Mark R. Chassin, M.D., Named President of The Joint Commission

The Board of Commissioners of The Joint Commission has announced the appointment of Mark R. Chassin, M.D., M.P.P., M.P.H., to lead The Joint Commission as its next President. The appointment is effective January 1, 2008. Dr. Chassin is the Edmond A. Guggenheim Professor of Health Policy and Chairman of the Department of Health Policy at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and Executive Vice President for Excellence in Patient Care at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. Prior to joining Mount Sinai, Dr. Chassin served as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health. He is a board-certified internist and practiced emergency medicine for 12 years. His background also includes service in the federal government and many years of health services and health policy research. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and co-chaired its National Roundtable on Health Care Quality.