Charlton inducted into West Virginia Health Care Hall of Fame
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Judie Charlton, M.D., chief medical officer for WVU Medicine and vice dean for clinical affairs for the West Virginia University School of Medicine, was inducted into the West Virginia Health Care Hall of Fame by West Virginia Executive magazine. She and the nine other inductees were honored at the program’s inaugural event on March 3 at the West Virginia Culture Center.
“I was very surprised and pleased to receive this honor,” Dr. Charlton said. “The citizens of West Virginia made my education and career possible, and I’ve always hoped that I could repay them through service and making the state healthier. This award validates to me that my efforts have been valued and appreciated.”
West Virginia Health Care Hall of Fame inductees are leaders who have made a significant contribution to the health care industry and supporting industries and have a passion for making the state a happier, healthier place to live.
The 2020 inductees include: Dino Beckett, D.O., CEO and physician at Williamson Health and Wellness Center, Inc.; Judie Charlton, M.D., chief medical officer for WVU Medicine and vice dean for clinical affairs for the West Virginia University School of Medicine; David Clayman, Ph.D., owner and director of Clayman & Associates, PLLC; Sami Ghareeb, D.D.S., MAGD, LLSR, founder and dentist at Ghareeb Dental Group; Becky Harless, associate administrator of the ambulatory division at Charleston Area Medical Center; Tammy Jordan, president, executive pastry chef and lead agriculture instructor for Fruits of Labor, Inc.; Tom McClellan, M.D., founder and owner of McClellan Plastic Surgery; Jill Scarbro-McLaury, CEO of Bright Futures Learning Services; Joseph Shapiro, M.D., vice president and dean of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine; and Rick Simon, CEO of Community Care of West Virginia.
“The health care industry has always been important to the staff at West Virginia Executive,” says Kensie Hamilton Fauber, publisher and owner of Executive Ink, LLC. “Health care has been the theme of our winter issue for years, and we’ve strived to detail who the major players are and how they are moving the Mountain State forward. This is why we felt that installing a health care-specific honor as our fourth and final awards program was the perfect fit. It is important to us to focus on these amazing people and what they have brought to the health care industry in West Virginia. While the state does have its challenges, it is also home to these smart and innovative healers who are changing the state’s health care landscape and the well-being of her residents.”
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