Garnet Health Appoints Five New System Medical Directors

Garnet Health, formerly the Greater Hudson Valley Health System, has appointed five medical directors from Garnet Health Doctors as part of its new system structure.

“We have designed our health system to deliver excellence in care,” said Garnet Health President and CEO Scott Batulis. “Working as a collective with our clinical staff, these system medical directors will help to enhance each patient’s experience at every point along their journey.”

As medical directors, these physicians partner with the health system’s Administration to lead critical healthcare services across the organization. They are directly involved in developing the vision and strategic plan for their respective services, strive to bring standardized best practices to our healthcare settings, lead innovative programs and services and provide the highest quality of care to our patients and our community.

The new Garnet Health system medical directors are:

Leroy Cordero Floyd III, MD, CPE, FACP, FHM, Medical Director of Hospitalist Services. Dr. Floyd is Board-certified in Internal Medicine and received his medical degree from Florida State University College of Medicine. He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at Rutgers University.

Aamir M. Gilani, MD, FCCP, MPH Medical Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Services. Dr. Gilani holds Board certifications in Critical Care, Internal and Pulmonary Medicine. He received his medical degree from Army Medical College in Pakistan. He completed his Residency from Pinnacle Health System, Harrisburg, PA followed by Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. He also holds a Master’s degree in Public Health in Health Policy and Outcomes Management from The Dartmouth Institute.

Kavneet Kaur, MD, MPH, Medical Director Neurology Services, Garnet Health Doctors; Medical Director Stroke Program, Garnet Health. Dr. Kaur is Board-certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She completed her Neurology Residency and a Vascular Neurology Fellowship at Westchester Medical Center and obtained her medical and surgery degree from M.G.M. Medical College and L.S.K. Hospital in India.

Anjana Poonthota, MD, MPH, FAAP, Medical Director of Women and Children’s Services. Dr. Poonthota received her medical degree from Guntur Medical College, NTR University of Health Sciences. She completed her Pediatrics Residency at Albany Medical Center.

Ulrick Vieux, DO, MS, Medical Director of Behavioral Health. Dr. Vieux completed his Fellowship in Psychoanalysis at the New York University Psychoanalytic Institute at New York University Medical Center; his Family Medicine Residency at New York Medical College; and Child, Adolescent and Adult psychiatry training at St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospital Center. Dr. Vieux completed his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He obtained his undergraduate degree at Cornell University and master’s degree in Human Nutrition at Columbia University-College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is double Board-certified in Psychiatry and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry.