Mariners Hospital Medical Staff Elects New Leaders

The Medical Staff of Mariners Hospital has selected a new slate of leaders for the next two years. Internist Dennis Rainwater, M.D., will serve as president; neurologist Elisa Brown-Soltero, M.D., will fill the seat of vice president.

Mariners Hospital Medical Staff elected new officers for 2006-2008. Pictured in the front row (from left) are Dennis Rainwater, M.D., president; and Elisa Brown-Soltero, M.D., vice president. In the back row are Sandy Yankow, M.D., past president; F. True Lansden, M.D., section of surgery chief; Stanley Zuba, M.D., section of medicine chief; and John Cain, M.D., member at large.

Photo by Peter Bacheler

Other officers include gynecologist Sandy Yankow, M.D., as past president and anesthesiologist John Cain, M.D., member-at-large. Pediatrician Stanley Zuba, M.D., was elected section of medicine chief and plastic surgeon F. True Lansden, M.D., was chosen section of surgery chief.

The new officers serve as the Medical Executive Committee, which is responsible for overseeing the more than 70 physicians on staff at Mariners Hospital, as well as the overall quality of care provided to patients and patient safety.