I received my Doctor of Medicine Degree from New York Medical College and my Masters Degree in Biomedical Informatics from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) with an area of concentration on Personal Health Records.¹ I completed my Post Graduate Residency Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology and one year fellowship in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital. From 2016-2020, I was Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science and Associate Dean for Quality and Patient Safety for Graduate Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Chief Patient Safety Officer and Ombuds at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, New York. As Chief Patient Safety Officer, I had oversight for Quality and Safety at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, the Mount Sinai Downtown Ambulatory Care and Surgery facility at Union Square and the The Blavatnik Family Chelsea Medical Center.

Prior to joining the faculty at Mount Sinai, I was in Clinical Practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the Yale School of Medicine. In 1995, I founded the Hygeia Foundation for Perinatal Loss and Bereavement ² (now Hope After Loss) and am the author of numerous poems and essays documenting the human condition. I am also author of the book, Parenthood Lost, Healing the Pain After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death. In 2012, I joined the faculty and attending staff of the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center as the medical director of the Labor and Delivery Unit. I implemented the hospital's first full-time laborist program, which provided a structured, collaborative, patient-centric approach to improving the quality, safety, and patient experience on the labor floor. In 2017, I was appointed Chief Patient Safety Officer for Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center and Associate Dean for Quality and Patient Safety in Graduate Medical Education. In this role, I led efforts at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) and the Health System to meet the goals of the Clinical Learning Environment Review Program developed by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education.

Significant areas of organizational interest and specialized training, which I have acquired, are in the domains of Patient Safety and Root Cause Ananlysis Leadership, Just Culture, Adverse Event Disclosure, 'Second Victim' Counseling, Physician Communication Skills, Ombuds, Patient Experience and Healthcare Disparities. Serving in the Ombuds Office for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Health System, we provided a resource for faculty and students in the Graduate Medical Education programs to provide an impartial and informal venue for promoting fair and equitable conflict resolutions for those who have identified problems in their workplace or studies.

Currently,as Clinical Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, I continue to teach third year medical students and serve as patient safety consultant to Planned Parenthood of Greater New York. With my collective interests in informatics, quality and safety metrics and information technology, I developed several quality improvement software programs optimized for both in-hospital and community / ambulatory organizations. These programs can be customized and licensed to in-kind organizations. Information is available at Hygeia Health Systems, LLC