Brent Forester, MD, joined Tufts Medicine as psychiatrist-in-chief and chairman for the department of psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center in Boston; the appointment became effective June 1.
Executive Moves
Christian Losch has been named CEO of Casa Palmera, a residential and outpatient behavioral health treatment center in Del Mar, Calif., according to a June 4 report from the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Matthew Peterson, executive vice president and president of behavioral health for King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, is the fifth highest-paid executive of the organization.
Kevin Andrews has been named the next COO of Palm Springs, Fla.-based Retreat Behavioral Health.
Collegiate Behavioral Health Associates named Steve Wigginton CEO.
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Ellie Mental Health has tapped Melissa Amponsah as its first chief marketing officer.
Ryan Wade, MD, has been appointed medical director of the Freedom Institute, an addiction treatment center in New York City.
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare has named William Walders as its next chief information officer.
Brightline, a virtual behavioral health provider for children, has selected Myra Altman, PhD, as its new chief clinical officer and Amy Chen as its chief marketing officer.
Coleman Matthews has been named the new CEO of El Dorado, Ark.-based Newhaven Counseling and Health Services, El Dorado News-Times reported April 23.