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Dr. Philip Ozuah appointed as CEO of Montefi ore Medicine
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Montefiore Medicine,
the umbrella organization
for Montefiore
Health System (MHS)
and Albert Einstein College
of Medicine, is welcoming
its new CEO, Dr.
Philip Ozuah on Friday,
November 15.
Montefiore Medicine’s
Board of Trustees announced
on Tuesday,
Nov. 5, that Ozuah will
succeed outgoing CEO Dr.
Steven Safyer, who has
served the Montefiore
community for the past
40 years.
“I have consistently
been impressed by
Ozuah’s strategic vision
for the Montefiore Health
System. His appointment
as CEO will guarantee a
smooth transition, and
I know he’ll continue
to uphold the standard
of excellence on which
Montefiore has built its
reputation,” said Safyer,
who has worked alongside
Ozuah for the past 25
years.
Dan Tishman, chair
of the Board of Trustees
of Montefiore Medicine,
said, Ozuah’s “intellect
and warmth as physician,
his strength as a
leader and manager and
his deep commitment to
Montefiore’s mission,
will lead the institution
into the next decade.”
Ozuah currently
serves as president of
Montefiore Health System
and previously served
as Physician-in-Chief of
the Children’s Hospital
at Montefiore (CHAM),
where he worked to deliver
the best in-class
clinical care with a commitment
to healthcare access
for the underserved.
Under his leadership,
U.S. News and World Report
has ranked Montefiore
Health System’s
medical specialties in
the top one percent of
the nations hospitals and
CHAM as one of ‘America’s
Best Children’s Hospitals.’
Working closely with
the board, Ozuah said he
looks forward to continuing
access to state-of-theart
global leader in healthcare
to lead Montefiore Medicine,
with a clear purpose — to
heal, to teach, to discover
and to advance the health
of the communities we
serve,” Ozuah said.
I’ve been inspired by
our institution’s commitment
are an organization of exceptionally
compassionate people,”
he added.
strong commitment to
medical education as
well as deep academic
medical research expertise,
NIH-funded investigator
University Chairman of
Pediatrics at the Albert
Einstein College of Medicine.
They count on you,
In these roles, Ozuah
expanded access for underserved
communities,
recruited and cultivated
outstanding talent, advanced
programs of excellence,
fostered innovations
in medical
education, and improved
financial and operational
performance by integrating
care across a rapidly
growing and evolving
Montefiore system that
sees over six million patient
interactions a year.
He’s been recognized
regionally and nationally
for excellence in teaching
and patient care, including
as an inductee into
the Alpha Omega Alpha
Honor Medical Society
and a two-time recipient
of the Academic Pediatric
Association’s Helfer
Award for Innovation
in Medical Education.
Along with his various
awards, Ozuah has also
been recognized by Modern
Healthcare as one
of the ‘Top 25 COOs in
Healthcare.’
Dr. Philip Ozuah, newly appointed CEO of Montefi ore Medicine.
Photo courtesy of Montefi ore Medicine
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to expand inclusive
care and to furthering
Montfiore’s role as a
and biomedical research.
“It will be a privilege
an organization
“Ever since first joining
Montefiore in 1989,
to excellence. We
talented and
Ozuah also has a
including as an
and as Professor and
So count on us to
keep you going.
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