Nadia Ovchinsky, MD, Named Chair of Pediatrics at NYU Langone Health
NYU Langone Health has appointed Nadia Ovchinsky, MD, as the Pat and John Rosenwald Professor of Pediatrics and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, effective as of the Aug. 10, 2026 announcement. Dr. Ovchinsky, an internationally recognized pediatric hepatologist, joined NYU Langone in 2023 and most recently served as director of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
In her previous role, she more than doubled the division's size and helped establish the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital, transforming it into a regional referral center for complex gastrointestinal and liver disorders. She succeeds Catherine S. Manno, MD, who retired in 2025 after 17 years as chair.
Dr. Ovchinsky assumes the role during a period of growth for children's services at NYU Langone, which includes more than 35 clinical specialties, over 100 ambulatory locations, and 201 pediatric beds system-wide. The department handles more than 608,000 outpatient visits and over 9,500 pediatric inpatients annually. She will work with pediatric leaders across the system, including Arun Chopra, MD, chair of pediatrics at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island.