Leadership Pathways in Emergency Medicine
Are you looking to pursue leadership as an emergency medicine physician? Do you have the skills that it takes, like team management, decision-making, and effective communication? Then this webinar is for you!
EM physicians are primed for taking on leadership roles within emergency medicine, hospitals or health systems, and even beyond. This webinar will outline the diversity of roles that exist and will provide some helpful tips to allow you to reach your leadership goals. For those who already have a leadership position, join us to learn about opportunities to grow or explore other roles!
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Nancy Kwon, MD, MPA
Vice Chair, Emergency Medicine
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Dr. Nancy Kwon is the Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and a Professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Most recently, Dr. Kwon became the Central Region Medical Director of Health Equity for Northwell Health under Northwell's Center for Equity of Care.
She has been an active member of SAEM since residency, and is currently. the Chair of the SAEM Faculty Development Committee, and is an active member of the Equity and Inclusion, and Research Committees, and was elected in the past to be a member of the Nominating Committee.
Dr. Kwon has many years of experience in academics and has served in the past as the Associate Chair of Academics and Research in Emergency Medicine. She created and was the faculty advisor for new courses and rotations, including a for credit course: Hofstra Clinical Research Course in Emergency Medicine for Hofstra Undergraduate Students, which she developed and initiated in 2016. She has collaborated and taught at Hofstra Northwell’s School of Medicine in the area of SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) for substance abuse disorders, for which she has performed research and was the Co-Principal Investigator of the NYSBIRT II Project, and is currently part of an NIH grant regarding the utilization of text messaging for patients with substance use disorders. She has served as a committee member on the Appointments and Promotions Committee at Hofstra Northwell’s School of Medicine. Dr. Kwon has been a recipient of Northwell's President’s Award for Teamwork in 2014., the Emergency Medicine Service Line Guttenberg Award in 2017 for her work in Emergency Medicine, and was one of five finalists for Northwell Health System's Truly Leadership award, and is currently a finalist for the Truly Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. She has a focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Population Health, developing and implementing programs for vulnerable and underrepresented patient populations, faculty development, and mentorship.
Dr. Kwon received her Bachelor of Science from Brown University, and her Doctorate of Medicine from The University of Rochester. She completed her Residency in Emergency Medicine at NYU Langone School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center, and stayed on as faculty until 2013. She received a Masters in Public Administration from The NYU Wagner School of Public Service. She became a part of The Northwell Health team in 2013. -
Annabella Salvador-Kelly, MD
Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs
Northwell Health
Dr. Annabella Salvador-Kelly is Northwell Health’s Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine for the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She leads medical affairs throughout Northwell Health, including credentialing, policies and procedures, and curating talented physicians and team members. She is also responsible for standardizing pharmacologic/therapeutic interventions and procedural products across the entire clinical enterprise. Dr. Salvador-Kelly has served in various roles with progressive responsibilities since joining Northwell in 1999. Her leadership positions include Associate Medical Director of Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJMC), Associate Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine (LIJMC), Director of Performance Improvement and Medical Director of Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner program (LIJMC), Director of Performance Improvement and Medical Director of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner’s Program at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH). An associate professor at the Zucker School of Medicine and faculty member at the Center for Learning and Innovation, Dr. Salvador-Kelly enjoys teaching and mentoring leaders of the future. She has taught and mentored numerous students, PAs, NPs, residents and physicians throughout the years. She participates on various national committees, has presented nationally on leadership topics, and published several manuscripts and book chapters on various clinical topics.
Dr. Salvador-Kelly holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from New York University and a medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at Bellevue Hospital Center/New York University Medical Center and is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. She received her certification on Managing Health Care Delivery from Harvard Business School.
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Eric Cruzen, MD, MBA
Senior Vice President & Executive Director, Emergency Medicine Service Line
Northwell Health
Dr. Cruzen is a graduate of the integrated 6-year BA/MD program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. After completing residency in Emergency Medicine in Orlando, Florida, he worked all over the United States as a physician in the Army Reserve before joining the Health System in 2003 as Associate Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Southside Hospital. A graduate of the MBA program at Hofstra University, Dr. Cruzen is proud to have been appointed an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine and Hofstra/Northwell.
In 2021, Dr. Cruzen moved into a new role as the Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO) in charge of the newly formed Integrated Operations division at Northwell Health. In this role, he leads a multi-disciplinary team of software architects, data scientists, and medical informaticists to create innovative solutions to complex problems in the space where technology and medicine intersect. Most recently, Dr. Cruzen was promoted to Senior Vice President & Executive Director of the Emergency Medicine Service Line, making him ultimately responsible for the operations of all of the EDs across the Northwell System, as well as medical oversight of Northwell’s 51 urgent care centers and extensive ambulance fleet.