Northwell Health Appoints Dr. Sanjay Saint to Lead Internal Medicine, Integrating Clinical and Academic Leadership
Northwell Health has named Dr. Sanjay Saint, a nationally recognized expert in patient safety, as the new senior vice president to lead its internal medicine service line, according to multiple reports.
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In the new role, Dr. Saint will also serve as chair of the Department of Medicine at two of Northwell’s flagship hospitals, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital, as well as at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Becker's Hospital Review reported. His appointment combines leadership over clinical operations, academic medicine, and patient safety under a single position, according to citybiz.co.
Dr. Saint joins the New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based health system after a nearly 25-year career at the University of Michigan, where he was a tenured professor, citybiz.co and Bastille Post reported. His previous roles include vice chair of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Health System and chief of medicine at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, according to Becker's Hospital Review. Sources cited by citybiz.co noted that his experience within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is particularly relevant to his new system-wide responsibilities at Northwell.
According to a news release from Northwell, Dr. Saint’s responsibilities will focus on enhancing patient access, ensuring quality of care, and advancing safety initiatives across the health system. He is an accomplished researcher, having written more than 400 peer-reviewed papers and served as a visiting professor at over 100 institutions globally, citybiz.co reported.
Dr. Saint succeeds JoAnne Gottridge, who will remain with the health system, according to Northwell's announcement.
**Why it matters:** According to Clinical Terminal data, Northwell Health is a system with 127 member providers and 5,193 staffed beds. The two flagship hospitals where Dr. Saint will serve as chair of medicine, North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, have 764 and 524 staffed beds, respectively. His appointment integrates leadership of clinical departments at these major hospitals with his academic role at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine and his system-wide responsibilities for the internal medicine service line.
- North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center are major hospitals.