Boston Scientific Corporation announced the election of Dr. Cheryl Pegus to its board of directors, effective immediately. Dr. Pegus has more than 25 years of clinical and business leadership experience, most recently serving as a partner at Morgan Health focused on improving the quality, affordability and equity of health care. Prior to that, Dr. Pegus was executive vice president of Health & Wellness at Walmart, president of Consumer Solutions and chief medical officer for Cambia Health Solutions and chief medical officer at Walgreens.

Before joining Walgreens, Dr. Pegus was the general manager and chief medical officer for SymCare Personalized Health Solutions Inc., and held roles at Pfizer and Aetna. Dr. Pegus began her career in private practice as a cardiologist and previously served as board chair for the Association of Black Cardiologists. She serves on the board of the American Heart Association and is co-founder of A New Beat.

Dr. Pegus received her B.A. from Brandeis University, her M.D. from Weill Cornell Medical College and her M.P.H. from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.