Interim Dean Melody Goodman and Dr. José Pagán have made the PoliticsNY and amNewYork 2024 Power Players in Health Care list!
The PoliticsNY and amNY Metro 2024 Power Players in Health Care list is dedicated to honoring the individuals behind New York’s health care landscape. From leaders of top medical institutions to deans of leading medical education programs to public officials shaping health care policy, the 2024 Power Players in Health Care are a world-class group of innovators who have dedicated their careers to ensuring the health and wellness of all New Yorkers. Their unwavering commitment to excellence is leading New York’s health care industry into a future defined by innovation, compassion, and improved health outcomes for all.
NYU GPH Power Players:
José Pagán
Chair of the Board of Directors, NYC Health + Hospitals; Chair and Professor of the Department of Public Health Policy and Management, NYU School of Global Public Health
José A. Pagán, Ph.D., is a health economist who is a professor and chair of the Department of Public Health Policy and Management in the School of Global Public Health at New York University and adjunct senior fellow of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania and chair of the National Advisory Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Policy Research Scholars. He is currently a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Melody Goodman
Interim Dean and Professor of Biostatistics, NYU School of Global Public Health
Dr. Melody S. Goodman is a public health leader, biostatistician, research methodologist, and native New Yorker. Her research efforts seek to develop a more rigorous understanding of the social risk factors contributing to urban health inequities to develop culturally competent, region-specific solutions through collaborative activities with community members, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and other community health stakeholders. Her work aims to develop solutions for improving health in minoritized and medically underserved communities.