Hospital for Special Surgery names associate surgeons-in-chief, effective date of new CEO
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Key takeaways:
- Answorth A. Allen, MD, and Mathias P. Bostrom, MD, were appointed associate surgeons-in-chief of Hospital of Special Surgery.
- Allen and Bostrom will assume their new roles Sept. 5.
Hospital for Special Surgery has announced Answorth A. Allen, MD, and Mathias P. Bostrom, MD, as associate surgeons-in-chief, according to a press release.
Allen is the medical director for Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) West Side. In his new position, he will serve as deputy medical director.
“I am honored to be joining the medical leadership team at HSS, which is committed to delivering best-in-class health care experiences,” Allen said in the release.
Bostrom has served as chief of adult reconstruction and joint replacement at HSS since 2019. As associate surgeon-in-chief, he will serve as director of quality and safety.
“HSS is known for providing comprehensive and collaborative care to all our patients, and I am committed to building upon that legacy,” Bostrom said in the release.
Allen and Bostrom will assume their new roles Sept. 5, as part of a larger leadership change at the hospital.
Bryan T. Kelly, MD, MBA, will take over as president and CEO on Sept. 5, and Douglas E. Padgett, MD, is moving into Kelly’s role as surgeon-in-chief and medical director.
“Leading the world’s greatest concentration of medical talent in our field at this moment of unprecedented need and opportunity is a special responsibility and privilege,” Kelly said in the release. “Under Dr. Padgett’s leadership, Dr. Allen and Dr. Bostrom will help ensure HSS remains the best place in the world for patients to receive the care we provide, and the best place in the world for the most gifted medical providers to realize their potential.”
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