Dr. Ije Akunyili appointed chief medical officer of RWJBarnabas hospital

Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas facility, appointed Ije Akunyili, MD, chief medical officer.

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Dr. Akunyili stepped into her role on Jan. 2. She is the medical center’s first Black CMO, according to a Jan. 11 release.

Previously, Dr. Akunyili served as regional medical director for TeamHealth, Northeast group, where she oversaw emergency departments and critical care and hospitalist service lines across four states.

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