Intelerad appoints new west coast sales manager

Intelerad Medical Systems Inc, a Montreal-based PACS vendor, announced the appointment of Kingsley Smith as West Coast Regional Sales Manager. Smith is charged with expanding Intelerad’s customer base in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington State.
Smith has over 20 years of experience in healthcare systems, including work in the telemedicine, teleradiology, and RIS markets.

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