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New Leadership at NEOMED JOHN LANGELL , M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., was appointed by the Northeast Oh io Me d ic a l Un iver sit y B oa rd of Trustees on July 24, 2019 to become the Northeast Ohio Medical University's sev- enth president, effective October 1, 2019. Dr. La ngel l ha s more t ha n t went y years of experience in higher education a nd ha s ser ved i n sen ior lea dersh ip p osit ion s i n a c a dem ic hea lt h c a re , industr y, nonprof it orga nizations a nd the federa l government. A U. S. vetera n, surgeon, educator, hea lth ca re leader a nd entrepreneur, Dr. Langell most recently served as vice dean at the School of Medicine at the University of Utah, where he also founded and served as executive director of the Center for Medical Innovation. He was tapped to lead NEOMED as its seventh president, succeeding Jay Gershen, who retired at the end of September. " We made it very clear: Jay Gershen had done a remarkable job in growing NEOMED from what was NEOUCOM at the time into what NEOMED is today. We weren't looking for another Jay Gershen. We were looking for that leader who ca n now ta ke what Jay had built a nd transform it into what we need for the next level going forward," says Robert J. Klonk, in a Crain's Cleveland Business story by writer Lydia Coutré. Klonk was chair of the NEOMED board during the presidentia l search, which he led. His term as chair ended Oct. 1, but he remains a board member. Dr. La ngell proved to be that leader Klonk and his team were seeking, secur- ing a unanimous recommendation from the search advisor y board, made up of community members, faculty, staff and boa rd members. K lonk, in the Crain's a r t icle, a dded t hat Dr. La n gel l is "a v isiona r y " who brings energ y into a room, drives execution strategies and c a n r ea l ly t r a n s for m N E OM E D a s an institution. BY NEIL ALLEN PHOTOS COURTESY NEOMED 0 6❱❱❱❱❱ C O v E R S T O R Y