Leadership
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:
Reverend Peter M. Larsen, Chairman
Richard J. Hiegel, Esq. and Kenneth B. Wright, Co-Chairs
Stanley D. Friedman, Esq., Vice President
Patricia Stewart, Secretary
Lawrence A. Willis, Treasurer
Directors:
Steven M. Bernstein*
George F. Biondo, Esq.
Richard Bruce
Robert S. Chaloner*
Peter Collins
Jean Remmel FitzSimmons
James Forbes
Steven R. Goldfarb, MD
John E. Grimm, III
Gilbert W. Harrison*
Michael B. Israel, MD*
George P. Kazdin
H. E. Lentz
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
Patricia Stewart
Martin L. Stone, MD
John Wambold
*ex officio
Senior Management Team
An eight-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.
The team includes:
Robert S. Chaloner
President & Chief Executive Officer
Chris Schultheis
Chief Financial Officer
Fred Weinbaum, MD
Executive Vice President for Operations & Chief Medical 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
Paul Davin, JD
Vice President of Human Resources
Robert I. Ross
Vice President – 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
Howard M. Sklarek, MD, Secretary & Treasurer
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 fundraising. 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 E. Grimm, III
John M. Hadlock, Esq.
Michael B. Israel, MD*
Charles B. Krusen
Michael Minikes
Bettina A. Stelle
Samuel H. Swint, Jr.
*ex-officio
