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As the CCO of Stony Brook Medicine, Strauss is the senior executive who provides leadership for compliance activities in all phases of clinical and health system operations, supporting the mission and strategic goals of Stony Brook Medicine. A native of Pennsylvania, Strauss comes to Stony Brook Medicine from the University of Virginia, where she has served as the Chief Corporate Compliance and Privacy Officer for the University of Virginia Health System. She is certified in a broad range of areas related to compliance, is nationally recognized for her work, and has served on the board of directors for national organizations in compliance and coding. Robert A. Duarte, MD, Director of Northwell Health's Pain Center in Great Neck, New York, has been appointed to a two-year term as President of the New York State Pain Society (NYSPS), the health system recent - ly announced. Dr. Duarte's primary focus will be on education for the practitioner, the public and the legislature. Affecting over 100¨mil- lion Americans, chronic pain is a significant health problem. Founded in July 2011, the NYSPS was created because many physicians and caregivers in New York voiced the importance and critical need for creating a regional pain society. At the NYSPS's annual pain meeting held in April, Dr. Duarte said the society looks to address a number of issues, including the safe prescribing of opioids and the law, prescription drug abuse, neuropathic pain, complementary and new innovative therapies, interventional treatments, new ultrasound techniques, and the pros and cons of medical marijuana. Solomon A. Torres, FACHE, Vice President, Winthrop-University Hospital, has been ap - pointed to the Council of Regents, the legisla- tive body of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). The Council of Regents serves as the vital link between ACHE and members by approving governance and mem - bership regulations as well as promoting ACHE programs, services and activities within their respective areas. As a Regent, Torres repre - sents ACHE's membership in the New York metropolitan area. ■ Daniel C. Lumley, BSN, RN, has been named Director of Perioperative Services at Eastern Long Island Hospital (ELIH). In his new role, Lumley oversees all aspects of nursing care within the Operating Room and Ambulatory Surgery Unit, assuring staffing, patient satis- faction and coordination of care. Prior to joining the nursing management team at ELIH, Lumley was nurse manager for the Operating Room at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for eight years. He has held nursing positions at John¨T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Brookhaven Memorial Hospital and Stony Brook University Hospital. Lumley graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Farmingdale State College . He is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing Leadership at Stony Brook University. Long Island's North Shore Eye Care re- cently announced that noted Long Island eye surgeon, Kathleen Van Valkenburg, MD, would be part of its ongoing effort to increase ophthalmic coverage in the new Garden City practice, according to Jeffrey Martin, MD, Medical Director and Managing Partner of North Shore Eye Care. Dr. Van Valkenburg will see patients in the new North Shore Eye Care office in Garden City located at 520 Franklin Ave., Suite 251. By expanding its new Garden City practice, North Shore Eye Care now offers patients convenient access to practices in Smithtown, Riverhead, Holbrook, Deer Park, Southampton, Southold, Queens and Hempstead. Dr. Van Valkenburg received a Master of Science from New York University and completed additional pre-medical studies at Columbia University. During her time at New York University School of Medicine, she researched diseases of the retina and macula at Manhattan Eye & Ear Hospital. She researched and sub- sequently published on fluorescein angiography, which became the impetus to pursue a career in ophthalmology. She completed her residency at North Shore University Health System, and, prior to joining North Shore Eye Care, was in private practice in Manhasset and Garden City for over twenty years. After a national search, Lori Strauss, Chief Corporate Compliance and Privacy Officer, University of Virginia Health System, was selected as the next Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of Stony Brook Medicine. Daniel C. Lumley,¨BSN, RN Kathleen Van Valkenburg, MD Lori Strauss Robert A. Duarte, MD Solomon A. Torres,¨FACHE 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 ■ 2 016 1 7