For Immediate Release

 

Paul A. Pipia, MD Elected President of the Medical Society of the State of New York

MSSNY is the State’s Primary Professional Organization for Physicians

 

Westbury, NY—April 24, 2023— Paul A. Pipia, MD was elected President of the Medical Society of the State of New York on April 22nd. He is Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as the Deputy Medical Director of the Nassau University Medical Center.

Dr. Pipia received a Bachelor of Science degree in General Science as well as a Master of Science in Chemistry from Fordham University and received his Doctor of Medicine from the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. He completed his internship in the Department of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital and his residency at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Howard Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU. He was Chief Resident at Bellevue Hospital, the Manhattan Veterans Administration and Rusk Institute First Floor.

Active in MSSNY since 1984, Dr. Pipia first became a delegate representing New York at the American Medical Association (AMA)’s annual meeting in 1986 through the Medical Student Section. He has continued to represent New York at the AMA through the Resident Physician Section, the Young Physician Section, and the Physician Section. Dr. Pipia served as president of the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center Alumni Association from 2014-15. He is Past President and member of The Nassau County Medical Society and Past President of The Nassau Academy of Medicine.

Dr. Pipia has served as the MSSNY PAC Vice-Chair from 2012-2014, the Chair of the Federal Legislation Committee from 2008-2010, the Chair of State Legislation Committee from 2010-2022 and Councilor for Nassau County from 2015–2021.

Dr. Pipia is a Board Member of the Nassau County Department of Health since September of 2011 and has also served as a board member at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, the NYS Board of Massage Therapy, and in various positions within the Nassau Health Care Corporation.

In conjunction with his extraordinary contributions to the medical profession, Dr. Pipia volunteered his time as a board member of the “Sea Legs” program (now defunct) and has been an advocate for The Muscular Dystrophy Association since 1980.

Dr. Pipia resides with his family in Syosset, Long Island.

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Founded in 1807, the Medical Society of the State of New York is the state’s principal non-profit professional organization for physicians, residents, and medical students of all specialties. Its mission is to represent the interests of patients and physicians to assure quality healthcare services for all. 

Media Contact:
Roseann Raia | Manager, Communications
Medical Society of the State of New York
865 Merrick Avenue
Westbury, NY 11590
516.488.6100 x302 | [email protected]

Julie Vecchione
Vice President, Communications
Medical Society of the State of New York
865 Merrick Avenue
Westbury, NY 11590
516.488.6100 x340 | [email protected]

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