(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - Sudhakar Karlapudi, MD, PeaceHealth Northwest Network Chief Medical Officer, and Dori Stevens, PeaceHealth Ketchikan Chief Administrative Officer, announced the appointment of Matthew Bzdega, MD, as the chief medical officer (CMO) for PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center. Dr. Bzdega is an anesthesiologist and serves as chief of the department of anesthesia. His familiarity with Ketchikan and demonstrated leadership skills make him well-suited for this part-time CMO position.

In his role as CMO, Dr. Bzdega serves as a member of the local executive team working closely with medical center leaders and medical staff. He is responsible for ensuring clinical quality across the medical team and through medical staff operations to create and support a patient-centered environment.

Dr. Bzdega sees his role largely as patient advocacy, prioritizing the issues most important to our local patient population. He looks forward to bringing the knowledge physicians have about treating their patients to the leadership table to support making patient-centered decisions.

Dr. Bzdega holds a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from University of Michigan. He attended medical school at the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa and completed his residency in anesthesiology from the University of Florida.

Dr. Bzdega first arrived in Ketchikan in 2017. He appreciates the small-town environment that provides the ability to connect with patients both professionally and casually. In his free time, Dr. Bzdega enjoys getting out on the water and encountering wildlife.

Dr. Bzdega began his new role in June.

Edited By Mary Kauffman, SitNews

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