Dan Roberts Appointed
Interim Associate Chief Quality Officer
In his new role as Interim Associate Chief Quality Officer, Wm. Dan Roberts, PhD, will spearhead the new quality (Big Q) and performance management program, in order to further improve patient care and position Stony Brook Medicine as a national leader in this area. He will also lead the efforts to obtain ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) Magnet designation and will work closely with nursing and hospital leadership to accomplish this and other quality-related goals. Dr. Roberts will continue his collaboration with the Department of Biomedical Informatics to align the electronic medical information with the quality and Magnet initiatives.
Dr. Roberts brings 30 years of nursing experience to the role, spanning Grady Health in Atlanta, Georgia, Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida, and New York Presbyterian Hospital before joining Stony Brook Medicine in 2009. In addition to his nursing education, Dr. Roberts has a PhD in biomedical informatics from Columbia University.