Member News June 2026

Lomis Is President of Macy Foundation

Kimberly D. Lomis, MD, FACS, has been named president of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the only national philanthropy solely dedicated to improving the education and training of health professionals. Dr. Lomis joins the Macy Foundation after serving as vice president for medical education innovations at the American Medical Association. She also held the roles of professor of surgery and associate dean for undergraduate medical education at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee.

Prabhakaran Is Tapped to Chair Surgery at NYMC

Kartik Prabhakaran, MD, MHS, FACS, has been named The Felicien M. Steichen, MD, Chair of Surgery at New York Medical College (NYMC) in Valhalla, and chair of the Department of Surgery at Westchester Medical Center. He will assume these roles in July. Dr. Prabhakaran, a trauma surgeon, currently serves as WMCHealth Network medical director for trauma, section chief of trauma and acute care surgery, interim chief medical officer for Westchester Medical Center, and professor of surgery and vice chair of research in the Department of Surgery at NYMC.

Emami Steps In as CMO in Florida

Claudia N. Emami, MD, MBA, MPH, FACS, is chief medical officer (CMO) at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach, Florida. A board-certified pediatric surgeon, she previously served as associate CMO at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, overseeing quality and patient safety, medical staff operations, regulatory readiness, and physician engagement.

Hayanga Leads ABCTS as President

J. W. Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH, MHL, FACS, has been elected president of The Association of Black Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons (ABCTS). Dr. Hayanga is vice chair of faculty and clinical affairs and a professor in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the West Virginia University (WVU) Heart and Vascular Institute in Morgantown. He also serves as medical director of the WVU Heart and Vascular Innovation, Research, Education, and Prevention Program.

Bocker Is Appointed CMO in Virginia

Jennifer Bocker, MD, MBA, FACS, is chief medical officer (CMO) for HCA Healthcare Capital Division in Richmond, Virginia. A board-certified general surgeon with specialty training in trauma surgery and head and neck surgical oncology, Dr. Bocker recently served as associate CMO for HCA Healthcare North Texas Division in Dallas, and also previously was CMO at HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital in Sarasota Springs.

Chen Receives Endowed Chair Position at Fox Chase

David Y. T. Chen, MD, FACS, was named the Carol and Louis Della Penna Chair in Urologic Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also is a professor in the Department of Urology and associate director of the Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program. Dr. Chen joined Fox Chase in 2004.

Eskandari Moves Up at Northwestern

Mark K. Eskandari, MD, FACS, was promoted to system medical director of vascular surgery in the Department of Surgery at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Eskandari also is a professor of surgery, radiology, and medical education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and serves as system chief of vascular surgery, program director for the vascular surgery fellowship, and program director for the Vascular Surgery Scientist Training Program at Northwestern. In his new role, Dr. Eskandari will provide strategic direction for all vascular surgery divisions across the Northwestern Medicine system.

Kelley Joins CNS Pharmaceuticals

Lynne Kelley, MD, FACS, was appointed chief medical officer (CMO) at CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of novel treatments for primary and metastatic cancers in the brain and central nervous system. Prior to joining CNS Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Kelley served as CMO at several public and private biotechnology and medical device companies, including TISSIUM, Servier Pharmaceuticals, X4 Pharmaceuticals, and Senseonics.

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