With 25 years of experience in healthcare leadership experience at multiple academic institutions Dr. David Berger, serves as the CEO of University Hospital at Downstate Health Sciences University. Dr. Berger leads the hospital and its outpatient services, home care, community health centers, accountable care organizations, and other related entities. He provides operational and fiscal oversight for University Hospital at Downstate and oversees the development and implementation of hospital-wide policies and procedures that help to improve patient care and satisfaction.
Dr. David Berger was born in Brooklyn and grew up on the South shore of Long Island. As a child, Dr. Berger suffered from asthma and he was often ill and out of school as a child. However, even with all the illness, he graduated from high school at 16 near the top of his class.