Chief Academic Officer and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
North Shore-LIJ Health System

Dr. Battinelli directs North Shore-LIJ's graduate medical education and medical student education programs as well as academic faculty appointments. He plays a key role in strengthening our graduate medical education programs and enhancing our reputation for excellence in clinical education. Under his leadership, the health system is building on the progress we have made in offering academic programs of the highest standards of excellence.

A board-certified internist, Dr. Battinelli came to North Shore-LIJ from Boston Medical Center (BMC) where he served as vice chairman for education, program director, internal medicine residency program and professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. He was also an active staff physician at BMC and the Boston Veterans Administration.

As a member of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine, Dr. Battinelli has held numerous leadership positions including president of this leading organization dedicated to promoting excellence and innovation in internal medicine training. He has lectured extensively on clinical education, faculty development of teaching skills and internal medicine, and is a noted workshop leader and author on these subjects.

Dr. Battinelli earned his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Scranton, Scranton, PA.