Neil S. Calman is a family physician and the president, CEO, and co-founder of the

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. He is the Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health at the

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and the Board Chair of the Community Health Care Association of New York State.

Biography

Calman was born in New York. He graduated from

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in 1971 and from the

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with a MMS in 1973 and from

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with a MD in 1975. Calman spent two months pre-residency volunteering at a clinic in

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with the

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. He completed residency at

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with the Montefiore Residency Program in Social Medicine in the

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. Calman was inspired by his grandfather, an attorney, oral surgeon, and socialist

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in New York City, who fought for a number of social justice issues. Calman co-founded the

, a

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in 1983 where he has served since its inception as the President and CEO. In 2012 with Mount Sinai Hospital, Calman co-founded the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the

, the first department of family medicine in Manhattan, where he serves as a professor and chair of the department. Calman is the President of the American Association of Teaching Health Centers and the Board Chair of the Community Health Care Association of New York State. Calman was elected to the

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and the

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Family Medicine

Calman was trained in family medicine and has been recognized as New York Metro Area's Top Doctor from 2002-2014. He has been profiled in books on family medicine physicians. Calman started three family medicine residency programs at the

; two in

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and one in the mid-

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Health Disparities

Calman is committed to eliminating

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and examining the ways health care remains segregated. He is the Principal Investigator for Bronx Health REACH, a

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-funded community coalition addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes, since their formation in 1999. His article '' “Out of the Shadows” '' discusses his experience in dealing with racism in the care of his patients. Calman was appointed to the HIT Policy Committee serving on the Meaningful Use Subcommittee by the Obama administration responsible for establishing recommendations for the deployment of Health IT in practices and hospitals nationwide. Calman is sourced in media including ''The New York Times'' and television news networks to discuss health care delivery and health disparities.

Appointments

* Board of Health Care Services,

* Board Chair, Community Health Care Association of New York State * 2009-2014 HIT Policy Committee, Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, Health and Human Services * 1993-2014 New York State Council on Graduate Medical Education New York State Department of Health
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Awards and honors

Publications

Research

Partial list:

Published Essays

* “Lost to Follow-Up” – The Public Health Goals of Accountable Care. Calman NS, Hauser D, Chokshi, DA. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2012 Apr 9;172(7):584-6 * Making Health Equality a Reality: The Bronx Takes Action. Calman NS. Health Affairs. 2005 March/April; 24(2):491-498. * So Tired of Life. Calman NS. Health Affairs. 2004 May/June; 23:228-232. * No One Needs to Know. Calman NS. Health Affairs. 2001 March/April; 20(2):243. *Out of the Shadow. Calman NS. Health Affairs. Jan/Feb 2000; 19(1):170.

References

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