MidMichigan Health appoints new service line directors

MidMichigan Health has recently implemented a new structure of Service Lines for Cardiovascular, Oncology and Musculoskeletal Services throughout MidMichigan. Three Service Line directors have been named to lead these services. They are Sunita Vadakath, M.D., F.R.C.A., M.P.A., Cardiovascular Services; Joan Herbert, Pharm.D., Oncology Services; and Ann Dull, P.T., M.B.A., D.P.T., Musculoskeletal Services.

“The transition to Services Lines was implemented earlier this year with a MidMichigan Health focus across our continuum of care. These leaders will be instrumental in the continued growth and development of each Service Line throughout our system,” said Greg Rogers, MidMichigan Health executive vice president and MidMichigan Medical Center – Midland president. “Their experience and leadership qualities assure that MidMichigan continues to provide excellent care for the patients we serve.”

Prior to coming to MidMichigan Health this spring, Dr. Vadakath, of Midland, served as the service line administrator for Cardiovascular and Internal Medicine Services at Hurley Medical Center in Flint. She is an anesthesiologist who received her medical degree from the University of Mumbai in India. She also completed a residency in anesthesiology and went on to become a lecturer at the University of Mumbai. After moving to the United Kingdom, Dr. Vadakath went on to obtain a Fellowship of the Royal College of Anesthetists. Most recently, she earned a Masters of Public Administration degree from the University of Michigan-Flint.

Herbert, of Midland, assumes the service line role after being the director of the Oncology Strategic Business Unit since 2005. She has been with MidMichigan since 1989 and has also been the director of pharmacy services for MidMichigan Medical Centers in Midland, Clare and Gladwin and a pharmacy clinical coordinator for the Medical Center in Midland. Herbert earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of Michigan and completed her residency at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill. She is an active member of Midland Noon Rotary Club and has served in a number of volunteer leadership roles in the community.

Dull, of Midland, who formerly led the Strategic Business Unit for orthopaedics and rehabilitation, is now director of MidMichigan’s Musculoskeletal Service Line. Dull holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison; a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Central Michigan University and a doctorate in physical therapy from the University of St. Augustine. She has been with MidMichigan Health since 1993 and is an adjunct faculty member with CMU’s Physical Therapy program. Dull is active in the community and has coached youth soccer for 20 years.