Chief of Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn

About NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn is a 450-bed acute care academic medical center and a cornerstone of healthcare in the Brooklyn community. As a full member of the NYU Langone Health system, the hospital combines the resources of a world-class academic medical center with deep community roots, serving a diverse and underserved population while advancing medical education, research, and clinical innovation. NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn is committed to delivering exceptional, compassionate care and to becoming one of the premier academic medical centers in New York City.

Position Summary

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn seeks a visionary, operationally excellent, and academically accomplished physician leader to serve as Chief of Medicine. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for the full clinical, operational, academic, and strategic direction of the Department of Medicine. The Chief of Medicine will provide direct oversight of all medicine section chiefs, champion a culture of excellence and accountability, and drive measurable improvements in clinical quality, patient safety, throughput, and patient experience.

The Chief of Medicine will report directly to both the System Chair of Medicine of NYU Grossman School of Medicine (NYUGSM) and the Chief Medical Officer of NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, under the oversight of the Executive Vice President and Chief of Hospital Operations, NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, serving as a critical bridge between institutional strategy and bedside care.

Reporting Structure & Organizational Relationships

The Chief of Medicine maintains a dual-reporting structure:

• System Chair of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine - for academic affairs, faculty development, research strategy, and alignment with system-wide clinical programs
• Chief Medical Officer, NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, under the oversight of the Executive Vice President and Chief of Hospital Operations, NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn - for hospital operations, quality and safety performance, regulatory compliance, and strategic institutional priorities

All Medicine Section Chiefs report directly to the Chief of Medicine, creating a unified, accountable departmental structure.

Departmental Oversight

The Chief of Medicine holds direct oversight responsibility for the following sections, with each Section Chief reporting directly to this role:

• General Internal Medicine & Hospital Medicine
• Cardiology Critical Care (CCU)
• Pulmonology Medicine & Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
• Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• Nephrology
• Hematology & Medical Oncology
• Infectious Diseases
• Rheumatology
• Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Geriatrics & Palliative Care
• Additional sections as the department grows

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership & Quality

• Establish and uphold the highest standards of clinical care across all medicine sections
• Lead departmental efforts to reduce length of stay (LOS), improve care transitions, and optimize inpatient throughput
• Drive performance on key quality metrics including risk-adjusted mortality, hospital-acquired complications (HACs), and readmission rates
• Champion initiatives in patient safety, infection prevention, and regulatory compliance (Joint Commission, DOH, CMS)
• Collaborate with nursing, care management, social work, and pharmacy leadership to optimize multidisciplinary care models

Inpatient Hospital Operations

• Partner with the CMO and hospital operations leadership to improve bed utilization, throughput, and discharge planning
• Implement data-driven systems to monitor, report, and improve operational and clinical KPIs across all medicine units
• Develop and sustain processes that reduce emergency department boarding and improve patient flow from admission to discharge
• Oversee rounding structures, teaching service organization, and staffing models to ensure operational efficiency without compromising educational mission

Patient Experience

• Foster a culture of compassionate, patient- and family-centered care throughout the department
• Lead initiatives to improve HCAHPS scores and other patient experience metrics, working collaboratively with nursing and operations leaders
• Address disparities in care through equitable clinical practices and culturally competent communication

Faculty Leadership & Academic Mission

• Recruit, develop, and retain outstanding faculty across all medicine specialties
• Support and mentor faculty in career development, scholarly activity, clinical innovation, and promotion
• Advance the academic mission of NYU Grossman School of Medicine through graduate medical education, fellowship training, and medical student education
• Foster a culture of intellectual curiosity, inquiry, and evidence-based practice across the department
• Support and grow a portfolio of clinical and translational research activity within the department

Education: Medical Students and Graduate Medical Education (GME)

• Foster the academic environment to strengthen the education and system integration of NYUGSM Internal Medicine residency program in collaboration with residency program leadership of NYUGSM-Community Medicine and Family Health Centers at NYU Langone (FHC) programs to maximize the educational experience for all GME trainees
• Advance the academic mission to strengthen, expand and integrate the Internal Medicine subspecialties fellowship programs at NYULH-Brooklyn in collaboration with the Department of Medicine Section Chiefs, Fellowship Program Directors, Division Heads, and the NYUGSM Office of Graduate Medical Education
• Advance the academic mission to strengthen, expand and integrate NYUGSM Medical Student Education program in internal medicine and the medical subspecialties at NYULH-Brooklyn, in partnership with NYUGSM's office of Medical Education leadership
• Assure that high standards of clinical service and scholarship are consistently maintained across all training programs

Program Building & Strategic Growth

A central priority for the Chief of Medicine will be the development and expansion of advanced clinical programs that position NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn as a regional destination for complex care. Areas of strategic growth include:

• ECMO Program - Advance the clinical development, staffing, protocol development, and ECMO center designation effort in partnership with Critical Care, Cardiac Surgery, and Pulmonology
• Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (TCT) - Collaborate with Hematology/Oncology and system leadership to build a full-service TCT program, comprising autologous transplant, allogeneic transplant, and CAR-T cell capability at NYULH-Brooklyn
• Solid Organ Transplantation - Partner with Surgery and system transplant programs to support the development of transplant nephrology, hepatology, and related medicine services at the hospital
• Coronary Care Unit (CCU) Enhancement - Advance the CCU as a high-acuity, academically vibrant unit with structured critical care coverage, advanced heart failure, and cardiogenic shock management capabilities in partnership with Cardiology, Critical Care, Cardiac Surgery, and Anesthesia
• Additional programmatic growth aligned with community need and system strategy

Required

• MD or DO degree from an accredited institution
• Board certification in Internal Medicine and/or a relevant subspecialty
• Meet eligibility requirements for academic appointment at the rank of Assistant / Associate / Full Professor or Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYUGSM
• Active New York State medical licensure (or eligibility)
• Demonstrated progressive leadership experience in academic medicine, including prior experience as a Section Chief, Vice Chair, Division Director, or equivalent
• Strong track record in inpatient clinical operations, quality improvement, and performance metrics management
• Experience with physician leadership, faculty development, and mentoring in an academic environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to lead diverse, high-performing teams

Preferred

• Experience leading or building advanced clinical programs (transplant, ECMO, cellular therapy, or equivalent)
• Familiarity with graduate medical education (GME) program oversight and ACGME accreditation
• Active or recent research portfolio (clinical, translational, or health services research)
• Experience navigating complex academic medical center environments with dual clinical and academic reporting lines
• Track record of successful collaboration with hospital administration, nursing leadership, and inter-professional teams
• Demonstrated commitment to health equity and care for diverse, underserved patient populations

Salary Range

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range in compliance with New York State Salary Transparency laws. The salary range is $400,000 - $500,000 per year. Compensation is determined based on several factors, including experience, specialty, education, and institutional needs. Academic rank will be commensurate with experience and the requirements of NYU Grossman School of Medicine. NYULH provides a generous suite of faculty benefits.

NYU Langone Healthis an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration.