Lamb named CEO of Mount Carmel Health System

Edward Lamb was named president and CEO of Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus, Ohio, part of Trinity Health, effective in November. He replaces Claus von Zychlin, who stepped down in February shortly after he was diagnosed with myeloma

Lamb, 59, most recently was president of the western division of Iasis Healthcare. Previously, he was president and CEO of Corpus Christi (Texas) Medical Center, an HCA affiliate. He also was president and CEO of Charter Hospital-East Valley in Chandler, Ariz.

Lamb is currently chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the Utah Hospital Association's board.

Kevin Schoeplein, CEO of OSF HealthCare based in Peoria, Ill., will retire at the end of 2017 after five years as the head of the system. Bob Sehring, current CEO of the system's central region, will replace him. Sehring will become COO on Jan. 1, 2017, and work alongside Schoeplein for a year to ensure a smooth transition.

Schoeplein began his career with OSF in 1978 as an assistant administrator of St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He has held various leadership roles at OSF including president and CEO of OSF HealthPlans and executive VP of the system.

Sehring joined OSF in 2002 as VP of business support services for OSF HealthPlans. He has also served as CEO of ambulatory and accountable care for the system.

Dan Parod has been named COO of St. Mary's Health in Evansville, Ind. He succeeds Gwen Sandefur, who left St. Mary's to serve as COO at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Parod most recently was senior VP and COO of Rockford (Ill.) Health System.

Dr. Steven Zatz has been named CEO of health information provider WebMD. He replaces David Schlanger, who is leaving the company after more than three years at the helm.

Zatz, 59, the company's president since 2013, has been a senior executive with New York-based WebMD and its predecessor companies for nearly two decades. He is responsible for the company's advertising and sponsorship business, which makes up about 80% of its total revenue, according to the company. Zatz will retain the title of president.

Schlanger, 57, has served as CEO since August 2013 and is leaving WebMD by “mutual agreement,” according to a written statement from the company.

Dr. Shaden Marzouk has been named chief medical officer of Oscar, a New York-based health insurance company. She replaces Dr. Aran Ron, who had been with the company since September 2012.

Marzouk, 45, a neurosurgeon, most recently was senior VP of clinical operations at Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health, a drug and medical products distributor. She previously served as chief of neurosurgery at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. She achieved the rank of major in the U.S. Army and served in Iraq.