At LIJ Medical Center, a new medical director

Long Island Jewish Medical Center, a Northwell Health facility in New Hyde Park, has appointed Dr. Mathew Foley as its new medical director. Foley succeeds Dr. Richard Schwarz, now the vice president of medical affairs and quality at Northwell.

A seasoned clinical leader, Foley  previously served as vice chair of emergency medicine at Northwell’s North Shore University Medical Center in Manhasset. Prior to serving at Northwell, Foley worked in emergency medicine at NYU Langone and University Hospital of Brooklyn at SUNY Downstate.

Foley was vice chair of emergency medicine and an associate professor at NYU Langone Health, where he had emergency department oversight for NYU Tisch, NYU Brooklyn, NYU Orthopedic Hospital, Bellevue Hospital and NYU Cobble Hill. Foley also led the creation of NYU Langone’s telemedicine program.

“Dr. Foley is an accomplished and respected emergency medicine physician with a wealth of experience,” Dr. Michael Gitman, executive director of LIJ Medical Center said in a statement.

“He is a collaborative, innovative leader and the perfect choice to succeed Dr. Richard Schwarz, who has been promoted to vice president of medical affairs and quality for Northwell Health. We welcome Dr. Foley and wish Dr. Schwarz well,” Gitman said.

Schwarz will play an integral role in Northwell’s policies and procedures while co-chairing the health system’s performance improvement coordinating group. He previously held leadership posts at Huntington Hospital, Stony Brook University Hospital and several dialysis and medical groups across the region.

“I am honored to join Long Island Jewish Medical Center, which serves one of the most diverse populations in the nation,” Foley said in a statement.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to support the staff of every department at LIJ to help create destination programs,” Foley added. “Fostering the best working environment within our medical center is paramount to LIJ’s mission of providing quality care for all patients regardless of income, race, religion, sexuality or creed.”

Foley received his medical degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., earned a Master of Science in nutrition from Columbia University in New York as well as a Bachelor of Arts in human biology from Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.