Executive Moves

St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., has appointed John Walsh as COO and Tiffany Berry as CFO, according to a Journal Gazette news report.

Callaway Community Hospital in Fulton, Mo., has chosen Allen AufderHeide to serve as CEO, according to a Fulton Sun news report.

Theresa Brennan, MD, has been named CMO of UI Health Care in Iowa City, according to an Iowa Press-Citizen news report.

Vicki Parks has been named CFO of Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Ky., according to a Murray Ledger news report.

Kenneth Kashkin, MD, a healthcare executive with more than two decades of experience in global research, biotechnology, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, has been named president and CEO of Catholic Health Initiatives' Institute for Research and Innovation, according to a CHI…

Melinda Estes, MD, has alerted Fletcher Allen Health Care's Board of Trustees that she may be stepping down as president, according to a Vermont Digger news report.

The Ohio Hospital Association's President and CEO James R. Castle will retire at the end of this year after 23 years of service, according to an OHA news release.

Peter Carmel, MD, a pediatric neurosurgeon practicing in Newark, N.J., has been appointed president of the American Medical Association, according to an AMA news release.

Here are 15 hospital or health system CEOs that have recently been appointed or have stepped down from their respective roles.

Jack Connors, who has served as chairman of Partners Healthcare System in Boston for the past 15 years, will be stepping down next summer, according to a Boston Globe news report.