Former Chief Medical Officer - CityMD Urgent Care

Dr. Frank Illuzzi is a practicing board-certified Physician in Emergency Medicine, and is currently the Chief Medical Officer at CityMD, a regional urgent care group with 120 locations throughout the New York City metro area.

Prior to joining CityMD, Dr. Illuzzi was the Chairman of Emergency Medicine at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT, and held an academic appointment as Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. During his tenure in hospital based care he served in numerous clinical, academic, and leadership roles.

Dr. Illuzzi has published articles and textbook chapters in his various areas of academic interest, with his current focus on population health issues, specifically Public Health Screenings such as Tobacco cessation intervention, Hypertension awareness, Pediatric asthma, and Diabetes screening in alternative settings like the ER and the Urgent Care clinic.

He is also a sought after lecturer for national medical conferences on topics that include: Quality and Patient Safety, Antibiotic Stewardship, Physician Leadership, Patient Throughput and Workflow, and Delivering on the Patient Experience.

Dr. Illuzzi was born in Brooklyn, NY. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at Long Island Jewish/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he received the honor of Chief Resident. He completed a fellowship with AHA/NPSF in Patient Safety Leadership in 2009.

Dr. Illuzzi currently resides in Fairfield, CT, with his lovely wife, Laura, and two beautiful daughters, Julia and Cecilia. His interests include jazz music, gardening, fishing, and glass-blowing.

Regional Medical Director - CityMD Urgent Care

Dr. Katharine H. Miao is the Regional Medical Director for Upper Manhattan, the Bronx and the Metro North region at CityMD, the largest urgent care provider in the New York region. Dr. Miao provides clinical care to patients whose injuries and illnesses require immediate medical attention. In addition to her clinical duties, Dr. Miao supervises a group of physicians and physician assistants, ensuring safe and efficient delivery of medical care for patients.

A board-certified emergency physician, Dr. Miao previously served as an assistant professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a clinical instructor at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.

Dr. Miao is a graduate of Yale University and University of Illinois College of Medicine. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, one of the nation’s oldest emergency medicine residency programs. Prior to medical school, Dr. Miao conducted research in immunobiology at Yale University. A native of Chicago and a life-long Cubs fan, she is married with two young children and resides in Westchester County.