

Raul Ayala, MD, has been selected as the new president of the California Academy of Family Physicians, The Sentinel reported March 28. 

Physician scientist George Jabboure Netto, MD, has been named chair of pathology and laboratory medicine chair at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia.

Castle Connolly has released its 2023 "Exceptional Women in Medicine" list, which recognized 8,458 physicians across 77 specialties who demonstrate leadership, expertise and dedication in their respective specialties.

Castle Connolly has released its 2023 "Exceptional Women in Medicine" list, which recognized 8,458 physicians across 77 specialties who demonstrate leadership, expertise and dedication in their respective specialties.

Ochsner Baton Rouge (La.) has added six new staff members across a variety of specialties, according to a March 28 report from The Advocate. 

Steven Kalkanis, MD, has been selected as Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital's next CEO and executive vice president, The National Herald reported March 25. 

Neil Friedman, MD, has been named director of the Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's, one of the largest pediatric neuroscience programs in the country. 

Cormac Maher, MD, has been named chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Stanford Medicine Children's Health in Palo Alto, Calif. 

Castle Connolly has released its 2023 "Exceptional Women in Medicine" list, which honors physicians across the United States who demonstrate leadership, expertise and dedication in their respective specialties.

Yatin Vyas, MD, has been selected as the new vice president and physician leader for Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health Children's Hospital. 

Patrick White, MD, PhD, is the recipient of the 2023 Josefina B. Magno Distinguished Hospice Physician Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Sports medicine is the fastest growing physician specialty, growing by 42.5 percent between 2016 and 2021, according to the 2022 Physician Specialty Data Report from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Here are six power players in the growing field:

Here are 10 women to know who have taken on leadership roles, won awards and more throughout their careers.

Roger Mitty, MD, has been named chief operating officer and president of Care New England Medical Group, according to a March 20 report from Providence Business News.

Lehigh Valley Health Network has tapped Ravi Samy, MD, as its new chief of division of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery. 

Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, executive dean for the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, has been named interim CEO for the University of Illinois Hospitals and Clinics, pending approval from the board of trustees. 

Jay Barth, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Ascidian Therapeutics, a biotech drug development company. 

Here are nine physician leadership updates Becker's has reported on since March 10: