• Steven Safyer, MD, was named president/CEO of Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York). Safyer was senior VP and chief medical officer since 1998.

• Kevin English was promoted to senior VP of supplier operations of PSS World Medical (Jacksonville, Florida). English is a 12-year company veteran and has served as senior VP of finance, since April 2004.

• Haro Hartounian, PhD, was named chief technology officer of Vyteris (Fair Lawn, New Jersey). Hartounian most recently was the founder and director of Protagenic Therapeutics. Vyteris makes LidoSite, a transdermal patch approved by the FDA for the pain associated with blood draws (venipuncture), IV (intravenous) cannulations and laser ablation of superficial skin lesions.