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Roswell Park Cancer Institute names chief quality officer
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Boris Kuvshinoff II, MD, MBA, has been named chief medical quality officer and interim chief medical officer at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
As chief medical officer, Kuvshinoff will provide day-to-day leadership and management of the cancer center’s quality strategy. His responsibilities will include clinical performance improvement and patient safety, risk management, medical staff affairs and development of institute policies.
Boris Kuvshinoff II
In the newly created position of chief medical quality officer, he will oversee initiatives related to organizational performance improvement, infection control, occupational and environmental safety, radiation safety, medical staff credentialing, ongoing professional practice evaluation, and development of clinical pathways and guidelines.
Kuvshinoff — a surgical oncologist who has been part of Roswell Park’s medical staff since 2002 — will continue to serve as associate professor in the division of gastrointestinal/endocrine surgery within the department of surgical oncology, director of Roswell Park’s Liver and Pancreas Tumor Center, and clinical associate professor of surgery at the University of Buffalo.
“Dr. Kuvshinoff’s leadership has been marked by innovative ideas, smart strategy and a deep commitment to the needs, priorities and concerns of the patients and families we serve,” Candace S. Johnson, PhD, president and CEO of Roswell Park and director of its cancer center, said in a press release. “We’ve been fortunate to have benefitted from his vision for many years, and those qualities will continue to serve him well in this new role.”
Kuvshinoff previously served as attending physician in the division of gastrointestinal surgery at the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, part of University of Missouri Health Care.