Vicki LoPachin, MD, Appointed Chief Medical Officer of The Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. LoPachin completed her residency training in internal medicine at Mount Sinai.
Vicki LoPachin, MD, who completed her residency training in internal medicine at Mount Sinai, and who previously served on the medical staff as an internal medicine specialist, has been appointed Chief Medical Officer of The Mount Sinai Hospital. Prior to this post, Dr. LoPachin served as Medical Director of the North Shore University Hospital
"Dr. LoPachin's talents and intimate knowledge of Mount Sinai create the opportunity for a seamless integration of the hospital operations and quality improvement teams. In the interest of improving care for our patients, we're excited that Vicki has returned to Mount Sinai to help lead the way in elevating patient and staff safety, as well as operational performance," said David L. Reich, President of The Mount Sinai Hospital. "Throughout her distinguished career, Vicki exhibited the best qualities of a leader in the medical field: compassion, expert clinical care, efficiency and superb quality. We're excited to have her back at Mount Sinai."
Previously, Dr. LoPachin served as President of the Association of Attending Staff, Lead Physician Advisor and Medical Director of Case Management, Chair of the Utilization Review Committee, and member of the Executive Committee of the Medical Board at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
"I am honored to be working again with the physicians, nurses, medical staff and administrators here at The Mount Sinai Hospital," said Dr. LoPachin. "I look forward to closely collaborating with my colleagues and with the leadership of the Mount Sinai Health System to ensure that we deliver the highest levels of quality care. Our patients deserve nothing less."
Dr. LoPachin received her MBA with distinction in Health Service Management from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University. Dr. LoPachin is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Medical Quality, the American College of Physician Executives and the American College of Healthcare Executives, and is an Invited Fellow of the American College of Physicians. She is also a committee member of the New York chapter of the American College of Physicians Quality Task Force.
Dr. LoPachin received her MD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 47,000 employees working across seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and leading schools of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.
Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care from conception through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 6,400 primary and specialty care physicians and 10 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s® “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals,” “Best in State Hospitals,” “World’s Best Hospitals,” and “Best Specialty Hospitals” and by U.S. News & World Report's® “Best Hospitals” and “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report® “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 2025-2026.
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