LEWES — William M. Chasanov II was recently promoted to the position of vice president, chief population health officer for Beebe Healthcare.

A native of Milford, Dr. Chasanov received his medical degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia. He then earned a master of business administration at the University of Delaware, his undergraduate alma mater. He completed his internal medicine residency at ChristianaCare Health System and infectious disease fellowship at Cooper University Hospital.

Dr. Chasanov is double board-certified, in both Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Additionally, he is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians. Fellowship training indicates that the physician has achieved the highest level of training and shown the highest level of dedication to their specialty. Board certification is an additional, rigorous level of training and certification that allows the physician to practice at the top of their field.

A practicing physician in Infectious Disease and Travel Medicine, Dr. Chasanov sees patients at Beebe Infectious Disease in Lewes, where he has been practicing since 2017. His training and experience were vital when the global COVID-19 Pandemic hit in 2020. Dr. Chasanov was named Beebe Healthcare’s COVID-19 Medical Director, a role he continues to hold as the county, country and world continue to battle the virus.

In addition to his education, training and patient care, Dr. Chasanov is active on many professional committees. He serves as a holding board member for the Medical Society of Delaware; a Fellow of the American College of Physicians; a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America among others. At Beebe, Dr. Chasanov leads and serves on several committees, teams and planning groups.

A large part of Dr. Chasanov’s focus has always been improving the health of the community through community health outreach programs. During the pandemic, Dr. Chasanov led the team at Beebe responsible for partnering with Sussex County’s agencies and organizations to ensure that Beebe’s underrepresented communities had access to necessary care. Every year, Dr. Chasanov’s community health outreach team mounts a free community flu vaccine effort which vaccinates thousands of Sussex County residents against the flu. That same effort is replicated to offer free flu shots to all Beebe team members.

Dr. Chasanov continues in his current capacity as COVID-19 medical director and physician in chief for the health system.