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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Patrick M. O'Shaughnessy, DO, MBA, FACEP, CHCQM Catholic Health's Board of Directors announced Patrick M. O'Shaughnessy, DO, MBA, FACEP, CHCQM, has been selected as the new President and Chief Executive Officer for Catholic Health, effective April 16. Dr. O'Shaughnessy, who has served more than seven years as Catholic Health's Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer and another four years as Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, will replace Alan D. Guerci, MD, who is retiring. "In addition to embracing our Catholic Health culture, commitment to Catholic moral teaching and mission, and our innovative strategic plans, Dr. O'Shaughnessy will help lead and guide us in providing compassionate, high quality care, while serving the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of patients," says Salvatore F. Sodano, Chair of Catholic Health's Board of Directors. "Dr. O'Shaughnessy is an accomplished physician executive with more than 18 years of administrative leadership experience in strategy, innovation, operations and design in healthcare organizations," Sodano says. "He is well known, trusted and respected by the Long Island medical community, and has established a favorable reputation with clinical leaders nationally and in the tristate area." "Thank you to our Bishop, Fr. Eric Fasano, Vicar General, our Chair of the Board Mr. Sodano and our entire Board of Directors for this incredible opportunity," Dr. O'Shaughnessy says. "I am humbled, honored and excited to assume the role of President and CEO at Catholic Health, which has been a leader for decades in providing high quality health care to the communities of Long Island. I am inspired every day by the exceptional team of caregivers at Catholic Health, who truly live our mission, and I am committed to build upon Dr. Guerci's legacy and position the organization for growth and success in the years ahead." Beginning in 2006, Dr. O'Shaughnessy served as Assistant Director of Emergency Medicine for Catholic Health's St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson. Later, he became Director of Emergency Medicine for St. Catherine of Siena, eventually being promoted to Chief Medical Officer for the Smithtown hospital. Dr. O'Shaughnessy continued on a steady path of growth, assuming system-wide responsibilities, and ultimately being promoted to Catholic Health's Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer. Prior to joining Catholic Health, Dr. O'Shaughnessy held physician and faculty appointments at Beth Israel Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center and The Valley Hospital in New Jersey. He earned his medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and holds two master's degrees, one in business administration from Adelphi University, and a second in population health management from Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. O'Shaughnessy is board-certified in emergency medicine and healthcare quality and management. Dr. Guerci, a nationally renowned cardiologist who has been Catholic Health's CEO since 2013, announced his intention to retire on June 30, 2020, but agreed to stay on until the Board could complete a nationwide search for his successor. Sodano said, "We will always be grateful for Dr. Guerci's outstanding leadership and commitment to our organization. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Dr. Guerci for all he has done for Catholic Health." Sean F.X. Dugan Senior Partner Sean F.X. Dugan, Member and Past President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), moderated the CLE program "How to Effectively use a Neurosurgeon in the Courtroom" on Thursday, November 12, 2020. The New York City Chapter of the ABOTA and The Defense Association of New York proudly co-sponsored this program. Yusef I. Mosley, MD Yusef I. Mosley, MD, a neurosurgeon specializing in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery, has joined NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery. With seven offices on Long Island and 22 neurosurgeons available to see patients, NSPC is one of the country's largest private brain and spine surgery practices. "Dr. Mosley is an outstanding addition to our practice," says Michael H. Brisman, MD, Chief Executive Officer and a senior partner at NSPC. "He's an experienced neurosurgeon who most recently was Associate Director of Complex & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at the Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Mosley's arrival further enhances our group's ability to provide highly-specialized, university-level care in a community setting." Dr. Mosley uses the most innovative procedures to ensure that his patients recover faster, experience less postoperative pain and return to their normal lives as soon as possible. When he's not treating patients on Long Island, Dr. Mosley has a passion for volunteer work. Each year, he joins a group of neurosurgeons who spend two weeks providing operative care to adults and children at the Black Lion Hospital in Addis Abba, Ethiopia. Dr. Mosley has also traveled to hospitals in Guatemala, China, Tanzania and Ghana to perform complex pediatric and adult spine cases. 1 4

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