October 2009
Steven Gabbe, MD, CEO of OSUMC, has been appointed by Governor Strickland to the Ohio Health Care Coverage and Quality Council. Among the specific responsibilities of the council is advising the Governor and General Assembly on strategies to improve healthcare programs and health insurance policies, studying health financing alternatives, recommending improvements in data reporting to increase transparency and consistency, recommending minimum coverage standards, supporting the implementation of health information technology, assisting employers in adopting cafeteria plans and producing an annual report.
Richard Gumina, MD, PhD has been named director of Interventional Cardiovascular Research. In this role, Dr. Gumina will oversee the research endeavors of OSU's Section of Interventional Cardiology, which includes more than 20 clinical trials supported by staff from Cardiovascular Clinical and Translational Research Organization, and multiple investigator-initiated clinical, translational and basic research thematics in the Interventional Cardiovascular arena.