Montefiore Nyack Hospital Names New Emergency Medicine Director

Press release from Montefiore Nyack Hospital:

Feb. 27, 2021

William Greenhut, DO, MPH, FACEP has been appointed Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Dr. Greenhut is a board- certified emergency medicine physician who brings extensive experience and leadership to his new role of overseeing operations for one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the lower Hudson Valley. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Greenhut was the Associate Director of the Emergency Department at Montefiore Nyack Hospital for the past three years.

Dr. Greenhut has served as a medical director for numerous local EMS agencies, and an emergency medical technician with the New York City Fire Department. He is an adjunct clinical assistant professor for Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and is the Director of the Medical Student Clerkship in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Greenhut chairs the Montefiore Nyack Hospital Sepsis Committee and is a member of a national committee on sepsis quality.

Dr. Greenhut earned his medical degree in Osteopathic Medicine from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed residency in Emergency Medicine at Lehigh Valley Health Network where he served as a chief resident. Dr. Greenhut became a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine in 2013 and a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians in 2015. He holds a master’s degree in Public Health from the University at Albany School of Public Health in Albany, NY.

Dr. Greenhut grew up in Brooklyn, New York and currently resides in Clarkstown with his wife, Sharon, three children, and their beloved family dog.

This press release was produced by Montefiore Nyack Hospital. The views expressed here are the author's own.