Steven J. Corwin, MD
Steven J. Corwin, MD is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) and has been serving in this role since 2005. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations across all five campuses of the Hospital, Dr. Corwin is responsible for advancing the Institution’s Strategic Initiatives to fulfill its commitment to We Put Patients First, at the core of its mission. This includes intense focus on quality and patient safety, cultivating the Organization’s people and talent, advancing clinical and technological innovation, building physician and institutional partnerships across the NYP enterprise, ensuring service to the Hospital’s underserved communities, and maintaining the Hospital’s financial and operational strength. Key accomplishments under Dr. Corwin’s leadership include: marked improvements in quality and safety across the Institution, improved patient and employee satisfaction, significant program growth and ranking among the top six hospitals in the nation, advancement of major construction projects, joint information systems planning with the Hospital’s partner Medical Schools, and robust financial and operating results.
Dr. Corwin joined the former Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center’s management team in 1991 and served in various management capacities. Prior to serving in his current leadership role, from 1998-2005, Dr. Corwin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for NYP, leading the development and implementation of 13 clinical service lines, critical to the success of the newly merged Hospital. In this role, he forged strong clinical collaborations across the Institution to foster a solid partnership among physicians and Hospital management.
Dr. Corwin is a member of the Greater New York Hospital Association Committee on Quality and Outcomes, and Committee on Bioterrorism. He is a Fellow at the New York Academy of Medicine and a member of the Health Management Academy. Dr. Corwin has been a recipient of the Hope and Heroes Award, the VHA Award for Clinical Quality, the Health Care Industry Good Scout Award, and an Honorary Physician-of-the-Year Award presented to him by the NYP/Columbia Division of Nursing. He is also a Board member of NewYork Methodist Hospital, New York Hospital Queens, and Valley Health System, Inc. A cardiologist and internist, Dr. Corwin obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from Northwestern University, graduating summa cum laude and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honors society. He completed both his Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiology training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
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