Dr. Joyce Sekharan of Grand Junction has been appointed to the Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis also reappointed Kasia Iwanickzo-MacLeod and Daniel Ramos, both of Denver, to the 11-member board overseeing CMU.

“I am elated to join the Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees and am honored to represent Western Colorado and the health care industry,” Sekharan said. “I look forward to being an active member with an eye for how CMU can continue to meet regional needs by producing more medical practitioners in areas where we need them most.”

CMU President John Marshall hailed the appointment. “Dr. Sekharan is a valued member of this community and will play a vital role in leading Colorado Mesa University to meet the emerging health care and workforce needs of our state and community. We’re honored to have her, and I look forward to hearing her unique perspective as we work to form the future of CMU.”

A general and trauma surgeon, Sekharan serves as director of the breast cancer program at St. Mary’s Hospital and chief medical director at Advance Skincare and Laser Center. She’s practiced in the Grand Valley since 2003.

She holds a degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed a residency in general surgery at the University of Florida-Jacksonville. She’s a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.