Our Staff

Thomas Palatucci

Chief of Administration

Title: 
Chief of Administration
email: 
tp138@columbia.edu
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An alumnus of the Columbia Business School, Thomas Palatucci joined Columbia Health in June of 2008. Under the direction of Dr. Samuel L. Seward Jr., Medical Director, Thomas oversees the department's activities in Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Communications, Insurance and Immunization, and Facilities. Prior to joining Columbia Health, Thomas was an administrator at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center where at various times he oversaw cancer screening programs and the Center's outpatient network in the New York metropolitan area. Thomas began his career in banking before moving to not-for-profit healthcare where his professional focus has been the delivery of quality outpatient care and associated programs of prevention and education.

Education: 
M.B.A., Columbia Business School
B.A., Rutgers College
Certifications and Licensure: 
Certified Healthcare Executive (CHE), American College of Healthcare Executives
Certificate in Healthcare Administration, New York University
Professional Experience: 
Chief of Administration, Health Services at Columbia - Columbia University in the City of New York
Administrator, Regional Care Network - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, NY)
Vice President, Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Citibank, NA (New York, NY)
Languages: 
conversational Italian
Memberships: 
American College Health Association
Alpha: 
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