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Dr. Valentin Fuster, PhD, physician-in-chief at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, accepted the gold medal for scientific merit from the Barcelona City Council on Jan. 23.

Paul Mayer, MD, medical director of Larimer County (Colo.) Department of Health and Environment, has been named the medical director of the Health District of Northern Larimer County, BizWest reported Jan. 24.

Online retail giant Amazon is now offering prescription medications to its Amazon Prime members with subscription-based service RxPass, according to a Jan. 24 report from CBS News.

Sharmila Dissanaike, MD, chair of Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences' Center Department of Surgery, has been elected the 2025 president of the American Burn Association, FOX affiliate KCBD reported Jan. 18. 

The Southern Surgical Association has selected Kenneth Sharp, MD, as its new president, the VUMC Reporter reported Jan. 12. 

Nurse practitioner was named the second best job in the U.S. for 2023, according to a new list from U.S. News & World Report, joining 11 other medical careers in the top 25. 

Here are 11 physicians who stepped into chief medical officer roles since Jan. 6, as reported by Becker's:

Saral Mehra, MD, and Dr. Manju Prasad received Yale Cancer Center Awards for Excellence in Clinical Care for their work at Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven, Conn. 

Caroline Majors, MD, has been awarded the annual Physician Summit Award by managed care company Superior HealthPlan.

Kaiser Permanente selected Thuy Melvin, MD, to lead the group's Northern Virginia division as physician-in-chief.