Renown Health, Nevada’s largest, not-for-profit integrated academic healthcare network, is delighted to announce Nariman Rahimzadeh, MD, FASA as the new Vice President, Medical Affairs for Renown South Meadows Medical Center, effective immediately. Dr. Rahimzadeh is a highly respected physician leader with an extensive background in medical leadership and a proven track record of enhancing patient care, driving clinical excellence and fostering a People First culture of collaboration.
As part of a larger reorganization of the physician executive oversight of Renown Health’s hospitals, he will dedicate 30% of his time to this position while continuing to actively practice as an anesthesiologist. As VP of Medical Affairs, Renown South Meadows Medical Center, Dr. Rahimzadeh will collaborate with Dr. Bill Plauth, Chief Medical Officer for Renown Health, and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine; and the yet to be filled, Vice President of Medical Affairs, Renown Regional Medical Center to support Medical and Advanced Practice Provider Staff. Together with Renown clinical and operational leaders, he will help ensure the highest standards of patient care, patient experience, and highly reliable quality and safety.
Over the course of 11 years, Dr. Rahimzadeh has served as Medical Director for Surgical Services and Chief of Staff for Renown South Meadows Medical Center. Dr. Rahimzadeh will maintain his administrative and clinical responsibilities as an anesthesiologist with anesthesiology|NV. Dr. Rahimzadeh currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and is past President of the Nevada State Society of Anesthesiologists. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA).
A first-generation American who began his career at Renown (then Washoe Medical Center) as a shuttle bus driver, Dr. Rahimzadeh completed his bachelor’s degree in Pre-Medicine at the University of Nevada-Reno and is a graduate of Ross University School of Medicine in Florida. He completed two residency programs at the University of Connecticut in both Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine. He returned home to Reno as a private practice anesthesiologist in 2007.
Renown Health and northern Nevada are undergoing a period of tremendous growth. Renown plays an essential role as the only locally governed, not-for-profit charitable healthcare network for the region. Dr. Rahimzadeh’s promotion to VP of Medical Affairs for South Meadows Medical Center underscores an ongoing commitment to advancing high-quality care and service to patients and to strategic growth and partnerships.
About Renown Health
Renown Health is the region’s largest, locally governed, not-for-profit integrated health care network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe, and northeast California. With a diverse workforce of more than 7,500 employees, Renown has fostered a longstanding culture of excellence, determination, and innovation. The organization comprises a trauma center, two acute care hospitals, a children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a medical group and urgent care network, and the locally owned not-for-profit insurance company, Hometown Health. For more information, visit renown.org.
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Chris Nicholas Appointed to American Hospital Association Regional Board
Chris Nicholas, MHA, FACHE, CEO of Renown Regional Medical Center and COO of Renown Health will serve as a Nevada state delegate to American Hospital Association (AHA) Regional Policy Board 9.
The AHA is the national nonprofit organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks and their patients and communities. AHA regional policy boards are part of the AHA’s formal governance structure. The organization uses regional recommendations to inform national health policy development. Regional policy boards meet three times annually.
The Nevada Hospital Association (NHA) appointed Nicholas to a two-year term through December 31, 2027.
