DavidLFeldmanMDMBA

Summary

• David L. Feldman, MD MBA CPE FAAPL FACS is a physician leader in patient safety, risk management, and culture change. He is a faculty member, advisor, and mentor as part of the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program (CQFP), sponsored by the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) and the United Hospital Fund (UHF). The CQFP is designed to develop and nurture the next generation of clinical quality leaders in the New York metropolitan region. He is also a member of the American Hospital Association (AHA) Team Training Advisory Panel and serves as a mentor in the AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship program. As a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine (Education) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, he is an instructor in the Financial Literacy for Medical Students course.
  
  Dr. Feldman is the former Chief Medical Officer of The Doctors Company Group (TDCG), where he led the group's education efforts and was the primary spokesperson for trends and issues on patient safety and risk management. He was also senior vice president and chief medical officer at Healthcare Risk Advisors (HRA), a subsidiary of TDCG. Under his leadership, HRA provided resources and a collaborative environment designed to minimize claims and lower premiums for HRA clients by preventing patient harm, enhancing teamwork and communication, and improving documentation.
  
  Before his position at HRA, Dr. Feldman was vice president for patient safety, vice-president of perioperative services, and vice chairman of the department of surgery at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. There he implemented numerous patient safety initiatives including the use of the WHO surgical checklist. As past president of the Maimonides medical staff, Dr. Feldman was instrumental in the creation and implementation of a hospital-wide Code of Mutual Respect.