HSS Welcomes Drs. Bauer, Osei, Qureshi and Rodriguez SS is proud to welcome four new prominent
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physicians across different departments in the Hospital – one chief of services and
three orthopedic surgeons. These new physicians
represent some of the top medical talent in the world. Their depth and diversity of experience will further enhance our world-class patient care and expand the Hospital’s commitment to delivering high quality outcomes to patients. “For the past 150 years the success of HSS has been driven by the caliber of its physicians – all global
Dr. Thomas Bauer
Dr. Daniel Osei
Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi
Dr. Jose Rodriguez
leaders in the fields of orthopedics and rheumatology,”
guidance, the Department of Pathology and Labora-
Mount Sinai Hospital where he was an Associate
said Lou Shapiro, President and CEO. “Attracting top
tory Medicine will continue to act as an invaluable
Professor of Spinal Surgery in the Department of
medical talent is one of the reasons why we have
resource for all of our clinical departments across
Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of Minimally Invasive
been ranked No. 1 by U.S.News & World Report for
the Hospital. Dr. Bauer comes to HSS from Cleveland
Spine Surgery. Dr. Qureshi was also the Chief of
seven consecutive years.”
Clinic, where he practiced in the Department of
Spinal Trauma at Elmhurst Hospital Center. He will
Added Todd Albert, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief,
Anatomic Pathology since 1983.
see patients both in Manhattan and at the HSS
“All of our physicians have one goal, and that’s
Daniel Osei, MD, MSc, returns to HSS as a hand and
Outpatient Center in Paramus.
to provide an unmatched level of personalized care
upper extremity surgeon, effective May 1. Dr. Osei
Jose Rodriguez, MD, joins HSS as an adult
to patients. We are constantly working to identify
specializes in microvascular reconstruction. He
reconstruction and joint replacement surgeon
ways to enhance the value of care and are pleased
comes to us from Washington University in St. Louis
beginning on April 3. Dr. Rodriguez specializes
to welcome this incredible set of new leaders to the
where he practiced hand surgery since 2012 and
in the treatment of traumatic and developmental
HSS family.”
served as an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic
conditions of the hip and knee. He completed his
New appointments include: Thomas Bauer, MD,
Surgery. Dr. Osei earned his medical degree at
residency here at HSS and returns to us from
PhD; Daniel Osei, MD, MSc; Sheeraz A. Qureshi,
University of Pennsylvania before completing his
Lenox Hill Hospital where he served as Chief of
MD, MBA; and Jose Rodriguez, MD.
residency here at HSS.
Reconstruction Arthroplasty and the Director
Thomas Bauer, MD, PhD, will join HSS as the new
Sheeraz A. Qureshi, MD, MBA, joins HSS as a spine
of the Arthroplasty Fellowship Program.
Pathologist-in-Chief on April 19. Under Dr. Bauer’s
surgeon starting on April 1. He comes to us from
HSS Leadership Academy Graduation Celebrates Strong Leaders Across the Hospital trong leaders at all levels of the organization
President, Human Resources and Service Excellence,
help contribute to our success. On March 3,
who explained the program to those in attendance
15 members of the HSS family were honored
and congratulated the graduates.
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for their commitment to leadership at the HSS
Next, Lou Shapiro, President and CEO, addressed
Leadership Academy graduation ceremony.
the crowd.
The HSS Leadership Academy is a competency
“Our success as an organization is determined by
based program sponsored by the Organizational
people, culture and leadership,” said Lou. “If we have
Learning and Development Department designed
really strong people at the front line of leadership we
to develop leadership skills and knowledge for
will be able to succeed. You’re taking the time to
frontline management. The goal of the program is
invest in building your leadership abilities, and I want
to support the mission, vision, values and strategic
to thank you for that. You should be very proud.
plan of HSS through training, development and
Shared leadership in our Roadmap
education in order to produce a culture of excellence
means that the more than 5,000
and high performance.
individuals at HSS are responsible
This year’s graduation marked the fourth for HSS
for moving us on our pathway.”
Leadership Academy, which has seen a total of
Finally, Denise Williams, Director,
62 individuals complete the program. Frontline
Organizational Development, and
managers can request and/or be selected by their
one of the creators of the Academy,
own managers to participate in the program. They
took the stage to announce the
are required to complete 10 classroom-based courses,
names of the graduates while Lou
which are taught by subject matter experts across
handed them their certificates.
HSS on topics such as operational excellence, the
Denise also offered some words of
strategic plan and employee engagement. In addition,
advice. “Just remember – learning
they must complete two online courses. The entire
is a lifelong experience and it
program can be completed in one to two years.
doesn’t end with this. Continue
This year’s graduation ceremony opened with an
to learn in other capacities and
introduction from Bruce Slawitsky, Senior Vice
continue on your journey.”
Congratulations to the 2017 Leadership Academy graduates! Cynthia Bruder
Dina Mazzella
Christopher Bush
Francine Meyers
Nick Calabro
Titilayo Ologhobo
Yesenia Correa
Bentley Ottway
Marlo Delfin
Alfred Pagan
Oluwatola Gbemi
Brittany Soto
Susan Hansen
Maura Watson
Mike Marzen
HSS Leadership Academy graduates pose with Lou Shapiro and Denise Williams.
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