Dr. Adelman is a nationally recognized leader in patient safety and quality improvement, holding leadership roles at both NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City. He is associate dean for quality and patient safety, director of the Center for Patient Safety Science, program director of the patient safety and health services research fellowship, vice chair for quality and patient safety for the department of medicine, and associate professor of medicine. His validated “wrong-patient retract-and-reorder measure” has been endorsed by the National Quality Forum and informed national regulations and Joint Commission recommendations. A mentor and pioneer in health IT safety research, Dr. Adelman received the “John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Award for Individual Lifetime Achievement”. He also earned the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality award for excellence in mentorship for developing future leaders in safety science. His contributions continue to shape national patient safety standards and evidence-based healthcare delivery.
