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challenges, such as redeploying staff to meet the surge in COVID patients, the shortage of equipment and caring for patients stricken by a disease for which there is no known cure. Yi-Chun Lee, MD Catholic Health has named Yi-Chun Lee, MD, Chair of Women's Health Services. Dr. Lee was previously the Professor and Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Division and Fellowship Program, as well as the Departmental Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology, at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn before joining Catholic Health in August 2021. A board-certified gynecologic oncologist, Dr. Lee specializes in diagnosing and treating malignant and premalignant conditions impacting female reproductive organs. Also as an expert in robotics and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, he will see patients at Catholic Health's Center for Gynecologic Oncology in Babylon and will be part of the team of experts at The Cancer Institute at Good Samaritan Hospital. He will lead a team of gynecologic oncologists at Catholic Health who specialize in treating the five major types of gynecologic malignancies, namely ovarian, cervical, endometrial/uterine, vaginal, and vulvar cancers. Dr. Lee completed his gynecologic oncology fellowship at SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn (Downstate) and his obstetrics and gynecology residency at Temple University Hospital. He earned his medical degree at Temple University School of Medicine. He has a Master of Science degree in human nutrition from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University. David Battinelli, MD Northwell Health announced the appointment of David Battinelli, MD, as Executive Vice President and Physician-in-Chief, 14 years after joining the health system first as Chief Academic Officer and then as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer and Vice Dean of the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He succeeds Lawrence G. Smith, MD, MACP, who will continue to serve as the Founding Dean of the Zucker School of Medicine. Jill Kalman, MD In addition, Jill Kalman, MD, has been appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Physician-in-Chief. Dr. Kalman served as Lenox Hill Hospital's Executive Director for three years before pursuing another opportunity in early 2021. Her return bolsters an already strong senior clinical leadership team at Northwell Health, the largest health system and private employer in New York State. While Dr. Kalman assumes her role immediately, Dr. Battinelli will become Physician-in-Chief effective Jan. 1, 2022, and Dean of Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell for the incoming class in August. Dr. Battinelli played a key role in the health system's COVID-19 response, and is responsible for the overall professional management of clinical, education, research and operational issues related to medical and clinical affairs. Dr. Kalman successfully led the Lenox Hill response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its recovery efforts. She was instrumental in expanding programs during her tenure at Lenox Hill and saw the hospital earn Magnet status, the highest honor representing nursing excellence. Under her tenure, the hospital achieved a 91 percentile ranking in the most recent workforce engagement survey. Dina Wong, MHSA Alex Hellinger, DPT, MBA, FACHE Dina Wong, MHSA, has been named Executive Director of Lenox Health Greenwich Village. She will oversee the daily operations of the facility and spearhead further development of its programs and services. Throughout her 20-year career at Staten Island University Hospital, Wong held various positions of progressive responsibility in all aspects of hospital operations and has made significant contributions to the hospital's operational outcomes and growth. Wong received a master's in health services administration from The George Washington University. She completed her bachelor's degree with a major in biology at Western Maryland College. Wong is taking over for Alex Hellinger, DPT, MBA, FACHE, who has taken on a new role as Senior Vice President and Regional Executive Director of Northwell's Brooklyn region. n Share your story in the next issue of MD News. For consideration, please email your press releases to Press@LexMediaGroup.com. M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S L O N G I S L A N D ■ 2 0 21 1 3

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