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5 Wake Foresters named to list of Triad's most influential people

hatch.mostinfluential.300x175President Nathan Hatch and four other Wake Forest leaders have been recognized among the “Triad’s Most Influential People.” The Triad Business Journal’s special publication, now in its 10th edition, is devoted to recognizing the importance of the region’s pivotal leaders.

The following have been named to the list:

  • Anthony Atala, Director of Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine; and Chairman, Department of Urology, Wake Forest School of Medicine
  • David Carroll, Director of Wake Forest’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials and Professor of Physics
  • Nathan Hatch, President, Wake Forest University
  • John McConnell, CEO, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
  • Eric Tomlinson, Chief Innovation Officer, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and President, Wake Forest Innovation Quarter

The Triad Business Journal chooses individuals who have made leadership — in their organization and in their community — a priority. Leaders on this list have given sacrificially of their time, talents and resources to make a difference in this region.

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Tomlinson named head of PTRP

Eric TomlinsonEric Tomlinson, DSc, PhD, a scientific and business leader whose career incorporates academia, product innovation and economic development, has been named President of Piedmont Triad Research Park (PTRP) and Chief Innovation Officer of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He will join the Medical Center July 2, 2012.

“Eric will focus on the commercialization of research and innovation, along with the business development of PTRP, which is the area’s top regional economic project priority and one of the largest urban life science research parks in the country,” said John D. McConnell, M.D., chief executive officer of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. “His unique background in academic science, large pharmaceutical and small startup companies, product design and commercialization, and government policy made him the ideal candidate to build on our successes.”

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Categories: Medical Center News

Message from John McConnell

John McConnellA message from John D. McConnell, MD, CEO of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center: I would like to invite you to view our latest Focus Forward video, the 28th in the series, which features the following:

  • Breast cancer research team includes Drs. Frank Torti (Comprehensive Cancer Center), Lance Miller (Cancer Biology), Suzy Torti (Biochemistry) and others. View the video (.wmv) »
  • Brenda Kelly, RN, MA, director of nursing, oncology services, received the Certified Advanced Nurse Award at the National Magnet Conference. View the video (.wmv) »
  • Sanjay Saha, Executive Vice President, Operations. View the video (.wmv) »
  • Standardized uniforms help our patients identify their caregivers. View the video (.wmv) »

Categories: Medical Center News

Message from John McConnell

John McConnellA message from John D. McConnell, MD, CEO of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center: I want to congratulate all of you on our national rankings by U.S. News and World Report and invite you to view this Focus Forward video so you can see what these rankings say about us as an institution. (To best view the graphs, enlarge to “full screen.”)

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