Healthix Board of Directors

Board of Directors / Leadership 

Healthix is regulated and sponsored by the New York State Department of Health and operates under rigorous standards for privacy, security, and data stewardship. Our organization is guided by a Board of Directors drawn from across the New York healthcare community, bringing diverse expertise in clinical care, public health, technology, and community leadership.

Our team includes experienced clinicians, hospital and health system leaders, and technology professionals dedicated to advancing secure, high-quality data exchange. Together, we work to ensure that the providers, plans, and community organizations we serve have the trusted information they need to deliver better, more coordinated care for New Yorkers.

Executive Committee of the Board:

Marc d. Paradis – Chair, Board, Executive Committee
Principal & Founder
SIYOM Consulting

Mamta Parakh – Vice-Chair, Board, Executive Committee
Deputy Commissioner, Chief Population Health and Data Officer, Director of the Center for Population Health Data Science
New York City Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene

Joseph Conte, Ph.D., CPHQ – Treasurer & Secretary
Founding Executive Director
Staten Island Performing Provider System (SIPPS)

Gary Kalkut, MD, MPH
Senior Vice President for Network Integration
Associate Chief Clinical Officer
NYU Langone Health

K. Torian Easterling, MD, MPH
SVP, Pop & Comm Health
Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
One Brooklyn Health

Irene Koch, Esq.
Executive VP, Chief Legal Officer
Hospital for Special Surgery

The Healthix Board of Directors includes seats for members of stakeholder groups, including healthcare consumers, providers, payers and additional organizations. In addition, Healthix engages members and users to identify opportunities for improvement and to ensure customer usage and satisfaction. For specific questions about our decision-making procedures or policies, contact us.

Full Board:

Lori Andrade
Executive Vice President, HEALI SCN
Health and Welfare Council of Long Island

Tavora A.L. Buchman, Ph.D.
Director of Division of Epidemiology and Planning
Nassau County Department of Health

Paul N. Casale, MD, MPH, MACC
Co-Chair, Clinical Committee
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Professor of Population Health Sciences
Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Weill Cornell Medicine

Gabriel M. Cohen, MD
CMIO, Population Health
Infectious Disease Informatics Liaison, EITS
Attending, Division of Infectious Diseases, Bellevue Hospital
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS

Marilyn Fraser, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health

Gerald J. Kelly, DO
Chief Information Officer, Stony Brook Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Biomedical Informatics
Diplomate ABFM and Clinical Informatics, ABPM
Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine

Eliza Ng, MD, MPH
Co-Chair Clinical Committee
Chief Medical Officer
CAIPA

Donna Rey, EdD
Executive Director and CEO
1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds

Fred S. Sganga
Chair, Research Committee
Executive Director
Long Island State Veterans Home

Anup Vidyarthy, MS MBA
Chief Information Officer
The Stepping Stones Group