NYC Health + Hospitals has appointed Anitha Srinivasan, MD, as chief medical officer of Metropolitan Hospital, effective June 1.
She will be the first woman to serve in the position at the 338-bed community hospital in New York City’s East Harlem neighborhood, according to a May 27 news release. Dr. Srinivasan completed her surgical residency at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the 1990s. After spending several years at an academic research center, she joined Metropolitan Hospital, where she has worked for the past 20 years.
In 2019, she was named deputy CMO and became director of perioperative services in 2020. She succeeds John Pellicone, MD, who is stepping down after 10 years as CMO.
