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Dr. Toby Cosgrove Elected to IOM T OBY COSGROVE, MD, Cleveland Clinic president/CEO, was recently selected as one of 70 new members of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a prestigious national health advisory board. IOM members are selected for their significant advancements to the fields of health and medicine. Dr. Cosgrove joined Cleveland Clinic in 1975, performing more than 22,000 operations and earning an international reputation for expertise in all areas of cardiac surgery, especially valve repair. In 1989, he was named chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He has published nearly 450 journal articles, book chapters, one book, and 17 training and continuing medical education films. As an innovator, Dr. Cosgrove has filed 30 patents for developing medical and clinical products used in surgical environments. He has been Cleveland Clinic president/ CEO since 2004. As the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, the IOM functions as an authoritative body advising Congress, federal agencies, independent organizations, and the public, with the underlying mission of improving human health. IOM members — chosen for their outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service — are selected to address the most pressing healthcare issues. ■ Dr. Tim Stover Honored as 'Wellness Warrior' T HOMAS "TIM" STOVER, MD, president/CEO, Akron General Health System, wa s na med t he 2013 'Wellness Warrior' by The Foundation for Healthy Communities of the Ohio Hospital Association. This designation recognizes a hospital or health system executive who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to wellness promotion in Ohio. The Wellness Warrior is an individual who has passionately championed the benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle to hospital employees and their local community, and who has successfully showcased hospitals as leaders in health promotion. Dr. Stover consistently spreads the message that the hospital has "embraced a model of care that represents a dramatic departure from traditional health care (sick care) and redirects focus and resources toward prevention, wellness, physical exercise and a continuity of care that is 14 | Cleveland/Akron/Canton MD NEWS ■ MDNEWS.COM ■ JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2014 unique in America today." One of his most notable accomplishments is founding Akron General's three community-based Health & Wellness Centers that bring together a range of clinical outpatient services with exercise and retail-oriented health services. The medically supervised Akron General LifeStyles fitness program, which is offered at these centers, boasts more than 17,000 members. Since 1999, LifeStyles has been named Club Industry magazine's number-one hospital-owned fitness center in the country. Another more recent accomplishment is Dr. Stover's spearheading of the new Akron General-Kent State University Health and Wellness Research Collaborative. Dr. Stover was selected for this award by the Foundation for Healthy Communities' Board of Directors following independent review of nearly 50 nominations by executives who volunteered from academic, business, health, medical and nonprofit organizations. For more information, and to see all of the nominees, visit www.healthycommunitiesohio.org. ■