Physician Assistant Careers Change Lives
Beginning with yours
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
3 p.m. EDT
Join us as we showcase our Department of Physician Assistant Services in a 1-hour roundtable discussion on October 27th at 3pm.
You’ll hear from organization leaders who will share their experiences, insights, and how they impact patients’ lives and the medical community in meaningful ways.
Additionally, they’ll speak about opportunities for clinical and professional development at New York’s #1 hospital.
Craig Albanese, MD, MBA
Group Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
With over 20 years of various leadership positions in healthcare, Dr. Albanese brings a strong blend of management and science operations to NewYork-Presbyterian. As the Group Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian, he is responsible for overseeing effective service line management, clinical performance, and graduate medical education. Dr. Albanese’s passion for the medical field is reflected in his work, with more than 160 peer-reviewed published articles and a best-selling book on improvement science in healthcare titled “Advanced Lean in Healthcare."
Anthony Gagliardi, MD
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Over his 40-year career, Dr. Gagliardi has worked at some of the most prestigious healthcare institutions in the Tri-State Area, held committee and board positions, and contributed to 20 publications. Dr. Gagliardi joined NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital in 2013 as Vice President and Associate Chief Medical Officer. Today, he is Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, where he inspires and instructs healthcare professionals of the future.
Steven Kaplan, MD
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Kaplan considers it a privilege to oversee the physician assistant programs at the Columbia and Allen campuses as the Chief Medical Officer for NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Kaplan is an Emergency Medicine Physician with more than 25 years of clinical experience and 12 years of work in leadership roles where he has fostered the growth and development of various clinical and professional development programs. Dr. Kaplan recognizes the critical role that PAs play on our care team and is committed to creating a professionally enriching and satisfying environment for our current and future PAs.
Joni Barrow, PA-C, AACC
Director of Physician Assistant Services
Chief Cardiovascular PA
With over 14 years of clinical experience in cardiology/critical care and 6 years of experience in leadership roles, Joni leads the NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell PAs. She started her career at NYP as a staff PA prior to growing within her leadership roles and currently supports a team of over 300 PAs. Joni promotes a high standard of patient care while fostering professional growth. PAs are critical to patient care at NYP and Joni continues to advocate for our future as we evolve to meet the changes of our profession, our patients, and community.
Daryle Blackstock, PA-C, MPH, CCTC
Director, Transplant Clinical Operations
Daryle started his career in Transplant Services as a Physician Assistant and has navigated his way to becoming an expert in the field. Over the past 16 years, he has proven to be an invaluable resource for various transplant teams and has made significant contributions through his work with NewYork-Presbyterian. Additionally, he has been a member of American Society of Transplant Surgery since 2016 and previously served as an Advanced Transplant Committee Member from 2018-2021. Today, Daryle serves as the Director of Clinical Transplant Operations at NYP Columbia and Cornell University drawing on his experiences as a Physician Assistant in his leadership role.
Marianne Grandusky, PA-C, MPAS
Chief Physician Assistant
Marianne is a highly skilled, compassionate Physician Assistant with over 21 years of experience in building patient and physician satisfaction and managing medically complex patients in a range of areas, including Hematology and Oncology. She is a practiced leader with over 12 years of management experience and a passion for onboarding, educating, and developing new PAs. Marianne is truly a shining star, with her combined skill and care earning her the title of NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center Physician Assistant of the Year 2015.
Tara Ritchie
Corporate Director, Clinical Integration
With over 20 years of healthcare experience in finance, operations, clinical program development and clinical integration in academic medical centers, Tara wears a few hats in her current role at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital with a focus on the Care Team Office. The Care Team Office was created to support NYP Physician Assistants through policy development, care team model coordination, professional development and overall advocacy. Tara is a results driven professional able to successfully lead large scale strategic planning and process improvement aligning organizational priorities.
NYP has been New York’s #1 hospital for over 20 years. Each year, our dedicated Physician Assistant teams (at NewYork-Presbyterian) care for patients in many specialty areas. Our PAs have the autonomy, flexibility, and tools they need to deliver world-class care. Continuing Education programs are available through both the academic medical center setting and the Physician Assistant department. Our physician assistants have the opportunity to participate in post-graduate specialty training and professional development initiatives. These opportunities have led to some of our PAs being promoted into leadership roles, outside of direct patient care. You'll be a part of an exceptional team that includes more top doctors than any other US hospital, working in state-of-the-art facilities.
Please reply to the following three questions if you would like to attend our event. Space is limited and we encourage you to register immediately if you meet the qualifications.
Do you currently have your PA license?
Have you recently graduated or will you be graduating within the next 4 months?
Will you need NYP to sponsor you to obtain, maintain, or extend your authorization to work for us?