Hospital for Special Surgery announces leadership changes at Florida campuses
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Key takeaways:
- Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA, was appointed chief medical officer of Hospital for Special Surgery Florida.
- David Backstein, MD, was appointed medical director of Hospital for Special Surgery at NCH.
Hospital for Special Surgery announced Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA, as chief medical officer of Hospital for Special Surgery Florida and David Backstein, MD, as medical director of Hospital for Special Surgery at NCH, according to a release.
Qureshi, who serves as co-chief of spine surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and Patty and Jay Baker Chair of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at HSS, succeeds Douglas E. Padgett, MD, as chief medical officer at HSS Florida.
“I am honored and deeply grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with a dynamic Florida clinical team and staff who are dedicated to improving orthopedic care in the communities we serve,” Qureshi said in the press release. “Together, we will continue to provide more people with the high-quality orthopedic care they have come to expect from HSS.”
Backstein succeeds David L. Helfet, MD, as medical director of HSS at NCH, a new collaborative facility between HSS and the NCH Healthcare System, which is based out of Naples, Florida. The musculoskeletal center is under development in Naples and is set to open in 2025, according to the release.
“Fostering a stronger collaboration between HSS and NCH clinicians, researchers and industry partners to find clinical solutions for patients in our Florida communities will be a primary focus for me in my new role,” Backstein said in the release. “I’m looking forward to working with Dr. Helfet and the greater care team to bridge the gap between clinical need and outcomes.”
Both appointments are effective immediately, according to the release.
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