Dr. Dipen Parekh has been named chief executive officer of UHealth and the executive vice president for health affairs as of Monday, June 2, following a unanimous Board of Trustees vote. Parekh is a renowned urologic oncologist who received his M.D. from the University of Poona in India in 1990. He has been a member of the ’Canes community since 2012 when he joined as chair of the Department of Urology. Since then, Parekh has taken on greater leadership roles and has served as the chief operating officer of UM’s Health System since 2020. He works closely with UM President Joe Echevarria to improve UHealth. 📝 Katie Karlson 📸 Courtesy of the University of Miami #universityofmiami #miami #UM #TMH #news #themiamihurricane #studentnewspaper #newspaper