John Howser

January 4, 2024

David Posch assumes new role of Senior Vice President for Business Consulting

David Posch, MA, Executive Vice President for Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Office of Population Health and Executive Director for Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN), has transitioned into the new role of Senior Vice President for Business Consulting

By John Howser
December 19, 2023

Lee Ann Liska named President of Vanderbilt University Hospital

Lee Ann Liska, MBA, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Hospital President of Vanderbilt University Hospital, has been chosen to serve as the hospital’s president.

By John Howser
James Newman, MBA, CPA
December 14, 2023

James Newman named Vice President and CFO for Clinical Support Services Division

James Newman, MBA, CPA, Associate Vice President for Finance, has been named Vice President of Finance and Divisional Chief Financial Officer for the Clinical Support Services Division for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By John Howser
Chad Fitzgerald, JD
December 12, 2023

Chad Fitzgerald named to lead Clinical Support Services Division

Chad Fitzgerald, JD, Senior Vice President for Health System Emergency Operations, has been named Executive Vice President and will lead Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Clinical Support Services Division.

By John Howser
December 7, 2023

William Cooper named interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics

William Cooper, MD, MPH, has been named Interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics. He will assume this role Feb. 1, 2024.  

By John Howser
Steven Webber, MBChB, MRCP
November 30, 2023

Pediatrics chair Webber named Dean and Executive Vice Chancellor for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Steven Webber, MBChB, MRCP, James C. Overall Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, has been named as Dean of the College of Medicine and Executive Vice Chancellor for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

By John Howser
November 28, 2023

Marshall named Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Ambulatory Surgery Division

Stephen W. Marshall, MBA, Senior Vice president of Operations for Surgery Partners, has been named as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Vanderbilt Health System’s Ambulatory Surgery Division.
By John Howser
November 27, 2023

Sondra Hornsey named as VUMC’s Chief Privacy Officer

Sondra Hornsey, MSEd, CHPC, Interim Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer for Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children’s Hospital, has been named as Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s new Chief Privacy Officer. She will join VUMC on Dec. 4.
By John Howser
November 17, 2023

Vanderbilt’s Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell to be appointed director of the National Cancer Institute

Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, the Hugh Jackson Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been named director of the National Cancer Institute
By John Howser
October 25, 2023

Shared Clinical Services Division leader Jim Hayman to Retire

Jim Hayman, MS, MBA, is retiring from his position as Executive Vice President for the Shared Clinical Services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By John Howser
September 15, 2023

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital receives highest accreditation from the College of American Pathologists

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital’s lab has been awarded accreditation from the College of American Pathologists based on results of a recent onsite inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs.
By John Howser
September 15, 2023

Bedford and Tullahoma-Harton Hospitals awarded four stars by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

By John Howser
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