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THE SPECIALISTS THE POWER LIST
Michael Dowling, President and CEO, Northwell Health
As the leader of Long Island’s largest private employer, which most
recently announced it will build a new research and development
center in the Nassau Hub, Dowling’s decisions aff ect nearly two
dozen hospitals, more than 600 outpatient facilities, 66,000 medical
professionals, and countless patients.
Dr. Alan Guerci, CEO, Catholic Health Services
of Long Island
From expanding the network’s cancer care to recently
opening a new $5 million hospice center,
Dr. Guerci has shown that CHSLI is dedicated to
its mission of healing and providing the highest
level of quality health care to patients at its six
hospitals, three nursing homes, and other facilities
in the network.
George Tsunis, Chairman and CEO of Chartwell
Hotels, chairman of the board, Nassau Health
Care Corporation
This attorney, philanthropist, and leader of a hotel
company with a a presence across the Northeast
and Mid-Atlantic regions was appointed last
year by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran
to chair the public benefi t corporation that runs
Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow
and its network of facilities.
THESE LEADERS OF THE REGION'S TOP MEDICAL CENTERS KEEP LI HEALTHY
THE INNOVATORS
LI'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERS
Doon Gibbs, Director, Brookhaven National
Laboratory
As leader of this seven-time Nobel Prize-winning
lab, Gibbs doesn’t just hold sway over
2,700 employees and a $600 million budget.
This top physicist's job impacts scientifi c
advancements made at, among other lab
facilities, the Center for Functional Nanomaterials,
the design and construction of which
he oversaw.
Peter Goldsmith, Chairman, ListNet
Although Long Island’s leading advocate
for the region’s tech business sector stepped
down last year as president of the group he
helped found two decades ago, he’s proven
that he remains very much involved and vocal
in its mission of ensuring this industry’s
success as the group’s chairman.
Northwell Health CEO
Michael Dowling, an
Irish immigrant who
played hurling as a kid,
keeps a hurling stick
in his office.
(Photo by Bob Giglione)
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