Mark Casner named President of Digirad Imaging Solutions

Digirad Corp. as announced that Mark L. Casner will serve as pesident of the company's Digirad Imaging Solutions (DIS) leasing services subsidiary.

Since 2003, Casner was pesident and chief operating officer of DMS Imaging which offers mobile diagnostic services to more than 450 healthcare facilities nationwide. From 1998 to 2003, Casner served in positions of increasing responsibility with Radiologix, Inc., most recently as senior vice president, operations. In this position, he oversaw a $185 million imaging business serving 45 outpatient facilities and 11 hospitals with a staff of more than 125 radiologists. Prior to its acquisition by Radiologix, he was chief operating officer of Community Radiology Associates in Rockville, Maryland, and earlier served as president of Anderson Management, Arlington, Va., a medical practice management and strategic consulting firm.

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