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01/17/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 01/17/2025 11:58

HTNYS elects 2025 officers and new board members

HTNYS elects 2025 officers and new board members

Muhammed Javed, MD, chairman, UAHS board of directors, and vice chair, HTNYS.

NEW YORK - The Healthcare Trustees of New York State's board of governors is pleased to announce its 2025 officers and two new board members.

The board elected the following officers to serve a second one-year term:

  • Chair: Sharon Hanson, secretary and immediate past chair, Erie County Medical Center
  • Vice Chair: Muhammed Javed, MD, board chair, Olean General Hospital, and trustee, Kaleida Health
  • Secretary: Laurence Smith, immediate past chair, White Plains Hospital, and trustee, Montefiore Health System
  • Immediate Past Chair: Susan Holliday, trustee, UR Medicine

The board also elected two new members to serve three-year terms:

  • Anthony Cancellieri, Co-Chairman, Mount Sinai South Nassau and Trustee, Mount Sinai Health System
  • John B. McCabe, MD, Immediate Past Chair, Loretto

The HTNYS board of governors provides strategic guidance to direct HTNYS' activities and programs aimed at strengthening New York's healthcare system through improved leadership and involvement by healthcare trustees. We are grateful for their dedication and support.

Dr. Javed is a board-certified nephrologist who has practiced in both the Bradford and Olean communities for over 30 years. He's currently serving as the medical director for dialysis units, DaVita Healthcare in Bradford and Marie Lorenz Dialysis Unit in Olean. Dr. Javed also is very active in the local communities having served on the board of directors for the YMCA of the Twin Tiers and Olean General Hospital Foundation as well as currently serving as the chairman of the UAHS board of directors. He earned his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine and completed his nephrology fellowship at SUNY Downstate.

About HTNYS:

Healthcare Trustees of New York State is dedicated to strengthening the governance of New York's nonprofit and public healthcare facilities. HTNYS is governed by a board of trustees from healthcare facilities across the state and is a division of the Healthcare Association of New York State.