DOCTOR APPOINTED TO ADVANCE QUALITY OF HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT CARE

White Plains Hospital has appointed Dr. Gregory Pontone as associate medical director for ambulatory quality and physician services, where he will be responsible for working with the hospital”™s clinical and administrative teams to advance the quality of outpatient care. He will also continue to practice cardiology two days a week, seeing patients at the hospital”™s Center for Advanced Medicine & Surgery.

 An administrator and cardiologist for nearly 20 years Pontone joins the Hospital from NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group in Queens, where he most recently served as chief ambulatory quality and patient safety officer, as well as an attending cardiologist and director of outpatient cardiac services. He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and a Master of Business Administration in finance from Hofstra University Frank G. Zarb School of Business. 

Dr. Michael Palumbo, executive vice president and chief medical officer at White Plains Hospital, said, “Greg”™s experience developing and implementing quality and safety programs will be an asset to our hospital as we remain focused on evolving our programs and services to meet our community”™s growing health-care needs.”

White Plains Hospital, a 292-bed not-for-profit health care organization is a member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley.