FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012
Contact: Leah Clark Payne, Public Affairs Director, Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, 304-691-1713
 

Marshall University Physicians & Surgeons announces promotions 

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – University Physicians & Surgeons (UP&S) and Dr. Robert Nerhood, interim dean of the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University (SOM), have announced the promotions of several executive leaders. The promotions were effective Jan. 2.

• Beth “Buffy” Hammers, Executive Director. Hammers has more than 20 years of experience with UP&S, having held numerous positions from graduate student to director of compliance & risk management and chief operating officer. She is a two-time Marshall University graduate, having completed both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration. As executive director Hammers will serve as the chief administrative officer for both the School of Medicine and UP&S. The following members of the executive team will assist her:

  • Joshua Dorsey, Chief Operating Officer. Dorsey most recently served as department administrator for Orthopaedics. He has a bachelor’s degree in Health Services Management from the University of Kentucky and a master’s in Health Administration from the Ohio State University. As chief operating officer, Dorsey will manage daily operations of UP&S and the School of Medicine including all facilities, clinic operations, human resources, purchasing and related operational functions.

  • Michael McCarthy, Chief Information Officer. McCarthy will continue in his role as CIO for both the School of Medicine and UP&S, coordinating all information technology support, including network and communications support systems and hardware and software applications support. McCarthy is a 20-plus-year veteran with Marshall and is a two-time Marshall graduate with both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. He was a Yeager Scholar as an undergraduate.

  • John M. “Matt” Straub, Chief Financial Officer. Straub most recently served as director of patient accounting and revenue management and as surgery department administrator. He holds two degrees from Marshall University, both a bachelor’s and a master’s in business administration. He also is a certified public accountant. Straub will lead the financial accounting, reporting, budgeting and all associated activities for both the School of Medicine and UP&S.

  University Physicians and Surgeons is a multi-specialty group practice with more than 200 medical providers. With more than a dozen facilities, including the Marshall University Medical Center on the campus of Cabell Huntington Hospital, the physicians and staff of UP&S are committed to excellence – excellence in medical education and excellence in patient care.

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