Michael David Gitman, MD

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Michael Gitman, MD serves as Long Island Jewish Medical Center's Executive Director where he is responsible for the medical center's strategic, operational, and financial activities. Prior to this role Dr. Gitman served as North Shore University Hospital's Medical Director where he oversaw the hospital's medical affairs, quality management, and patient safety efforts. Dr. Gitman is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Over the past decade Dr. Gitman has been extensively involved in physician education and has received multiple teaching awards including the AECOM Samuel M. Rosen Outstanding Teacher Award. Dr. Gitman's academic interests include medical education, quality improvement, and medication safety. His clinical interests are in electrolyte disorders, acid base abnormalities, and acute kidney injury.Dr. Gitman received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University and a medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse where he was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed an internal medicine residency, as well as fellowship in nephrology at Mount Sinai Medical Center.