Healthcare Technology Executive Leonard Achan, RN, MA, ANP, Joins Hospital for Special Surgery as Chief Innovation Officer and Senior Vice President of Innovation and Business Development
New York, NY—February 4, 2016
Healthcare technology pathfinder Leonard Achan, RN, MA, ANP, has been appointed Chief Innovation Officer, and Senior Vice President of Innovation and Business Development, at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. The announcement was made today by Louis A. Shapiro, HSS President and CEO.
"I am honored to join the HSS family to help build upon their global reputation as a leader in healthcare delivery, innovation and performance," said Mr. Achan. "The commitment of HSS to their patients, physicians, employees as well as the global community is the perfect foundation to cultivate innovation to bring ideas to the market and maximize the deep knowledge and expertise of this enterprise to continue to create value."
Mr. Achan's innovative and creative experience spans his career as a visionary healthcare executive, co-founder of companies such as Quality Reviews Inc.'s Rate My Hospital as well as his prominence as a street artist. He comes to HSS from Mount Sinai Health System where he was the Chief Communications Officer, Chief of Access Services and Senior Associate Dean for Global Communications, Branding and Reputation at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In addition, he is well acquainted with identifying healthcare opportunities and creating innovative solutions to fix complex healthcare problems as well as executing the commercialization of new medical technologies.
"Leonard brings over 15 years of experience pioneering, developing and executing business entities that has driven volume, revenue and brand awareness for the enterprise," said Mr. Shapiro. His appointment is evidence that innovation will be an even more important ingredient to HSS' future."
He began his medical career as a nurse and holds medical degrees from Adelphi University (BSN) and NYU (MA and adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner degree) and is also a fellow and alumnus of the Wharton School of Business. Additionally, he received post-master’s degrees from Rutgers and Villanova Universities and is currently completing his doctorate at Middlesex University.
Mr. Achan will lead the HSS Innovation Center and its broader initiatives to cultivate and capitalize on the culture of innovation and business development that has long been a defining characteristic of HSS. His new role is effective February 22, 2016.
About HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery
HSS is the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. At its core is Hospital for Special Surgery, nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics for 14 years in a row and No. 2 in rheumatology by U.S.News & World Report (2023-2024). Founded in 1863, the Hospital has one of the lowest infection rates in the country and was the first in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center four consecutive times. The global standard total knee replacement was developed at HSS in 1969. An affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, HSS has a main campus in New York City and facilities in New Jersey, Connecticut and in the Long Island and Westchester County regions of New York State. In addition, HSS opened a new facility in Florida in early 2020. In 2019, HSS provided care to 151,000 patients and performed more than 35,000 surgical procedures, and people from all 50 U.S. states and 89 countries travelled to receive care at HSS. In addition to patient care, HSS leads the field in research, innovation and education. The HSS Research Institute comprises 20 translational research laboratories, 33 scientists, 10 clinician-scientists, 55 clinical investigators and 245 scientific support staff that drive the HSS research enterprise in the musculoskeletal “ecosystem,” neurology, pain management and rheumatic diseases. The HSS Innovation Institute was formed in 2016 to realize the potential of new drugs, therapeutics and devices. The HSS Education Institute is the world’s leading provider of education on musculoskeletal health, with its online learning platform offering more than 300 courses to more than 30,000 medical professional members worldwide. Through HSS Global Ventures, the institution is collaborating with medical centers and other organizations to advance the quality and value of musculoskeletal care and to make world-class HSS care more widely accessible nationally and internationally.
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