Robert Roswell, MD, FACP, FACC

Dr. Robert O. Roswell, MD, FACP, FACC is the Associate Dean for Engagement and Excellence and Professor of Cardiology and Science Education, he oversees recruitment initiatives, innovative and enhanced medical curricula to build towards health equity and inclusion at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

His medical degree was conferred with honors from New York University School of Medicine where he completed residency and chief residency. He went on to cardiology fellowship at Georgetown University School of Medicine/Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.

Dr. Roswell received his certification as a Health Care Executive from the Association of American Medical Colleges. He serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Internal Medicine and chaired its inaugural Equity Committee. He was the inaugural co-chair of the Critical Care Cardiology member section of the American College of Cardiology and is a member of ACC’s Health Equity Committee. He is a current member of the Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee of the American Heart Association.

As a Co-Director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, in NYC, he is devoted to providing high-quality, acute cardiac care to patients with cultural humility. Dr. Roswell’s educational and clinical areas of focus are: Cardiac Arrest, Cardiogenic Shock, and Acute Cardiovascular Care.