Former FDA chief Hamburg to be IOM's foreign secretary

The Institute of Medicine has tapped Dr. Margaret Hamburg, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to serve as its next foreign secretary.

Hamburg stepped down from the FDA last month after nearly six years at the agency. In the new part-time role, she will serve as a senior adviser on international matters to the IOM president and council, as well as a liaison to other countries' academies of medicine and science. A part of the National Academy of Sciences, the IOM provides independent advice to policymakers, health professionals, businesses and the public.

Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford, president of the New York Academy of Medicine, served as the IOM's previous foreign secretary for the past eight-and-a-half years

Gary Reedy has been named the next CEO of the American Cancer Society, effective April 27. He will succeed John Seffrin, who is retiring after 23 years as the society's chief executive.

Most recently, Reedy, 58, was worldwide vice president of government affairs and policy with Johnson & Johnson. He has nearly four decades of domestic and international experience in the healthcare industry, including senior leadership positions with drugmakers SmithKline Beecham Corp. and Centocor Biotech, which are now part of other companies. He also has15 years of experience as a volunteer leader with the American Cancer Society.

Peggy Barksdale, a clinical nurse specialist at the Community Health Network in Indianapolis, has started her term as president of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists board of directors. Sharon Horner was named president-elect.

Barksdale, 63, is also an adjunct faculty member at the Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis. Horner, 60, is professor and chair in nursing research at the University of Texas at Austin.

Sue Shugart has been named COO at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville, S.C., part of Capella Healthcare.

Shugart, 49, replaces David Pryor, who left the post because of family commitments.

Before coming to Carolina Pines, Shugart was chief administrative officer at Baptist Easley (S.C.) Hospital.

She also served as COO of Clarendon Health System in Manning, S.C.

Robert Cascella has been named executive VP at Royal Philips, an Amsterdam-based global technology company, and CEO of its diagnostic-imaging business group. He replaces Gene Saragnese, who plans to retire May 1.

The company's imaging businesses include advanced diagnostic imaging and image-guided minimally invasive therapy equipment.

Cascella previously served as president, and later CEO, of Hologic, a Bedford, Mass.-based producer of diagnostic products, imaging systems and surgical products.