Emory University has named radiologist Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, the school’s new executive vice president for health affairs.
In addition, Lewin will serve as executive director for Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center, president and CEO of Emory Healthcare, and chair of Emory Healthcare’s board of directors. His tenure begins on Feb. 1, 2016.
“I am humbled and honored to have the opportunity to join such a strong leadership team and to be a part of a truly exceptional university,” Lewin said in a statement. “It is exciting to join the outstanding faculty and staff of Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center and Emory Healthcare in educating tomorrow’s health care workforce, pursuing discovery and innovation in the health sciences, and providing skilled and compassionate care to our patients.”
Lewin is currently the senior vice president for integrated healthcare delivery and co-chair for strategic planning at Johns Hopkins Medicine, professor and chair of the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science at Johns Hopkins University, and radiologist-in-chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Previously, Lewin served as director of the division of magnetic resonance imaging and vice chairman for research and academic affairs in the department of radiology at Case Western Reserve University and the University Hospitals of Cleveland.
Lewin is also a fellow of the American College of Radiology and the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and president of both the American Roentgen Ray Society and the International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Lewin to the Emory leadership team,” James W. Wagner, Emory president, said in the statement. “Dr. Lewin joins us from Johns Hopkins Medicine with an impressive track record of innovative and high-impact research, exceptional patient care and visionary administrative acumen. His insights as a leader, clinician and researcher will benefit our patients, faculty, students and staff, as well as the state of Georgia and beyond.”
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