Leadership

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Board of Directors

Southampton Hospital is governed by a Board of Directors that provides strategic guidance to advance the Hospital’s mission and vision. Our board members include:

Officers:

  • Peter M. Larsen, Chairman
  • Richard J. Hiegel, Esq., Co-Vice Chair
  • Kenneth B. Wright, Co-Vice Chair
  • Stanley D. Friedman, Esq., Vice President
  • Patricia Stewart, Secretary
  • Lawrence A. Willis, Treasurer

Directors:

  • George F. Biondo, Esq.
  • Barbara Borsack
  • Richard Bruce
  • Robert S. Chaloner*
  • Jean Remmel FitzSimmons
  • James Forbes
  • David Gillespie
  • Gilbert W. Harrison*
  • Michael B. Israel, MD*
  • George P. Kazdin
  • Lisa C. Kombrink, Esq.
  • Jay K. Levine
  • Dorothy Downie Lewis
  • Howard M. Lorber*
  • R. Timothy Maran
  • John T. McGowan
  • Philip A. Piro, Jr., MD
  • Florence Rolston, MD
  • Stephen H. Shapoff
  • Michael F. Smith
  • John Wambold

 *ex officio

Senior Management Team

A seven-member management team oversees the day-to-day operations of Southampton Hospital. Each senior executive is accountable to the President/CEO, who reports directly to the Hospital's Board of Directors. Collectively, the senior management team is responsible for evaluating, developing and implementing policies and practices to ensure that Southampton Hospital is delivering appropriate high-quality healthcare to the communities of eastern Long Island in a financially prudent manner.

  • Robert S. Chaloner
    President & Chief Executive Officer
  • Fredric Weinbaum, MD
    Executive Vice President for Operations & Chief Medical Officer
  • Christopher J. Schultheis
    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Steven M. Bernstein
    President of Southampton Hospital Foundation
  • Patricia A. Darcey, RN, MS
    Vice President of Patient Services
  • Sharon DiSunno RN, MS
    Vice President of Quality Management
  • Robert I. Ross
    Vice President of Community and Government Relations

Medical Staff Officers & Department Chairs:

Southampton Hospital’s medical staff is led by three officers and ten department chairs who are responsible for ensuring that our patients receive safe, appropriate, high-quality care. Our medical staff leaders include:

Officers:

  • Michael B. Israel, MD, President
  • Howard M. Sklarek, MD, Vice President

Department Chairs:

  • Scott Silverberg, MD - Anesthesia
  • Jack Nelson, DDS - Dentistry
  • Darin G. Wiggins, MD - Emergency Medicine
  • Lara Siska, MD - Family Practice
  • Charles V. Guida, MD - Internal Medicine
  • Sarah Lazar, MD - Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Ali Tamsen, MD - Pathology
  • Alexandra Halitsky, MD - Pediatrics
  • William R. Brancaccio, MD - Radiology
  • Henry Marano, MD - Surgery

The Southampton Hospital Foundation

The Southampton Hospital Foundation, a separate nonprofit corporation with an independent Board of Trustees, supports Southampton Hospital's mission to deliver healthcare services and expand clinical programs to meet the needs of the community.

Although the Southampton Hospital Foundation has existed for some time, recent changes to its structure and mission have put greater emphasis on fund raising. The Foundation, working in collaboration with the Hospital’s Board of Directors, concentrates its efforts on increasing critical philanthropic support to ensure Southampton’s future and high-quality healthcare for all of our neighbors on the East End.

 

Board of Trustees

 

Officers:

  • Howard M. Lorber, Chairman
  • Gilbert W. Harrison, Treasurer
  • Jean Remmel FitzSimmons, Secretary

Trustees:

  • Steven M. Bernstein*
  • Paul C. Brennan
  • Robert S. Chaloner*
  • Alan D. Glatt
  • John M. Hadlock, Esq.
  • Michael B. Israel, MD*
  • Charles B. Krusen
  • Peter M. Larsen*
  • Michael Minikes
  • Bettina A. Stelle

*ex-officio