Medical Board election results were completed Sept. 20 pending approval by the board of a fourth board slot to accommodate a two-way tie among candidates vying for three open slots. Meanwhile, election of deputy chiefs was also completed and announced on Sept. 20.

The winning candidates in a seven-person field for the three-year at-large slots were:

James Badger – General Surgery
Christopher Sharp – Internal Medicine
Richard Whyte – Thoracic Surgery
Harvey Young – Gastroenterology (incumbent)

The Medical Board, at its October meeting, approved the fourth at-large position to accommodate tying candidates Badger and Whyte.

Members at-large are elected by and represent the entire medical staff for staggered three-year terms. Continuing at-large members include Myriam Curet, general surgery, and Kelley Skeff, medicine.

Medical Staff President Kent Garman also certified the election of three contested deputy chief positions:

Neurology – Peter Cassini
Orthopedics – John Lannin
Psychiatry – Diana Adams

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