Peter Fleischut, MD, Associate Chief Innovation Officer and Deputy Quality and Patient Safety Officer for NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City).
In addition to associate chief innovation officer and deputy quality and patient safety officer, Dr. Fleischut, 36, also serves as director of the main operating rooms for NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Additionally, he is the founding director of the Center for Perioperative Outcomes and assistant professor of anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medical College. Known for his focus on quality, Dr. Fleischut won the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award from the National Quality Forum and Joint Commission in 2011. Dr. Fleischut was also awarded the 2013 Physician of the Year by NewYork Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center’s nursing department.
