Meet the New School of Medicine Dean - Dr. Neil Schluger
Dr. Schluger Brings a Wealth of Experience as a Clinician, Researcher and Educator to His New Role
An internationally recognized pulmonologist, Neil Schluger, M.D., was named dean of the School of Medicine (SOM) in August, 2023. Well-known to the New York Medical College (NYMC) community, Dr. Schluger initially joined the College as Barbara and William Rosenthal Chair of the Department of Medicine in 2020 and brings a wealth of experience as a clinician, researcher and educator to his new role.
During his inspiring career, Dr. Schluger has distinguished himself on the world stage as a founder of the East Africa Training Initiative, the first fellowship training program in pulmonary and critical care medicine in Ethiopia and the broader East African region and asa principal investigator in the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium, an international collaboration sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Schluger recently sat down to discuss what inspired his own passion for medicine, his vision for the future of the SOM and the challenges and opportunities he sees in training physicians today to succeed as leaders in their fields.