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@OHAOregon
July 25, 2024
Media contact: Timothy Heider, 971-599-0459, timothy.heider@oha.oregon.gov
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today announced the appointment of Dr. Ahmed Farag as its new dental director.
Dr. Farag has served in numerous leadership roles, most recently as executive medical director at Rochester Regional Health in western New York, an integrated health system with over 550 health care locations, nine hospitals and 16 federally qualified health centers.
Dr. Farag has a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School and is pursuing a remote doctorate degree at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
He has also received an American Dental Association fellowship in diversity in leadership through the American College for Healthcare Executives.
Among other responsibilities, OHA’s dental director will provide expertise for OHA’s dental services program, including dental services offered through Medicaid as part of the Oregon Health Plan.
“Dr. Farag brings a wealth of national and international professional experience and an abiding commitment to providing high quality health services,” said OHA’s Deputy Medicaid Director Vivian Levy.
“We welcome his diverse expertise and look forward to working with him to promote health equity, assure patient well-being, and join Oregon clinicians in their commitment to improving oral health outcomes,” Levy said.
Dr. Farag will become a member of the Oregon Health Plan leadership team. He will assume his new role in Oregon Sept. 3.
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