RENOWN HEALTH CEO: Brian Erling, MD, MBA
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, RENOWN HEALTH, AND ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR CLINICAL AFFAIRS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE:
William“ Bill” Plauth, MD, MMM, CPE
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RENOWN MEDICAL GROUP CEO:
Rahul Mediwala, MD, MBA
RENOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CEO:
Chris Nicholas, FACHE
RENOWN SOUTH MEADOWS MEDICAL CENTER & RENOWN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CEO:
Sam Weller, MHPA
DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & RENOWN HEALTH
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE:
Amy McGaha, MD, MPH, FAAFP
INTERNAL MEDICINE: Samuel Austin Lee, MD, PhD, FIDSA
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY:
James M. Alexander, MD
PEDIATRICS AND PHYSICIAN- IN-CHIEF, RENOWN CHILDREN’ S HOSPITAL:
Kristina Deeter, MD, MBA, FAAP
PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES:
Takesha Cooper, MD
SURGERY: Christos Galanopoulos, MD, MBA, MSc, FACS
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