Steven M. Safyer

Biography

Steven M. Safyer, MD, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Montefiore Medicine, one of New York’s premiere academic health systems. An accomplished clinician, physician leader, and educator, he was recognized by Modern Healthcare as 13th of the "50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare"in March 2016.Dr. Safyer earned his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed his internship and a residency in Social Medicine at Montefiore. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, as well as a Professor of Medicine and a Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at Einstein. He is a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, a founding member of The Health Management Academy and a member of the Healthcare Institute. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University. Dr. Safyer currently serves on the Boards’ of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the Association of American Medical Colleges Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH) Administrative Board, the NYC Board of Corrections, the Coalition to Protect American’s Health Care, and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC). He is also on the boards of the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes and the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), where he served as immediate past Chair and as a past chairman of the Board of Governors, respectively. 

Research Interest

Internal Medicine