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HE A LTH • Summer 2020 21 York, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester has hired hospital medicine physician Dr. VARINTHA BADDAM, radiation oncology physician Dr. ERIC KO, radiology and neurology physician Dr. VARUN NARAGUM, and anesthesiology and pain medicine physician Dr. SAM NIA. Baddam received her medical degree from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences in India and completed her residency at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Ko earned his Dr. JEFFREY BROOKS is the new chair of radiology at Milford Regional Medical Center. He graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2006. Brooks completed a diagnostic radiology residency program and a breast imaging fellowship program at Boston University Medical Center. Dr. THORU PEDERSON, a cell biologist at UMass Medical School in Worcester, has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' class of 2020 in recognition of work throughout his career. Pederson, an associate vice chancellor for research and professor of biochemistry and molecular pharmacology, was a longtime scientist at the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Sciences and served as its president from 1985 until its merger with the UMass in 1997. He has authored more than 300 scientific articles, received his Ph.D. in zoology from Syracuse University in New M o v e r s & S h a k e r s BROOKS H Help us honor these remarkable leaders in a unique way! The events are free, however registration is required to receive links to the virtual celebration and special webcasts. JOIN US FOR A FREE VIRTUAL CELEBRATION As we recognize the achievements of Worcester Business Journal's 2020 Business Leaders of the Year and Hall of Fame honorees! TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020 • 4:00-5:00PM Register at: www.wbjournal.com/businessleaders WBJ Hall of Fame inductee Linda Cavaioli Executive director, YWCA of Central Massachusetts WBJ Hall of Fame inductee Scott Richardson President, Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects WBJ Hall of Fame inductee Karen Koller President & CEO, RCAP Solutions Small Business Leader of the Year Brandale Randolph Founder & CEO, The 1854 Cycling Co. Large Business Leader of the Year Harry Kokkinis President, Table Talk Pies Nonprofit Business Leader of the Year Stephanie Page Executive director, Abby's House Innovator of the Year Paul Sellew CEO, Little Leaf Farms Family Business Leader of the Year Miriam, Gregory & Edna Hyder Co-owners, Ed Hyder's Mediterranean Marketplace #WBJBizLeaders #WBJHallOfFame Presenting sponsors 2017 H A L L O F F A M E A W A R D S H A L L O F F A M E A W A R D S & A SPECIAL TWO-PART CELEBRATION PART ONE: Virtual Awards Celebration PART TWO: Pre-taped Webcast Special: Leading through Crisis and Change - A conversation with WBJ's 2020 Business Leaders of the Year and Hall of Fame honorees. degree from State University of New York, Buffalo and completed his residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. Naragum obtained his medical degree from Gandhi Medical College in India and completed his residency program at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. Nia earned his degree from New York Medical College and completed his residency program at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. JIM SOUZA has been named director of facilities for AdCare Hospital in Worcester. Souza, of Leicester, previously was the director of engineering and maintenance at The Reservoir Center For Health and Rehabilitation in Marlborough. He is an electrician by trade and has experience in Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Public Health, and Joint Commission safety regulations. Other positions formerly held by Souza include management positions at Leicester Public Schools, Worcester manufacturer Table Talk Pies, and the Stetson School in Barre. Anna Maria College in Paxton has appointed Dr. ABRAHAM HADDAD and SR. KATERI MITCHELL, as new members to its board of trustees. Haddad is a former dentist and prior to taking the position at the college, served as the chairman of the Division of Dental Medicine at UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester and was previously president of the American Association of Hospital Dentists. He graduated from Boston University, where he received his bachelor's degree, and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine where he earned a doctorate in dental medicine. Mitchell is a member of the Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan, which is a matriarchal and matrilineal society of the Iroquois Confederacy. She is a sister of St. Anne having served for 59 years in the congregation, and in 1999 was a representative for Native American Catholics at the interreligious Assembly in Rome. RON DUCHARME has been appointed vice president of business development at Covectra, a Westborough software company offering telehealth services, leading the company's marketing, sales and new business development worldwide. Ducharme previously worked for nearly 40 years at FLEXcon in a variety of technical, marketing and product management roles, most recently as market development manager. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Nichols College and an MBA from Suffolk University. PEDERSON SOUZA BADDAM NARAGUM KO NIA HADDAD

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