DR. DAVID ROSNER, a general surgeon, has returned to Carthage Area Hospital’s (CAH) medical staff effective Sept.1. He sees patients at the Carthage Surgical Clinic located at the hospital’s main campus in Carthage. Rosner joins CAH with more than 30 years of surgical experience. He previously worked at CAH from 1988-2010. The doctor specializes in abdominal surgery. He practices upper and lower endoscopy and performs tonsillectomies and outpatient surgical procedures. Rosner is board-certified by the American Board of Abdominal Surgeons. He received his medical degree from the University of Guadalajara in Mexico and completed his residency at the New York Medical College, Lincoln Hospital, a level I trauma center in the Bronx. Rosner began his surgical work experience at Carthage Area Hospital & Lewis County General Hospital from 1988-2010 as a self-employed general surgeon in private practice. Following his work at Carthage, Rosner was appointed president of the medical staff at Lewis County General Hospital in 2010. He worked for Lewis County General Hospital from 2010-2017 as a general surgical attending physician. Leading up to his return to Carthage, Rosner worked at Canton-Potsdam Hospital from 2017-2020 where he was chief of surgery at Gouverneur Hospital from 2018-2020. 

Oswego Health has recently hired MICHAEL C. BACKUS as its new executive VP and chief operating officer. He has served on the Oswego Health board of directors since 2016 and is currently the chairman of the board of directors of ConnextCare. In addition, Backus serves on the credentials and legislative committees for the National Association of Community Health Centers. Backus is responsible for business development including overseeing physician recruitment, community relations, and capital-project planning. Professionally, before joining Oswego Health, Backus served in elected office as clerk of Oswego County where he led the legislative committee for the New York State Association of County Clerks. He also has served on the legislative staff of state and federal officials, including former U.S. Rep. John McHugh. Backus holds a master’s degree in public administration, along with a bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College, where he is also a member of the Board of Regents. 

JOHN MARCUM has joined the Syracuse Orange women’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. He brings more than 10 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Orange and comes to Syracuse after stops at Butler, Grand Canyon, East Carolina, Indiana State, California Baptist, and Oklahoma Baptist. He played basketball and earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education with a concentration in history from Oklahoma Baptist in 1997. In 2003, Marcum earned a master’s degree in secondary education with a concentration in physical education from East Central University.

EVAN RUECHEL has joined the Syracuse Orange softball program. He comes to Syracuse after spending a shortened season due to COVID-19 as a volunteer assistant coach at Buffalo. Ruechel spent the 2019 season at UNC Wilmington. Before making the jump to the softball sidelines, Ruechel was a volunteer assistant baseball coach at Averett (NCAA DIII) in Danville, Virginia, where he served as the recruiting coordinator and hitting/infield coach. Ruechel began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Indiana Wesleyan (NAIA) for the 2017 season. He also spent time as an assistant coach for the Champion City Kings of the Prospect League and was the hitting and catching instructor for the Elgin Warriors Baseball Club from 2014-17. A native of Oconto, Wisconsin, Ruechel played junior college baseball at Milwaukee Area Technical College and Rock Valley College, before completing his career at St. Ambrose. He also played for the Green Bay Bullfrogs of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. Ruechel graduated from St. Ambrose in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in sport management.