Liliya Abrukin, MD, MPH

Liliya Abrukin, MD MPH is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and serves as the Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety for the four emergency departments comprising the Columbia Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Abrukin received her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and completed her emergency medicine residency at NYU Langone Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Center, where she served as chief resident. After residency she remained at NYU/Bellevue to pursue the Wellner Fellowship in ED Patient Safety and Quality and earned an MPH in Health Management from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

As a faculty member at Columbia, Dr. Abrukin has served as the Director of Quality for the adult emergency medicine division and has led and participated in numerous departmental, cross-campus, and enterprise-wide quality initiatives. In her role as Vice Chair, Dr. Abrukin has prioritized building a culture of safety, with a focus on systems, peer support, and faculty engagement. She is also active in developing evidence-based care pathways for emergency departments throughout the hospital system. Recently, Dr. Abrukin was selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants to join the New York Presbyterian LEAD Academy, a 13 month training program with didactic and experiential components for developing physician-leaders. During this program, Dr. Abrukin developed an enterprise-wide care pathway for patients with sickle cell disease presenting with emergencies requiring transfusion. Dr. Abrukin also serves as the Associate Director of the Lorna Breen Emergency Medicine Fellowship in Healthcare Administration and the Chair of the MCIC Emergency Department Leadership Committee, where she oversees the development of cross-institutional projects aimed at improving patient safety and decreasing medicolegal exposure.