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David Lubarsky, MD

President and CEO

Westchester Medical Center Health Network

Valhalla, NY

Dr. Lubarsky oversees WMCHealth’s nine-hospital network, including 1,700 inpatient beds, 12,000 employees, the region’s only academic medical center and children’s hospital, various community hospitals, specialized institutes and centers, outpatient care, one of the largest mental health systems in the state, and more. He joined the system in 2025 and has prioritized expanding access, strengthening clinical leadership and integrating AI-driven care. Previously, he served as CEO of Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health, where he oversaw a $5 billion enterprise, grew revenue by 75% and tripled capital projects to $8 billion. He also launched a digital health equity program to better serve vulnerable populations. Since joining WMCHealth, he has reorganized senior leadership, created a chief clinical officer role to unify operations, improved year-over-year net-income performance by $115 million, integrated eight hospitals under one license, launched a five-year cultural overhaul to the patient, family and employee experience with Press Ganey, secured $161 million in New York State Transformation funding for systemwide technological integration, strategically deployed AI across the system, and much more. Dr. Lubarsky was recognized as Press Ganey’s “CEO of the Year” in 2022 and as Sacramento Business Journal‘s “Most Admired CEO” for 2021.

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