Cleveland Clinic has announced the appointment of Richard D. Parker, MD, as president of its Garfield Heights, Ohio-based Marymount Hospital, effective today.
Dr. Parker joined Cleveland Clinic's department of orthopedic surgery in 1993, and has had admitting privileges at Marymount Hospital since 1998. In 2008 he was appointed chairman of orthopedic surgery and will continue in this role until a replacement is named.
Dr. Parker specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopic knee surgery, and has been head team physician for the Cleveland Cavaliers since 2000.
He succeeds Joanne Zeroske, RN, who served as president of Marymount Hospital for three years and now fulfills the role of executive director for clinical transformation.