Alvin I. Kahn, M.D., F.A.C.P., has been appointed President and CEO of The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Kahn, who previously served as Brookdale's Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and as Director of Medical Education, succeeds Frank J. Maddalena, who served as President and CEO for the past seven years. ¥ Lee H. Perlman, F.A.C.H.E., Executive Vice President and COO, GNYHA Ventures, Inc., has been elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), an international professional society with nearly 30,000 members. Mr. Perlman will serve a four-year term representing ACHE affiliates in nine northeastern states and eastern Canada. Mr. Perlman succeeds Gary S. Horan, F.A.C.H.E., President and CEO of Our Lady of Mercy Medical Healthcare System.