Sharp Health Plan names Dr. Cary Shames CMO

San Diego-based Sharp Health Plan has appointed Cary Shames, DO, to vice president and CMO.

Advertisement

As CMO, Dr. Sharp will be responsible for SHP’s clinical operations, including quality, network management and performance, pharmacy, medical management and other activities.

For the past four years, Dr. Shames served as medical director for the Americas for ResMed Corporation. There, he was responsible for leading the healthcare economic strategies team in development and implementation of partnerships with health plans. Before joining ResMed, Dr. Shames served in executive and medical director positions in other managed healthcare organizations, including Anthem/Wellpoint, PacifiCare Health Systems and Aetna.

More articles on hospital and health system executive moves:
Bayonne Medical Center names new COO
Trigg County Hospital CEO resigns
Mount St. Mary’s CEO to depart after Catholic Health merger

Advertisement

Next Up in Executive Moves

  • Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Physicians named Greg Beilman, MD, CEO. Dr. Beilman will lead M Physicians, the clinical practice of…

  • Cincinnati-based Mercy Health has promoted Michele Stokes, MSN, to chief nursing officer of its Cincinnati market. Ms. Stokes assumed the…

Advertisement

Comments are closed.