Interim County Health Agency Head Named
From Times Staff Reports
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to name Dr. Bruce A. Chernof as interim director of the county’s Department of Health Services.
Chernof, a 43-year-old internist who is the department’s senior medical director for clinical affairs, will succeed Dr. Thomas Garthwaite, who is leaving after nearly four years to become chief medical officer of Pennsylvania-based Catholic Health East.
The supervisors plan to conduct a national search to permanently fill the politically charged position.
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