Dr. Santucci serves as chief medical officer and senior vice president of Greenwich Hospital, providing strategic oversight for clinical programs, medical staff services and medical administrative functions while advancing the hospital’s clinical growth plan and subspecialty expansion. Reporting to the hospital president and CEO and the system chief clinical officer, she leads quality and safety priorities and oversees medical administrative functions with the vice president of medical affairs reporting to her. Dr. Santucci also plays a key role in aligning Greenwich Hospital’s clinical strategy with Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health systemwide goals. A pediatric emergency medicine physician with more than two decades of experience, she spent over 21 years at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, including serving as section chief of pediatric emergency medicine and later vice chair of clinical affairs. She helped expand pediatric services at Greenwich Hospital by establishing 24/7 pediatric emergency medicine specialist coverage and supporting the development of a pediatric hospitalist program to strengthen inpatient continuity. As an educator and program builder, she founded Yale’s pediatric emergency medicine fellowship in 2000 and led it for seven years, shaping workforce development nationally. Under her clinical leadership at Greenwich, the organization earned Leapfrog “A” safety grades in spring and fall 2025, as well as American Heart Association’s “Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus” awards in 2024 and 2025.
