David Zambrana, D.N.P., M.B.A., RN, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the University of Miami Hospital.Zambrana, who was previously the hospital’s chief operating officer, has served as interim CEO since January. He joined the University of Miami Hospital (UMH) as chief nursing officer in 2008.
Zambrana, who was chief nursing officer at Tenet hospitals before joining UMH, graduated with honors in the first Doctor of Nursing Practice class at the University of Miami and is currently a candidate for a Ph.D. in nursing. Early in his career he worked in cardiac surgery intensive care, trauma, and pediatric intensive care at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital.
