Leadership

Board of Directors

As a federally qualified community health center, the Institute’s Board of Directors includes several patients from the communities we serve.

Executive Staff

The Institute’s executive staff provides leadership and vision for all of our programs.

Neil Calman, MD, ABFP, FAAFP
Co-founder, President & CEO

Senior Vice Presidents

Kathleen Cresswell
Chief Information Officer, Practice Operations

Edward Fried, MA
Senior Vice President, Administration

Maxine Golub, MPH
Senior Vice President, Planning and Development

Peter A. Grisafi
Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer

Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-R, SAP
Senior Vice President, Psychosocial Services and Community Affairs

Nicole Nurse, RN, BSN, MBA
Senior Vice President, Clinical Affairs

Robert Schiller, MD, ABFP
Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs
Chair, Graduate Medical Education, Institute for Family Health
Chair, Beth Israel Department of Family Medicine

Vice Presidents

Steve Carter
Vice President, Facilities

Yvonne Eisner, RN, C, FNP
Co-founder, Institute for Family Health
Vice President, Clinical Services
Clinical Director, Bronx Region and Walton Family Health Center

Michele Flournoy
Vice President, Human Resources

Kwame Kitson, MD
Vice President, Continuous Quality Improvement

Michelle Penny
Assistant Vice President, Practice Administration

Alan Woghin, CPA, MS
Vice President, Finance / Chief Financial Officer

Directors

Carol Bouton
Director, Business Development

Eric Gayle, MD, FAAFP
Regional Medical Director, Bronx and Harlem

Steven Levine, MD
Regional Medical Director, Lower Manhattan

Walter Woodley, MD
Regional Medical Director, Mid-Hudson

Founders

The Institute for Family Health was founded by Neil Calman, MD; James J. Deary III, MA, EdD; Yvonne Eisner, RN, C, FNP; and Eric Walsh, MD.