Dr. I.Nina Maravegias
Experienced Physician Executive.
Diverse leadership experience with significant accomplishments in collaborative emergency managed care strategies. Leader of a multi-disciplinary medical staff , integrating award-winning delivery systems, improving quality and utilization management programs and coaching practitioners on public health response activities.
US Permanent Resident, Canadian Citizen
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Medical Chief and Director Emergency Services
Claxton Hepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg, NY May 2005 to July 2009
- Oversee and manage “on-call 24/7” staff of a mid-volume emergency medical and psychiatric center.
- Supervise Emergency Department (ED) physicians, physician assistants, nursing personnel, and ancillary staff.
ED Attending on-call coverage at the following trauma centers:
v St. Joseph’s Hospital – Level II, Syracuse, NY 2007 – present (Full time July 2009)
v River Hospital – Level III, Alexandria Bay, NY 2007 – present
v Massena Memorial Hospital- Level III, Massena, NY 2003 - present
- Direct patient contact in fast-paced milieu; all ages in the North Country, St Lawrence County and Jefferson County areas with an average population of approximately 10,000.
- Author monthly health columns in the Ogdensburg Journal to advise area residents on wellness and to promote community health – portfolio of articles.
- Manage patient liaison services include counseling, scheduling and implementation of care, quality assurance, records management and billing.
- Design and implement team approach to patient satisfaction:
2007 Compass Award Winner: Emergency Department Less Than 30,000 Visits
Annually www.pressganey.com/cs/industry_awards/compass_awards
Medical Director 2003 – present
North Country Emergency Medical Services, Jefferson, Lewis & St. Lawrence County, NY
· Postdam Volunteer Rescue Squad 2003- present
· Heuvelton Fire Department 2005 – present
· West Postdam Fire Department 2005 – present
· Ogdensburg Fire Department 2005 – present
· City of Ogdensburg 2005 - present
Presiding Member - North Country Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Council REMAC: orchestrate strategic region-wide emergency operations plans with EMT-CC Director, NCREMAC-Medical Director, and collaborate with North Country EMS Program Agency, REMSCO, REMAC and SUNY Canton.
Emergency Attending Physician
- Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 2006 - 2007
P/T Level II ED Attending on-call coverage in urban setting for underserved, under-insured population HPSA-Health Professional Shortage Area.
- Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Potsdam, NY 2002- 2005
F/T ED Attending including P/T coverage at the following Level II trauma centers:
v St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY 2007 - present
v River Hospital, Alexandria Bay, NY 2007 – present
v Massena Memorial Medical Center, Massena NY 2002 - present
v St. Elizabeth Hospital, Utica, NY, 2002 - 2005
v Kingston Hospital and Medical Center, Kingston, NY, 2002 - 2005
- Meadowlands Hospital and Medical Center, Secaucus, NJ 2001 – 2003
Level III ED Attending on-call coverage.
Internal Medicine, Primary-Care Physician 2000 – 2001
- Champlain Valley Physician and Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY
- Veterans Affair Medical Clinic, Plattsburgh, NY
POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1997 - 2000 Internal Medicine Residency / Primary Care Program
St. Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth, NJ
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
1999 Case Report
The 10th Annual Research Colloquium
Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
Samy Metyas, MD, Osama Abu-Ata, MD, Ismene Maravegias, MD,
Daphne Gonsalves, MD, Uro-Genital Tuberculosis Presenting as a Pelvic Abscess.
1996 Clinical Research Assistant
Department of Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY
1990 - 1991 Graduate Research, Contributing Author
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Exploration of the chemotaxis system of the bacterium Escherichia coli using
molecular biological techniques.
EDUCATION
1991 - 1995 Doctor of Medicine
St. George’s University School of Medicine
St. George’s, Grenada and Bay Shore, New York
1990 - 1991 Masters of Science
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
1987 - 1991 Bachelor of Science
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
1985 - 1987 Degree of Collegial Studies
Health Sciences Department
Marianopolis College, Montreal, Quebec
AWARDS
1991 - 1995 Geoffrey de Bourne Scholarship
St. George’s University School of Medicine
1991 - 1995 Canadian Scholarship
St. George’s University School of Medicine
1987 - 1990 Honors status conferred upon Bachelor of Science degree
McGill University
CURRENT LICENSURES/CERTIFICATIONS
New Jersey License
New York State Medical License
Florida State Medical License
American Board of Internal Medicine
Advanced Trauma Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Basic Life Support and Advance Cardiac Life Support
Advanced Airway Management Cadaver Course-Albert Einstein Shock Trauma Baltimore, MD
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Indefinitely Valid
Board Eligible for Board Certification Emergency Medicine (BCEM) through the American Board of Physician Specialists (ABPS). November 2009
LANGUAGES: Fluent in French, Greek; Medical Spanish - fair
LECTURE PRESENTATIONS
2005-Present Annual Presenter, Collaborative TEAMHEALTH Annual Emergency
Physician Conference, Atlantic City, NJ
v Improving Mental Health “Throughput” Times in the Emergency Department
v Analysis of 72- Hour Emergency Department Returns
v The Geriatric Mental Health Patient and the Emergency Department
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Medical Association
American College of Physicians
Doctors Without Borders – Nobel Prize Winners 2005
Alumni Association McGill University
Alumni Association St. George’s University Medical School
SPECIAL SKILLS AND INTERESTS
EMR, ScriptRx, Microsoft Office, Travel, Boating, Snorkeling, Interior Decorating, Music, Movies
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
