Cleveland Clinic has announced that will be the new vice president and chief medical officer at Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital, starting July 1. This follows ‘ service as vice president and chief medical officer at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital since 2022, after his retirement from the U.S. Army as a colonel.

, president of Cleveland Clinic Akron General and Cleveland Clinic’s South submarket, praised ‘ leadership at union hospital. “ has been an innovative and collaborative leader at Union Hospital, committed to providing the best care for our patients and growing the healthcare services that we provide in that area,” saeid . “We are confident he will bring this same energy to this new role as well,” she added.

Before joining cleveland Clinic, was the director of the DiLorenzo pentagon Health Clinic and the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Branch Clinics in Washington, D.C.,from 2017 to 2022.He is a board-certified family physician who was commissioned as a captain in the Medical Corps in 1993 via the Health professions Scholarship Program and Army ROTC.

holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from John Carroll University in Cleveland and a medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in Family Medicine at DeWitt Army community Hospital, fort Belvoir, Va., from 1993-96. A Stark County native and Canton Central Catholic High School alumnus, is set to replace . is stepping down after eight years to return part-time to his endocrinology practice at Medina Hospital.

“Dr. Rogers has been an innovative and collaborative leader…committed to providing the best care for our patients.”

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The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is a critical leadership position within a hospital or healthcare system. The CMO is responsible for overseeing the quality of medical care,managing medical staff,and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.