Executive Moves

Daniel K. Podolsky, MD. President of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas). Dr. Podolsky is president of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, a position he has held since 2008. Internationally renowned for his contributions to the understanding of…

Venice (Fla.) Regional Bayfront Health selected Dawn Beljin, BSN, RN, to serve as chief nursing officer.

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia named Nassar Nizami CIO, according to a CIO report.

Healthcare Administrative Partners, a Media, Pa.-based provider of revenue cycle management solutions, named Rebecca Farrington chief revenue officer.

PeaceHealth Ketchikan (Alaska) Medical Center named Edward Freysinger chief administrative officer.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles appointed Alexandra Carter senior vice president and chief development officer.

Kim Keene, interim CEO of St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, La., will assume the post permanently Nov. 5, according to a New Orleans City Business report.

Chet Burrell, president and CEO of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in Baltimore, will retire in mid-2018.

Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Hospital hired Shelly Harkins, MD, to serve as CMO.

UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, appointed Mark Funderburk president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2018, according to a Lubbock Online report.