Dr. Mark Shen to become St. Louis Children’s Hospital president: 4 things to know

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare named Mark W. Shen, MD, president of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, effective Nov. 12.

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Here are four things to know:

1. Dr. Shen most recently served as CEO of St. Louis-based Ascension’s Texas Accountable Care Network and senior vice president of network development at Ascension Texas.

2. He has experience serving as president of Dell Children’s Medical Center/Dell Children’s Health in Austin.

3. He holds an MBA from the McCombs School of Business-The University of Texas at Austin.

4. Dr. Shen succeeds Joan Magruder, who was promoted to a group president role at BJC HealthCare in 2016. The group president role is expanding, and Ms. Magruder is transitioning out of the St. Louis Children’s Hospital president position.

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