Roger Chirurgi, M.D., Appointed to Lead Department of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Chirurgi Joined NYMC in 2007 and Has Led the NYMC-sponsored Emergency Medicine Residency Program for 15 Years
Roger Chirurgi, M.D., FACEP, has been appointed as the chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at New York Medical College (NYMC). He succeeds Gregory Almond, M.D., M.P.H.’00, M.S.’00, who has served as chair of the Department since 2004.
In 2007, Dr. Chirurgi joined the faculty of NYMC and the clinical staff at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan, a major clinical affiliate of NYMC. He is currently vice chair of emergency medicine and associate professor of emergency medicine at NYMC. He has led the NYMC-sponsored Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Metropolitan for the past 15 years. He is also the medical director of simulation at Metropolitan Hospital.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Roger Chirurgi as chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine,” said Neil W. Schluger, M.D., dean of the NYMC School of Medicine. “During his long tenure at NYMC, Dr. Chirurgi has distinguished himself through his exceptional commitment to teaching and mentoring, his dedication to clinical excellence, and his unwavering support of the New York Medical College community. His leadership will further enhance our ability to educate medical students and train residents to become skilled and compassionate physicians.”
Heavily invested in the NYMC community, Dr. Chirurgi serves as house advisory dean for Steward House, emergency medicine specialty advisor, and faculty advisor to the student-led Emergency Medicine Interest Group.
Dr. Chirurgi is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He is a past national recipient of the Conference of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Teacher of the Year Award. He has also been recognized with numerous awards for excellence in teaching and mentoring at NYMC.
Dr. Chirurgi has contributed to the field of emergency medicine with publications in peer-reviewed academic journals. He has served in numerous national committee roles for the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine over the past 10 years, currently as a member of the Wellness and Resilience Committee. He was a board member of the Physician Affiliate Group of New York, the physician staffing company for Metropolitan, for 12 years, and has served on local committees and task forces for ALL NYC EM, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, and the Institute for Medical Simulation and Advanced Learning.
Board-certified in emergency medicine, Dr. Chirurgi earned his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and completed a residency in emergency medicine at St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital in New York City.
This year marks the 165th anniversary of NYMC and the 150th anniversary of Metropolitan. The two institutions have been affiliated since the founding of Metropolitan in 1875, making the affiliation the longest affiliation between a private medical school and a municipal public hospital in American medicine.
