Overview
- Shriners Children’s appointed pediatric hand surgeon Scott H. Kozin as chief medical officer to lead clinical strategy, quality, and patient care across its network.
- He succeeds Fran Farley, M.D., who retired in February, and Robert “Matt” Bernstein, M.D., will serve in a new associate chief medical officer role.
- The leadership change comes as the system prepares to open the Shriners Children’s Research Institute in Atlanta this summer to speed pediatric breakthroughs.
- Kozin trained at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia, became its first full-time pediatric hand surgeon in 2000, led as chief of staff for 12 years, and helped achieve the first successful bilateral pediatric hand transplant.
- The nonprofit treats more than 60,000 new patients each year across hospitals, clinics, and outreach sites, providing care regardless of a family’s ability to pay, which could mean broader access and consistent standards for families seeking specialty care.