DC system names CEO

Heather Aaron was named CEO of Washington, D.C.-based Whitman-Walker Health System.

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Ms. Aaron brings more than 35 years as a healthcare executive and educator to the role, according to a March 25 news release. 

Most recently, she served as deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the Washington Business Journal reported. 

In her new position, Ms. Aaron will be responsible for the Whitman-Walker Foundation, the Whitman-Walker Institute and Whitman-Walker Health System Real Property Holdings.

She takes the helm of Whitman-Walker’s health system from Cindy Lewin, who served as interim CEO since March 2023, according to the Journal.

Whitman-Walker Health, which specializes in LGBTQ+ and HIV care, serves more than 20,000 individuals and families each year in the greater Washington, D.C., region.

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