Press   |   January 17, 2023   |   Hicuity Health

Hicuity Health Introduces
Chief Medical Officer

Hicuity Health, the nation’s leader in delivering provider-to-provider telemedicine services, announced the hiring of Young Ahn, MD as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Ahn will join Hicuity’s senior leadership team.

Dr. Ahn brings to Hicuity Health clinical experience that spans large health system, academic, and entrepreneurial organizations. He has served as Chief of Service and medical director in the Kaiser Permanente system, as Deputy Chief Medical Officer in a private hospital system venture operated in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital, and as clinical assistant professor at UCLA.

Dr. Ahn earned his MD at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, trained at Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School in anesthesiology and completed a fellowship in critical care at UCSF.  He remains board certified in both specialties.

“I am excited to welcome Dr. Ahn as our Chief Medical Officer at Hicuity Health,” said Lou Silverman, CEO. “His broad experience and vision support our continuing drive to innovate acute care telemedicine and meet the critical clinical and operational needs of the patients, providers, and organizations that we serve across our multiple service lines.”

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