SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY - Key Persons
Dr. Tucker is responsible for overseeing strategy, operations, and quality in the Upstate Ambulatory clinics. Additionally, she is working collaboratively with providers and administrators across the organization to develop and operationalize Upstate's population health program. As CMO she promotes a positive patient experience and quality of care hospital-wide.
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- Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services
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- Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services
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- Member of the Council
- Meet Upstate University Council Member Calvin L. Corriders - Regional President, Syracuse Market for Pathfinder Bank.
- Regional President, Syracuse Market for Pathfinder Bank / Council Member
Calvin L. Corriders is the Regional President, Syracuse Market at Pathfinder Bank in Syracuse, New York. He is responsible for the implementation of the banks strategic focus and direction for the Syracuse Market. Pathfinder Bank. Provide strong community presence and growth of customer base in Onondaga County. Manage the commercial and retail lending sales in the Syracuse Market.
He has over 35 years of banking experience. He currently serves on the Joint School Construction Board "JSCB" responsible for the administering, renovations and financing of the educational buildings for the Syracuse City School District, a member of 100 Black Men of Syracuse, the Vice President of Home Headquarters, Inc. Board member of the Syracuse Community Health Center, member of the Economic Resiliency Task Force, and President of the Upstate Minority Economic Alliance.
Calvin is a former member of the Syracuse City School District Board of Education. Former Commissioner Corriders was first elected to the Board of Education in November of 1999. He was re-elected in 2003, 2007; appointed 2011; for another term. He served as the Board's President and Vice President in his over 14 years of service as well as the Budget and Finance committee chair, the Curriculum committee chair, and the Facilities committee chair.
Calvin has garnered numerous community, banking, and service awards for all of the volunteer and professional work that he has done for over 30 years. Most recently, he received the Charles Dozier Public Service Award and the HSBC Community Banker Award. He is a lifetime resident of the City of Syracuse, having attended Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High School, and Henninger High School. He then went on to graduate from The State University at Brockport with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He is married to Sandra Corriders and has two children Sydnee and Calvin. Sydnee has her Master Degree from Columbia University in New York City and her undergraduate degree from Syracuse University. Calvin is his Bachelor of Science from Syracuse University and is currently working at Pathfinder Bank as a mortgage originator. They both are also graduates from the Syracuse City School District.
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- Senior Academic Diversity Advisor
Dr. Dykes is a native of Syracuse and alumnus of Upstate's MD/PhD program. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency and fellowships in spine surgery and trauma surgery in Minneapolis, MN, and subsequently earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law. He is an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellowship and served as a senior health policy advisor in the United States Congress and Food and Drug Administration before returning to Upstate on the orthopedic surgery faculty. Dr. Dykes' clinical, research, teaching and administrative priorities focus on legislative and regulatory health policy, administrative law, health quality and health equity.
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- Vice President for Research
Dr. Amberg has served as Vice President for Research since July 2014, overseeing the clinical, translational and basic research portfolios of the University. Amberg also provides expertise in research integrity and research conflict of interest, having served in those leadership capacities prior to his vice president post. Amberg, a Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and a Jacobsen Scholar, studies actin.
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- Member of the Council
- LTC Retired
- Meet Retired Upstate University Council Member Diane M. Dwire, RN, LTC.
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- Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs
Dr. Julie Rawls White is the Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs. She has worked here at Upstate since 2007. She has the distinct honor of supervising the functions in Student Affairs and the Health Sciences Library. The work of these teams squarely focuses on meeting students "where they are" with support services, resources and advocacy and by assisting faculty and staff in their noble endeavors.
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- Interim Chief Diversity Officer
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- Dean and Professor, Upstate Medical University College of Nursing
Dr. Tammy Austin-Ketch oversees the academic and clinical activities of the College of Nursing for degree programs at the baccalaureate (RN-BS), master of science, and doctoral (DNP) levels. Prior to her arrival at Upstate, she was employed for nearly 20 years at SUNY Buffalo serving as Assistant Dean for MS and DNP programming, as well as actively practicing as a family nurse practitioner.
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- Vice President for Development
Ms. Pezzi administers the activities of the Upstate Foundation, including the Alumni Association for the Colleges of Nursing and Health Professions. She is responsible for organizing and implementing multi-year, million-dollar capital, annual and endowment campaigns, planned giving, corporate and foundation gift giving, fund management, investment management and special events. She also oversees a 40-member board of directors.
Eric Allyn is former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Welch Allyn, Inc, a company owned by the Allyn Family for 100 years. In September of 2015, as a result of tremendous consolidation in health care, Welch Allyn sold to Hill-Rom, a larger public company. Since the sale, Eric has helped transition his family from an operating family to a financial family; this includes managing, advising, and overseeing investments held by family members outright, in Trust, and by The Allyn Family Foundation.
Outside of his work with his family, Eric also serves on the Board of Health Care Originals; serves as LP Advisor to Armory Square Ventures; and serves on the Investment Committee of a Private Trust Company in Florida (unrelated to the Allyn Family). In addition, Eric is Founder and Managing Partner of two private Investment Funds, which he has managed since 2011.
Eric is a past board member at GOJO (makers of Purell), Pharma Tech Industries, Eagle Dream Health, Hand-Held Products, The Gifford Foundation (Investment Committee Chairman), NYS Business Council, and Family Firm Institute (FFI). He also served on the Board of Directors Auburn Community Hospital (past-Chairman), the Hospital Trustees of New York State (Chairman), and Hospital Association of New York State (HANYS).
Eric is a frequent speaker nationally and internationally on the topics of family business governance, family enterprises, philanthropy, and investment management. Eric is a graduate of Dartmouth College, and earned his MBA from University of Virginia (Darden School). He lives in Skaneateles NY with his wife Meg O'Connell (Executive Director of the Allyn Foundation), and they have three wonderful adult daughters.
Eric Allyn is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Welch Allyn, Inc, a company owned by the Allyn Family for 100 years.
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- Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration / Senior Associate Dean for Finance, College of Medicine
Reporting to the president, Mr. Smith oversees the University's finance, accounting and budget, and post-award sponsored programs offices. In addition, he is responsible for the operations of many shared service departments serving all components of the University, including human resources, business services (payroll, contracts/campus purchasing, and accounts payable), university police, facilities and capital planning, property management, and other related operations. Mr. Smith serves in leadership and governance roles for various university affiliates, including the Research Foundation for SUNY, Faculty-Student Association, Upstate Properties Development, and the Upstate Foundation. He has led various performance improvement, strategic planning and accreditation initiatives since joining Upstate in 2005 as the Assistant Vice President for Finance. Mr. Smith is a Certified Public Accountant and prior to joining Upstate spent 12 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Senior Manager in the Assurance and Business Advisory Services Group.
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- Director, Residency Program
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- Chairman
- Member of the Council
James E. Sparkes, JD, MA was appointed Interim Chair of the Upstate Medical University Council in December 2018. As a Council Member for twenty years Mr. Sparkes has served four Upstate Presidents and will Chair the 2020 Presidential Search Committee. He has served on two prior Upstate Medical University Presidential Search Committees as well as Medical School Dean, Hospital CEO and Nursing School Dean Search Committees and several ad hoc committees of Upstate.
His numerous civic and professional engagements include the National Board of Trustees For the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, CNY Chapter President of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Chair of the New York State Attorney Grievance Committee of the Fourth Judicial Department and a lifetime appointment to the Committee on Character and Fitness for Admission to the New York Bar. He has served as a Trustee of Christian Brothers Academy, President of the CBA Alumni Association and as National President of the College of the Holy Cross Alumni Association.
Mr. Sparkes is Syracuse based attorney practicing in the areas of corporate, health care and commercial real estate law.
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Vice President
- Vice President and Chief of Human Resources
Mr. Stevens leads all human resources functions for SUNY Upstate Medical University. Previously, Jeff was the chief human resources officer for Jefferson Health and University, University of Rochester Medicine, and the University of Massachusetts Health System. Jeff has a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and a Master's Degree in Industrial and Labor Relations. Among the many things that comprise his work, Jeff is focused on HR processes and efficiencies, and also on HR work that advances SUNY Upstate Medical University's goals in workplace culture and employee engagement.
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- Member of the Council
- Chairman of the Board of the Johnson Newspaper Corporation
John B. Johnson, Jr., is Chairman of the board of The Johnson Newspaper Corporation which publishes daily newspapers in Watertown, Massena, Malone, Hudson, Catskill and Batavia New York. The company also provides additional local news coverage in its markets on the internet through its websites, weekly newspapers and magazines.
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- Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery
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- Clinical Assistant Professor
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- Clinical Assistant Professor
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- Director of Nursing Science, Professor / Associate Professor
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- Dean, College of Health Professions
Dr. Beissner provides leadership in a College that offers 10 allied health profession degrees offered at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. She also oversees the coordination and development of enrichment pipeline programs for racial/ethnic minority and disadvantaged students to enhance interest in, and preparedness for careers in the health professions.
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- Chairman
- Member of the Council
- Chairman Faculty Council / Chair, Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
- Chairman of Upstate Medical Universities Faculty Council
Kerry Greene-Donnelly serves as the Chair of Upstate Medical Universities Faculty Council, representing faculty from all four colleges. Additionally, Greene -Donnelly serves as the Chair and Associate Professor in the department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences in the College of Health Professions. She also engages in Clinical Research involving dosimetry, image quality and quality management.
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- Dean, College of Medicine
Dr. Lawrence Chin has served the Upstate community in a variety of roles, most recently as the Robert B. and Molly G. King Endowed Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery. Dr. Chin has brought outstanding leadership to his role as Chair of Neurosurgery and Chair of the UUMAS Governing Board. In his career at Boston University School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and at Upstate, he has been involved in many aspects of academic medicine, from clinical care and teaching to research. Dr. Chin is the recipient of numerous honors, awards and visiting professorships and has held a range of leadership positions in the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, theCongress of Neurological Surgeons, and other organizations.
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- Assistant Vice President for Community Relations
Ms. Veit is responsible for the development and evaluation of value-added programs and partnerships with community and external organizations. Ms. Veit can provide advice on strategic community program development, as it relates to Upstate's priorities, as well as connect Upstate experts to community organizations. Her office serves as a liaison between Upstate and the broader community.
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- Professor and Chair of Neurology
Dr. Mejico is Professor and Chair in the Department of Neurology and Chair of the UUMAS Governing Board at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He also does Clinical researcher and focuses on various Neuro-Ophthalmic conditions such as idiopathic intracranial hypertension; as well as multiple sclerosis and headache syndromes.
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- Vice President for Academic Affairs
Reporting to the president, Dr. Cleary works collaboratively with the college deans, faculty and staff on academic program development and academic infrastructure. She serves as the academic liaison between Upstate and SUNY Central Administration and the accreditation liaison officer to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Dr. Cleary is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Medicine.
Throughout his career, which began at Upstate Medical in 1979 as an assistant professor of psychiatry, he has written 35 books and book chapters and 75 papers, and given hundreds of presentations on topics that range from brain imaging and economics of mental health care to psychotherapy and medical education. His work has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Mantosh Dewan, MD, is a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. He is former chair of the department and has also served as director of Undergraduate Education and director of Residency Training. He was interim dean of the College of Medicine. Throughout his career, which began at Upstate Medical in 1979 as an assistant professor of psychiatry, he has written 35 books and book chapters and 75 papers, and given hundreds of presentations on topics that range from brain imaging and economics of mental health care to psychotherapy and medical education. He received his medical degree from University of Bombay and completed his residency at SUNY Health Science Center (now SUNY Upstate Medical University) in Syracuse.
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- Dean, College of Graduate Studies
As dean, Dr. Schmitt oversees the overall operations of the College which educates PhD, Masters, and MD/PhD students in six different biomedical science programs. In addition, he is a faculty member and has a research lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He is also active in both Graduate and Medical education at Upstate.
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- Chief Information Officer
Mr. Zeman began his role as Interim Chief Information Officer in 2018. He is responsible for the planning, implementation and management of information technology throughout the university to support of the missions of patient care, education and research. He also oversees clinical engineering at both hospitals.
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- Clinical Assistant Professor
Marylin Galimi is responsible for the operational oversight, integration, and optimization of Upstate's facilities, services and support functions to execute Upstate's strategic and operational objectives. Additionally, she supports the efficient and cost effective use of organization resources recognizing the critical need for a high level of operational and clinical integration.
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- Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services
Nancy Daoust serves as the primary liaison and point of coordination between ambulatory operations and all other University Departments, governmental agencies and community constituencies on a wide range of clinical, programmatic and/or administrative functions. Daoust has served in numerous roles at Upstate, including as chief administrative officer for the Community Campus, where she assisted in the transition of the campus to Upstate and oversaw the expansion and introduction of new services, like the Family Birth Center, Transitional Care Unit and outpatient clinics, such as Midwifery, Vascular, Family Medicine and ENT.
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- Member of the Council
- President of Upstate Student Government
- Student Representative / Meet Upstate Council Member, Nicholas Brennan - Current President of Upstate Student Government.
Nicholas Brennan, current President of Upstate Student Government. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from SUNY Oneonta. He then spent two years completing the NIH Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training program in Baltimore, MD. He is now in his second year of the MD/PhD program, and is pursuing a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Nicholas is honored to serve on the Council, and looks forward to representing all Upstate students at each meeting.
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- Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services
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- Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services
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- Member of the Council
- Alumni Representative / Meet Upstate University Council
- Professor Emeritus
Patricia J. Numann, MD serves as the alumni representative to the Upstate Council. She has spent her entire medical education and career at SUNY Upstate, graduating in 1965. She trained in general surgery and joined the faculty rising to the Lloyd S Rogers Professor of Surgery prior to her retirement in 2007. She has been on the Alumni board since 1978, serving as President and receiving their Distinguished Alumni award. Her clinical interest was in Endocrine and breast surgery. Her academic interest was in Surgical education. Her social cause was empowerment of women. She founded the Association of Women Surgeons and served as its first President. She has also served as President of the Association for Surgical Education and the American College of Surgeons. She has been honored to receive the SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor And The SUNY Distinguished Service Professor designation as well as an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from SUNY Upstate. She enjoys honorary Fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Thailand. She was awarded the International Society of Surgeon Prize and the American College of Surgeons Lifetime Achievement award.
Dr. Dave oversees the faculty, staff and students at Upstate's Binghamton campus. Also maintains relationships with a network of volunteer faculty and the four regional affiliate hospitals. The clinical campus at Binghamton offers third- and fourth-year medical students direct interaction with community physicians. Binghamton Clinical Campus
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- Chief Executive Officer of Upstate Medical University Hospital
Serving as CEO, Dr. Corona also is the Chief Innovation Officer and Associate Dean for Industry and Academic Relations. As an endowed chair for the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, his role includes leadership of the CNY Biotechnology Accelerator and the Upstate Cord Blood Bank. Dr. Corona is board certified by the American Board of Pathology in neuropathology, clinical informatics and anatomic pathology.
Dr. Corona is the chief executive officer of Upstate Medical University Hospital and Community Hospital. He continues his academic role as John B Henry Endowed Professor of Experimental Pathology and Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs. He is an emeritus member of the New York State Board for Medicine and past member of the NYS DOH Office of Professional Medical Conduct. Dr. Corona is board certified by the American Board of Pathology in neuropathology, clinical informatics and anatomic pathology. He recently won CNY Business Journal 2020 Outstanding Hospital Executive and was named to Becker's Top 100 CEO's to Know as well as to Cornell's Institute for Healthy Futures.
Samuel D. Rowser has spent 30 years being a trusted mentor to first-generation college students, helping them to start college, earn degrees and assist with employment opportunities, supporting them every step of the journey. Sam became Executive Director of On Point in September 2016. He began this journey at On Point for College as Program Associate - the first employee that Founder Ginny Donohue was able to hire.
Mr. Jessie provides executive leadership for the division of nursing which encompasses 3000 of Upstate's employees across the health system. Upstate nursing received Magnet designation in 2021 and has increased bedside nursing staff involvement in shared governance to increase decision making directly from front line staff. The continuous focus on fostering RN engagement will lead the nursing division in improving quality of care for the patients and families Upstate serves.
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- Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services
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- Clinical Assistant Professor
Stephen J. Glatt, Ph.D., is trained as an experimental psychologist and genetic epidemiologist. He received his Bachelor's degree in biology and psychology from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. He then completed two years of postdoctoral training in psychiatric genetic epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School before taking his first faculty position in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.
In 2006, he returned home to upstate New York as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral at SUNY Upstate Medical University, where he is now a Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, of Neuroscience & Physiology, and of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. He also serves as Associate Director of Psychiatry Research, and Director of the Psychiatric Genetic Epidemiology &Neurobiology Laboratory (PsychGENe Lab) at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York.
Mr. Wright is responsible for all financial functions of the hospital including accounting, financial analysis, reporting, budgeting, cash and investment management, revenue cycle and managed care contracting. Additionally, he is responsible for patient access services, health information management (HIM), utilization management (UM), clinical documentation improvement (CDI) services and Retail Pharmacy Operations.
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- Assistant Professor
- Associate Professor
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- Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services
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- Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services