David Battinelli, MD, is Northwell Health's physician-in-chief on all clinical, research and education issues. This role follows a transition from his position as Northwell's SVP and chief medical officer, in which he was responsible for the overall professional management of clinical, education, research and operational issues related to medical and clinical affairs. Previously, he served as the health system's chief academic officer and SVP of academic affairs in charge of all undergraduate and graduate educational programs, continuing medical education, and academic affairs and institutional relationships. Dr. Battinelli is also dean at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. A founding member of the Zucker School of Medicine he previously served as the dean for medical education and chaired the committee charged with developing the new medical school's curriculum. Dr. Battinelli is a board-certified internist and past president of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine. He also served on committees including the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, American College of Physicians and the Accreditation Committee on Graduate Medical Education.