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.

Medical Director - Pediatric Emergency Services at Bronx Care Hospital Center

I am a board certified pediatrician, and board certified pediatric emergency medicine physician, with 30 years of experience. As the director of the pediatric emergency department, I worked collaboratively with various committees in the hospital. Those include the Resuscitation Committee, the Department of Pediatrics Quality Management Committee, E.D. Performance Improvement and Quality of Care Committees, ED Process Analysis Committee, Medical Records Committee, Credentials Committee, Sedation Task Force, and the Security Sub-Committee.

In addition to overseeing quality and improvement for the pediatric emergency department, I am actively involved in resident and medical student education. Mentoring residents for research projects and career advice is also an integral part of my position.

Physician area of Specialty "Clinical Focus": Children with respiratory conditions, dehydration, telemedicine, and sedation.