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Cleveland Clinic has appointed three physician leaders to support the health system as it continues to focus on its mission of caring for patients and furthering medical research and innovation.
Beri Ridgeway, M.D., has been appointed Chief of Staff, effective Jan. 1, 2021. In this role, Dr. Ridgeway will provide leadership and guidance to the medical staff.
Dr. Ridgeway joined Cleveland Clinic in 2009 as a staff physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She has led the Women’s Health Institute (WHI) for more than two years. In 2019, she was named Associate Chief of Staff.
Donald A. Malone, Jr., M.D., has been named President of Ohio Hospitals and Family Health Centers. In this role, he will oversee Cleveland Clinic main campus, all Ohio regional hospitals, family health centers and ambulatory sites.
Dr. Malone joined Cleveland Clinic in 1989. Currently, he serves as president of Lutheran Hospital, a position he has held since 2013. He is also chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and is a practicing psychiatrist.
Serpil Erzurum, M.D., has been appointed in the newly created role of Chief Research and Academic Officer, which represents an expansion of her current role as chair of the Lerner Research Institute. In her new role, Dr. Erzurum will focus on enterprise-wide clinical, basic and translational research.
Dr. Erzurum joined Cleveland Clinic in 1993. She serves as a staff physician in the Respiratory Institute. She became chair of the Lerner Research Institute in 2016.
Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 with a mission “to provide better care of the sick, investigation in their problems and further education of those who serve.”
“As our health system continues to grow, it gives us an opportunity to evolve our leadership roles to best position us to continue to lead into the future,” said Cleveland Clinic CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, M.D. “These three highly skilled leaders will guide us in the spirit of our mission.”
Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. Cleveland Clinic is consistently recognized in the U.S. and throughout the world for its expertise and care. Among Cleveland Clinic’s 81,000 employees worldwide are more than 5,743 salaried physicians and researchers, and 20,160 registered nurses and advanced practice providers, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic is a 6,690-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 23 hospitals, 276 outpatient facilities, including locations in northeast Ohio; Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England. In 2023, there were 13.7 million outpatient encounters, 323,000 hospital admissions and observations, and 301,000 surgeries and procedures throughout Cleveland Clinic’s health system. Patients came for treatment from every state and 132 countries. Visit us at clevelandclinic.org. Follow us at twitter.com/CleClinicNews. News and resources available at newsroom.clevelandclinic.org.
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