Movers in South Florida

Aida Shafer named chairman of West Kendall Baptist Hospital's board of directors

West Kendall Baptist Hospital has named Aida Shafer as chairman of its board of directors. Before this promotion, she was vice chair. Shafer is the owner of Viciana & Shafer, P.A., a certified public accounting firm in Coral Gables. She also serves on the Baptist Health South Florida board of trustees.

Dr. Nicolas Kuritzky named chairman of radiation oncology at Mount Sinai

Dr. Nicolas Kuritzky has been named chairman of radiation oncology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He has 11 years of experience and is an active member of the American College of Radiology. He is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology.

Coral Gables Executive Physicians promotes Eris Thomas

Eris Thomas has been promoted to CEO of Coral Gables Executive Physicians. She has experience in management and accounting. Thomas worked at Deloitte & Touche LLP in Miami from 2001 to 2007. She is also on the board of Baptist Hospital Foundation in Miami and a member of the Beacon Council.

Riviera Health Resort names Julio Tamayo as director of clinical management and outcomes

Riviera Health Resort has named Julio Tamayo as director of clinical management and outcomes. He has 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Before joining Riviera Health Resort, he worked in several roles at West Gables Rehabilitation Hospital, including director of quality management and director of case management/utilization review department.

Louis Wolfson III, Jane Kahn Jacobs join Miami Jewish Health Systems Foundation Board of Directors

Miami Jewish Health Systems has named Louis Wolfson III as chair to the Foundation Board of Directors. He is also currently chairman of the Pinnacle Housing Group. Before becoming partner, owner and chairman at the Pinnacle Housing Group, he founded The Video Jukebox.

 

Also at Miami Jewish Health Systems, Jane Kahn Jacobs was named vice chair to the Foundation Board of Directors. She is also sitting president of the Miami Jewish Health Systems Founders. She is a founding president of the Diabetes Research Institute Lifesavers and grand founder of the Diabetes Research Institute.

QualMetrix names Adam House as CEO

QualMetrix has named Adam House as CEO. He recently founded Velocitude before it was sold to Akamai. House has also started DMA International and was co-owner of the Rochester Riversharks.

Humana names Dr. Jacqueline Simmons as medical officer for Medicaid, Long-Term Care for South Florida

Humana has named Dr. Jacqueline Simmons as the medical officer for Medicaid and Long-Term Care for South Florida. She joined Humana in January and has extensive experience with Medicaid. Simmons has also served as vice president and chief medical officer of Passport Health Plan in Kentucky from 1999 to 2010. 

Dr. G's Franchising Companies promotes Charlotte Russell

Dr. G’s Franchising Companies has named Charlotte Russell as chief executive officer. She has served as chief operations officer since the company’s inception in 2010. Russell has also led Quiznos Canada from 2001 to 2005 and has also worked with DentalFixRx, LLC, and Froots Franchising Companies, Inc.

Broward Health promotes Jennifer Silverio

Broward Health has named Jennifer Silverio as web and social media manager. She joined Broward Health in 2007 as a web specialist. In 2011, she was named coordinator of web and social media. Silverio has also worked as assistant web designer at Winter Park Tech.

Mount Sinai Medical Center promotes Alex Mendez

Alex Mendez has been named executive vice president of operations and chief financial officer of Mount Sinai Medical Center. Before this promotion, he was the senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mendez joined Mount Sinai’s executive team in 2001.