Sonoma Valley Hospital Appoints New Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Okolo III, a distinguished gastroenterologist, has been appointed as the new chief medical officer at Sonoma Valley Hospital.
I’m eager to get started, providing overall physician leadership, advance clinical quality and strengthen institutional ties—including a role in deepening our hospital’s collaboration with UCSF—while continuing to practice gastroenterology.
Okolo previously served as medical director and system chief of gastroenterology at Rochester Regional Health in New York. Ben Armfield, the hospital’s chief financial officer and interim CEO, praised Okolo’s clinical and leadership expertise.
- Assumed the position in October
- Will provide overall physician leadership and advance clinical quality
- Will strengthen institutional ties, including collaboration with UCSF
Author's summary: Sonoma Valley Hospital hires Dr. Okolo III as chief medical officer.