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HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital University of Miami SONHS

Welcomes George Makhoul Names Inaugural
as New Chief Operating Officer Chambreau Endowed

HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital recently announced Chair in Nursing
the appointment of George Makhoul as chief operating
officer (COO). The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health
Makhoul previously served as vice president of opera- Studies (SONHS) is happy to announce that Hudson P .
tions at HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, where he super- Santos Jr., Ph.D., R.N., has been hired as a full professor to
vised security, environmental, dietary and transport servic- George Makhoul fill the Dolores J. Chambreau, RN Endowed Chair in Dr. Hudson P . Santos, Jr.
es. Prior to his promotion to vice president of operations, Nursing.
he served as an associate administrator and was selected for the HCA Healthcare COO Dr. Santos joins SONHS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Executive Development Program, through which Wicker served as his mentor. (UNC-CH), where he was the Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Term Scholar and
Makhoul also held previous positions with Parallon, an HCA Healthcare revenue an associate professor at the School of Nursing. He was also director of UNC’s
cycle affiliate, HCA Florida Largo Hospital, Sentara Healthcare and Marsh and Biobehavioral Laboratory, and founder and director of the Health Resilience and
McLennan Companies. Omics Science (HEROS) Hub for identifying protective and risk factors and
George received his Master’s degree in Health Care Administration and genetic/genomic mechanisms affecting child neurodevelopmental trajectories.
Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his bachelor’s His research evaluates how early life stressors interact with the genome and affect
degree from William and Mary University in Virginia. perinatal health and child developmental outcomes in high-risk populations, as well
as across socioeconomic status levels, and racially and ethnically diverse communi-
ties. Growing up in Brazil, Dr. Santos discovered his passion for nursing early,
Erica Whitfield Joins through his mother, an LPN, and his uncle, a hospital director. He completed his LPN
at Bahia State College of Health and his BSN at the State University of Paraiba in
Health Care District Campina Grande in Brazil.
He maintains his RN license in Brazil and the U.S. and is an adjunct associate pro-
Board as Newly- fessor at the Federal University of Bahia School of Nursing. After working clinically
for a time, Dr. Santos earned his PhD in nursing, summa cum laude, from the
Appointed Commissioner University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was a Visiting Scholar at UNC-CH and the
University of British Columbia before completing his postdoctoral fellowship at Duke
The Health Care District of Palm Beach University School of Nursing.
County’s Board of Commissioners recent-
ly welcomed its newest member, Erica
Whitfield. Whitfield was officially sworn Leslie Daniels swears in Erica Whitfield
in by Commissioner Leslie B. Daniels,
Board Chair, following her recent appointment by the Palm Beach County Board of
County Commissioners to serve a four-year-term.
Whitfield serves as a member of the Palm Beach County School Board representing
District 4. Prior to her service on the School Board, Whitfield’s work at the Palm Beach
County Health Department focused on chronic disease education and community MAKINGROUNDS…MAKINGROUNDS…
partnerships. During her career at the School District of Palm Beach County, Whitfield
served as the project coordinator for the Robert Wood Johnson, “Healthy Kids,
Healthy Communities” grant and as a wellness coordinator for the School Food
Service department. The native Floridian is passionate about the community as well General Surgeon Asad Chaudhary,
as the health, achievement and success of children.
“We are pleased to welcome Ms. Whitfield to the Health Care District Board,” said MD, Joins Cleveland Clinic
Darcy J. Davis, Health Care District CEO. “Her leadership on the School Board, her
accomplishments in public health, and her advocacy for a healthier community make Martin Health
her an asset to governance and the residents we serve.”
Cleveland Clinic Martin Health welcomes general surgeon
Asad Chaudhary, M.D. Dr. Chaudhary earned his medical
degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, and
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editorial@southfloridahospitalnews.com Dr. Asad Chaudhary
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, Dr.
Chaudhary completed the Advanced GI/MIS/Bariatric
Surgery Fellowship Program at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston. He holds member-
ships in the American College of Surgeons and the Society of American Gastrointestinal
and Endoscopic Surgeons.

Dr. Mark Roh Joins Lee Health

as Chief Physician Executive
of Oncology Services

With more than 35 years of medical leadership experience
in cancer care, Dr. Mark Roh was recruited to serve as Lee
Health’s new chief physician executive of oncology services.
Before joining Lee Health, Dr. Roh most recently served as
president of Orlando Health University of Florida Health
Cancer Center. Dr. Roh has also served in leadership roles at Dr. Mark Roh
MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Allegheny General
Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in
Houston, TX.
Dr. Roh earned his medical degree at the Ohio State University College of Medicine
in Columbus, OH, and his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Ohio Wesleyan
University in Delaware, OH.

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