6 leadership updates to know

Here are six updates for physicians to know that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 27:

1. Kevin Ban, MD, has stepped down as chief medical officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, the company's health services division.
2. Monica Bertagnolli, MD, has begun her tenure as 17th director of the National Institutes of Health.
3. Tanya Phares, DO, was appointed health officer of Sonoma County, Calif., which encompasses more than 30 cities.
4. Chris Spoja, DO, was named chief medical officer of Bozeman (Mont.) Health.
5. Nikole Benders-Hadi, MD, was named chief medical officer of virtual behavioral health provider Talkspace. 
6. Wayne Weil, MD, was appointed chief of orthopedic surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo.