UC Medicine names new chief executive

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Dr. Mark Anderson Photo credit John Hopkins University

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- UC Medicine has named a new chief executive.

Dr. Mark Anderson, cardiologist and physician-in-chief at Johns Hopkins, will take over in October from longtime health system leader Dr. Kenneth Polonsky.

Dr. Mark Anderson, a cardiologist and medical leader at Johns Hopkins University, will become the University of Chicago's executive vice president for medical affairs, dean of the Pritzker School of Medicine and dean of the division of biological sciences.

Anderson will replace Dr. Kenneth Polonsky, who has lead University of Chicago Medicine since 2010. Anderson takes over October 1.

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Featured Image Photo Credit: John Hopkins University