Growing Hospital Welcomes Three New Board of Trustees

Friday, June 08, 2007

Flushing, New York - New York Hospital Queens announces the election of three members to its Board of Trustees – Steven Corwin, M.D., Pavlos Mavrides Matos, and Wayne M. Osten. These new trustees join a distinguished group of medical and business leaders.

Steven J. Corwin, M.D. is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.  Pavlos Mavrides Matos is a Partner of the Provident Group, a New York based investment bank and alternative asset management firm. Mavrides Matos is also Chief Financial Officer for Provident Group and its registered investment advisor subsidiary, Longship Capital Management. Wayne M. Osten is Senior Vice President and Director of NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System.

"The addition of these new board members ensures the Hospital will continue to benefit from a diversity of knowledge, experience and opinions. Each individual was invited to join our board because of their strong leadership skills, extensive management experience, and proven track records – especially in creating results for their organizations," said George F. Heinrich, M.D., Chairman, New York Hospital Queens.

“We are honored to welcome these influential and highly respected individuals during this time of growth and achievement,” said Stephen S. Mills, President and Chief Executive Officer, New York Hospital Queens. “We are grateful that these leaders are committed to helping to build a higher level of healthcare for the residents of Queens.”

Background

Steven J. Corwin, M.D. is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital, where he is responsible for managing the hospital’s day-to-day activities. A cardiologist and internist by training, Dr. Corwin earned undergraduate and medical degrees from Northwestern University’s six-year combined program.  He completed both his Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.

Dr. Corwin is a member of both the Greater New York Hospital Association Committee on Quality and Outcomes and Committee on Bioterrorism. A recipient of the Hope and Heroes Award, as well as the VHA Award for Clinical Quality, Dr. Corwin is an enthusiastic and innovative leader with an unwavering commitment to high quality and compassionate patient care.

Pavlos Mavrides Matos is a Partner of the Provident Group, a New York based investment bank and alternative asset management firm founded in 1998. Mavrides Matos is Chief Financial Officer for Provident Group and its registered investment advisor subsidiary, Longship Capital Management. In addition to serving as CFO, Mavrides Matos serves on Longship Capital Management’s Investment Committee and oversees Provident Group’s Latin American investment banking business.

Mavrides Matos obtained a J.D. at Columbia Law School and a B.A. at Yale College, and has been actively involved in Hispanic and Latin American focused activities throughout his academic and professional careers. Mavrides Matos is fluent in Spanish, Greek and Portuguese.

Wayne M. Osten is Senior Vice President and Director of NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, where he is responsible for the development of System strategies with respect to regional, programmatic and health policy matters, and the identification and creation of opportunities for expanding the System’s operational and academic role in health policy, research and education. Osten also maintains the ongoing relationship with the System hospital and nursing home CEOs, senior staff and Board of Director leadership.

Prior to joining the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, Osten spent most of his career at the New York State Department of Health, where he was responsible for the direction and oversight of health facility regulation in New York State. Osten received his undergraduate degree from Rider University and a master’s degree in public affairs from the State University of New York at Albany.

2007 New York Hospital Queens Board of Trustees

George F. Heinrich, M.D., Chairman, New York Hospital Queens
Stephen S. Mills, President and CEO, New York Hospital Queens
Bruce Bendell, President, Major Automotive Companies
William W.H. Chiang, Chairman & CEO, Pacific Concord Investment Corp.
Philip Christopher, President, UTStarcom Personal Communications
Steven J. Corwin, M.D., Executive Vice President and COO, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Arthur D. Dawson, PhD, Patent Agent, Diehl, Servilla
Maxine Fass, Esq., Senior Vice President, CLO & General Counsel, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Georgia Kaloidis, Proprietor, Terrace on the Park
Arthur A. Klein, MD, Sr. Vice President and Chief Physician Officer Lifespan; Associate Dean for Strategic and Special Projects for Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Theresa Lang, Benefactor and Philanthropist
Phyllis R.F. Lantos, Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Howard H. Lee, President, The World Journal
Pavlos Mavrides Matos, Partner, Provident Group
Wayne M. Osten, Senior Vice President and Director, NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System
Marlene E. Post, Former National and International President of Hadassah
Hon. Claire Shulman, Former Queens Borough President
David H. Snyder, M.D., President, Medical Staff Society, New York Hospital Queens
Gerson Strassberg, President, U.S. Gerslyn, LLC
William G. Wolff, MD, Chairman, Medical Board, New York Hospital Queens

Honorary Trustee

Herbert Pardes, M.D., President and CEO, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

New York Hospital Queens is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and an affiliate of Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

Steven Corwin, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Newly elected NYHQ Board Member

Pavlos Mavrides Matos, Partner and Chief Financial Officer for the Provident Group and its registered investment advisor subsidiary, Longship Capital Management.

Wayne M. Osten, Senior Vice President and Director of NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System.
Newly elected NYHQ Board Member