Andrea G. Cohen
James R. Tallon, Jr.
James R. Tallon, Jr., served as president of UHF from 1993 to 2017, when he retired and was succeeded by Anthony Shih.
Before leading UHF, Jim had a distinguished career in public service and was a …
Pooja Kothari, RN, MPH
Hillary S. Jalon
Nathan Myers, MPP
Children's Health Initiative
Emily Lutterloh
Allan Baumgarten
Susan C. Reinhard
Nikhita Thaper
Cathy Schoen
Iris M. Alvarado
Catherine Arnst
Catherine, a former award-winning journalist, is responsible for all media and public-facing outreach at UHF, and staff communications. She handles press relations, manages UHF’s social media accounts and writes all press releases. She also writes UHF events for …
Adam Fifield
Adam leads the communications department, overseeing publications and collateral, the website, and public relations.
Before joining UHF in 2018, Adam was an editorial officer at the Pew Trusts, the director of communications at the Alliance for Downtown New …
Sharen Whitley Privetté
Sharen is responsible for providing management, strategic direction, and technical support to UHF's technical infrastructure and systems operations. She develops IT business continuity standards, which include identifying and administering resolutions to end user issues and coordinating …
Kristina Ramos-Callan
Sarah Samis
Rita Choula
Jean Accius
Belinda Ostrowsky, MD, MPH
Gopi Patel, MD
Sarah Scaffidi, MSc
Christopher F. Koller
Susan Olivera, MPH
Susan’s primary focus at UHF is building and managing the statewide Pediatrics for an Equitable Developmental Start (PEDS) Learning Network. She leads the project management team in fulfilling all grant activities, including developing content for the online …
Ram Raju, MD
Alexandra Brandes, JD, MPH
Alex leads UHF’s team of research and policy staff in analysis, convening, and policy development, partnering with the New York State Department of Health and other stakeholders to improve the State’s Medicaid program, which serves over …
Emily Lawton
Andrew Detty
Kanchi Duggirala, MHRM
Kanchi, who joined UHF in 2021, coordinates the flow of information between DEI workgroups and staff, responds to human resources-related questions and issues within UHF, sources and recruits potential job candidates, and maintains human resources and DEI …
Oxiris Barbot, MD
Oxiris Barbot, MD, is president and CEO of United Hospital Fund (UHF). She is a nationally recognized physician, public health practitioner, and innovative leader at the intersection of public health, social justice, and health care delivery.
Dr. …
Kevin Mallon
Alexis Simonetti, MPH
As senior research analyst, Alexis analyzes data and conducts research focused on strengthening and improving New York's Medicaid program.
Prior to joining UHF in 2024, Alexis worked as research and evaluation associate at Primary Care Development Corporation …
Fredda Vladeck
Misha Sharp, MPH
Matthew L. Goldman
Lynn Rogut, MCRP
Lynn Rogut is the director of quality and team leader of UHF’s Quality Institute, and she is involved in several key projects central to UHF’s work on improving health care quality in New York. She has long-standing …
Anne-Marie J. Audet, MD, MSc, SM
Anne-Marie is a licensed primary care physician with over 30 years of experience in quality improvement. She joined UHF in 2015 to spearhead the activities of the newly-created Quality Institute and now serves as …
Lorraine Ryan
Nina Rostanski
Harold Alan Pincus
Rob Houston
Thomas H. Murray
National Alliance for Caregiving/ United Hospital Fund
Miles P. Finley
Miles edits and designs United Hospital Fund’s research reports and prepares them for publication. He also manages UHF’s public websites.
Before joining UHF in 2008, Miles was the managing editor at Arbor Research Collaborative for Health in …
Sheila M. Abrams, CPA
Sheila Abrams is senior vice president for administration and finance and treasurer at the United Hospital Fund. She has served as the Fund's vice president for administration and finance since April 2000, responsible for financial management …