Jeremy Boal, MD
Chief Medical Officer
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Chief Medical Officer
North Shore – LIJ Health System
Biography
Dr. Boal is responsible for the overall professional management of clinical, education, research and operational issues related to medical and clinical affairs. He previously served as medical director, LIJ Medical Center.
Dr. Boal came to North Shore-LIJ from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he served as vice chair for strategic planning and faculty practice services for the Department of Medicine. In that role, he was responsible for the care in all of the Department of Medicine’s faculty practices. He also was executive director of Mount Sinai’s Visiting Doctors Program which provides in-home primary care to more than 1,000 homebound people each year – a program that he founded. He is an associate professor of geriatrics and adult development, and associate professor of medicine.
A board-certified internist with additional certification in geriatrics, Dr. Boal began his career at Mount Sinai Medical Center as a medical resident in 1994.
He has received many awards and honors for his work including The Alexander Richman Commemorative Award in Humanism and Ethics in Medicine from Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2006) and the Humanism and Medicine Award (2002 and 2000).
Dr. Boal is a nationally recognized leader in designing medical care models for older persons. In addition, he has authored numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Academic Medicine and Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Dr. Boal received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University, Montreal, Canada.