Dr. Seleem R. Choudhury

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Porter Medical Center names Choudhury president

The UVM Health Network/Porter Medical Center has announced that Seleem Choudhury DNP, MBA, RN, CEN, FAEN will be its new President/Chief Operating Officer as of June 1.  Dr Choudhury will follow Dr Fred Kniffin, who has led Porter since March of 2016.  Dr Kniffin will return to practice in the Porter Emergency Department where he has served Porter since 1990. As Porter’s President for three years, Kniffin led the organization through the process of becoming an affiliate of the UVM Health Network in April of 2017.

“After an exhaustive search and reviewing  many qualified candidates, we are very pleased to be welcoming Seleem to our Porter community and we are confident that he will build upon the incredible reputation that our organization has in providing essential health care services to the people of our region since 1925”, said Porter board chair Sivan Cotel.  “We also are looking forward to honoring Dr. Fred Kniffin with a gathering of staff, providers and community members at the end of May to thank him for leading Porter through both challenging and extremely exciting times over the past three years.” (Vermont Business Magazine)

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