No. 42: David Battinelli – The Doctor Is In

Top doc: As Northwell Health's physician-in-chief and the dean of the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, David Battinelli keeps busy -- and keeps his eyes on the future.

Only the truly gifted can lead a 4,000-faculty medical school or a 20,000-physician health system. Only David Battinelli can do both.

As dean of the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and physician-in-chief of the massive Northwell Health system, David wears two critically important hats, guiding health services for more than 2 million New Yorkers annually while preparing future generations of providers to face tomorrow’s healthcare challenges.

In today’s episode, the board-certified internist joins Spark host Gregory Zeller to discuss his singular career, his unique medical school and his awesome statewide responsibilities – plus the constant push toward educational innovation driving his busy day-to-day.