Scandalis Appointed New Dean of NYIT’s New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Old Westbury, N.Y., July 26, 2007: Thomas A. Scandalis, D.O., FAOASM, has been named dean of New York Institute of Technology’s (NYIT) New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM). Scandalis, formerly associate dean for academic affairs, served this past year as dean while a national search process for the position was conducted. In his new role, Scandalis will chair the board of NYCOM’s graduate medical educational consortium and become a member of NYCOM’s board of governors.
Scandalis will report to Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., NYIT’s vice president of health sciences and medical affairs, a position she has held for more than six years.
Scandalis’ appointment was announced by Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., president of NYIT, who said, “Tom emerged as the best candidate in an extensive national search and interview process conducted by NYIT administrators, faculty, and students, as well as the NYCOM Alumni Association and the New York State Osteopathic Medical Society. His outstanding credentials as an osteopathic physician, educator, researcher, and leader, and his passion and forward-thinking vision will allow NYCOM to continue as one of the preeminent colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States.”
“I am honored to have been chosen to lead NYCOM as it continues to expand into a sophisticated 21st-century model of medical education, scientific research, and health care,” said Scandalis.
A 1987 NYCOM graduate and professor, Scandalis is board-certified in family practice and sports medicine. He has been team physician for NYIT’s athletics program since 1988 and was chair of NYCOM’s Department of Family Medicine from 1996 to 2005. He has conducted extensive research in manipulative treatment and joint and muscle disorders, as well as Parkinson’s disease.
Scandalis is a board member of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM) and served as the organization’s president in 2004. He also serves as a peer reviewer and editor for the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine and peer reviewer for the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA) and The Physician and Sports Medicine, the most widely read clinical sports medical journal in the world. In 1998, he received the JAOA’s George Northrup Writing Award.
From 1976 to 1980, Scandalis was a clinical specialist and combat medic in the U.S. Army, and from 1994 to 1998, he was team physician for the U.S. National Boxing Team. He is a member of the New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct, American Osteopathic Association, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, New York State Osteopathic Medical Society, and a charter member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.
Scandalis, a resident of Northport, N.Y., earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from NYCOM of NYIT and a Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences from Adelphi University. He received his post-doctoral training at Massapequa General Hospital in Seaford, N.Y. He is a graduate of the Osteopathic Heritage Health Policy Fellowship Program and was named a fellow of the AOASM in 1997.
NYCOM of NYIT, the only medical school in Nassau County, was the first osteopathic medical school in New York State. Chartered in 1977, NYCOM is committed to training osteopathic physicians for a lifetime of medical practice and fosters careers in primary care and the scholarly pursuit of knowledge concerning human health and disease. Based in Old Westbury, N.Y., NYCOM has one of the most diverse student medical school populations in the country and has produced more than 4,500 alumni who are practicing medicine across the nation and around the world. NYCOM of NYIT offers fellowships in anatomy, osteopathic manipulative medicine, neuroscience, biomedical science, family medicine, internal medicine, pathology, and health policy.
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