Executive Moves

St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, N.C., appointed David Pope interim CEO, according to a Tryon Daily Bulletin report.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger selected Jaewon Ryu, MD, to serve as interim president and CEO, effective Dec. 1.

Two executives at Louisville-based KentuckyOne Health are planning to leave their roles, as sale negotiations continue for the health system's Louisville assets, according to an Insider Louisville report.

Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System named Darlene Stromstad president and CEO, according to a Utica Observer-Dispatch report.

Hillsboro (Kan.) Community Hospital CEO Marion Regier is retiring, according to a Peabody Gazette-Bulletin report.

Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health selected Dereck DeLeon, MD, to serve as chief academic officer.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center named Neal Patel, MD, its new HealthIT leader, effective Jan. 1, 2019.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System appointed David A. Feinberg senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer.

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Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network tapped Rocco A. Chiappini, MD, to serve as regional director of physical medicine and rehabilitation, according to a Poughkeepsie Journal report.