Peter Panzica, M.D., Joins Westchester Medical Center Health Network as Director of Anesthesiology and New York Medical College as Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology
Dr. Panzica will oversee all anesthesiology services at Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and MidHudson Regional Hospital
Jennifer Riekert, M.B.A.
Vice President of Communications and Strategic Initiatives
New York Medical College
(914) 594-4552
jennifer_riekert@nymc.edu
Anna Dolianitis
Westchester Medical Center Health Network
(914) 493-3147
anna.dolianitis@wmchealth.org
Valhalla, N.Y. – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and academic affiliate New York Medical College recently named anesthesiologist Peter Panzica, M.D., as Director of Anesthesiology for WMCHealth’s Valhalla and Poughkeepsie campuses, as well as Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and associate professor of anesthesiology at New York Medical College.
Dr. Panzica will oversee all anesthesiology services at Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla and at MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie.
Board certified in anesthesiology, Dr. Panzica brings to WMCHealth extensive clinical expertise, including clinical interests in cardiac anesthesia, transesophageal echocardiography, transplant anesthesia, thoracic anesthesia, and practice management. His expertise also includes operating room management, efficiency and process improvement.
Prior to joining WMCHealth, Dr. Panzica most recently served as Clinical Director and Vice Chief of the department of Anesthesia at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and as an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Panzica earned his medical degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine. He completed an internship in anesthesiology at Winthrop University Hospital and a residency and fellowship in cardiac anesthesiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
A native of Staten Island, Dr. Panzica and his wife, Rita, are relocating to Westchester County with their two-year-old son, Henri. In his leisure time, Dr. Panzica enjoys cooking, collecting fine wine and playing golf.
About Westchester Medical Center Health Network
The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region’s only acute care children’s hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. For more information about WMCHealth, visit WMCHealth.org.
About New York Medical College
Founded in 1860, New York Medical College (NYMC) is one of the oldest and largest health sciences colleges in the country with nearly 1,500 students and 330 residents and clinical fellows, more than 2,600 faculty members and 23,500 living alumni. The College, which joined the Touro College and University System in 2011, is located in Westchester County, New York, and offers degrees from the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, the School of Health Sciences and Practice, the Touro College of Dental Medicine at NYMC and the Touro College School of Health Sciences’ nursing program at NYMC. NYMC provides a wide variety of clinical training opportunities for students, residents, and practitioners.