Change At The Helm Of Huntington Hospital

Nick Fitterman, MD, has been named executive director of Huntington Hospital.

Nick Fitterman, MD has been named executive director of Huntington Hospital, Northwell Health has announced. Fitterman succeeds Gerard Brogan, MD, who was promoted to chief revenue officer for Northwell.

Fitterman, of Northport, began his medical career at Huntington Hospital in 1992. Fitterman was the head of hospitalists at Huntington Hospital before becoming vice chair of medicine at Northwell.

Fitterman is an elected governor of the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) Long Island Region, has been named to the ACP’s honor roll as a top hospitalist and was awarded a mastership by the ACP. Fitterman also has a fellow designation from the Society of Hospitalist Medicine and is the former president of the group’s Long Island chapter.

 “Having been a resident of Northport for the last 27 years and starting my medical professional career at Huntington Hospital, this place holds a special place in my heart which will fuel me in my new role,” Fitterman said. “The opportunity to once again serve the community of Huntington is a privilege I look forward to.”

“With a wealth of experience and knowledge of both Huntington Hospital and hospital medicine, Dr. Fitterman is poised to lead Huntington Hospital as it begins its second century of serving the community,” said Michael J. Dowling, president and chief executive officer of Northwell Health.