Contact Information

Public Affairs Department
Staff
Jim Mandler Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs (212) 523-7772 jmandler@chpnet.org	• Overall Management of Media Relations • Corporate Communications (mergers, acquisitions, new partnerships, etc.) • Administrative Issues (budget, salaries, etc.) • Oversight of External Media Representation (Klores, Rubenstein, Carol Rubiano) • New Story Development • Crisis Management • Emergency Preparedness (assisted by Jeff Jacomowitz and Elizabeth Dowling) • Emergency Medicine (assisted by Jeff Jacomowitz and Elizabeth Dowling) • Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Services (assisted by TBD under Psychiatry service line) • Liaison to Government/Community Affairs • Special Projects, as needed
Jeff Jacomowitz Associate Director, Public Affairs/Media Relations (212) 523-6069 jjacomo@chpnet.org	• Continuum Cancer Centers of New York - includes The Beth Israel Cancer Center, breast cancer programs, radiation oncology programs, hematology/oncology services, Institute for Head, Neck and Thyroid Cancer (BI), etc. • Cardiac Care -- - includes the Continuum Heart Institute at Beth Israel, SLR cardiac programs, cardiac surgery, Inner Imaging venture, cardiac research and cardiac rehabilitation programs • Emergency Rooms (with Jim Mandler and Elizabeth Dowling) • Emergency Preparedness (with Jim Mandler and Elizabeth Dowling) • Pain Medicine & Palliative Care • Pulmonary Medicine/Critical Care Medicine • Gastroenterology/Endoscopy • Otolarynogology-ENT (excluding those services under the INN) • Infectious Diseases/Influenza (with TBD)
Elizabeth Dowling Steinke Assistant Director, Public Affairs/Media Relations (212) 523-4047 edowling@chpnet.org	• Neurosciences - includes the INN, Center for Endovascular Surgery, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Headache Institute, Vascular Birthmarks Institute, stroke prevention programs, movement disorders programs, epilepsy programs, Neurobehavioral and Alzheimer’s Center, etc. • Orthopedics – including Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Sports Medicine, Spine Institute (BI), hand surgery programs (BI & SLR), etc. • General Surgery – including bariatric surgery, transplant surgery, simulation labs, etc. (with TBD) • Friedman Diabetes Institute (with Shore Fire Media) • Crime Victims Treatment Center (SLR) • Emergency Rooms (with Jim Mandler and Jeff Jacomowitz) • Emergency Preparedness (with Jim Mandler and Jeff Jacomowitz) • Development Special Events (with TBD)
Nancy McCarthy Media Coordinator (212) 523-4044 nmccarthy@chpnet.org	• Maternal-Child Health - includes the Departments of Pediatrics and OB/GYN • Psychiatry • General Surgery – including bariatric surgery, transplant surgery, simulation labs, etc. (with Elizabeth Dowling) • Obesity Research Center and associated programs and research activities • Dermatology • Continuum Center for Health and Healing and related programs • Nursing (with assistance from Carol Rubiano) • Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Services (with Jim Mandler, under Psychiatry service line) • Infectious Diseases/Influenza (with Jeff Jacomowitz) • Development Special Events (with Elizabeth Dowling) • Volunteers
Stephanie Sherman Public Affairs Assistant (212) 523-7772 - main office number	• Can find PA staff when they can’t be reached at their office numbers • Day-to-Day Maintenance of Print and Media Clips • Monthly Media Reports • Boards of Trustees Media Reports • Assistance on Video/Photo Shoots • Assistance on Special Events
Carol Rubiano Public Relations Consultant for several Beth Israel programs (212) 580-9706 cgrubiano1@mac.com	• Beth Israel-Kings Highway Division in Brooklyn • The Karpas Health Information Center • Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing • The Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine • Assists public affairs and marketing on special projects on an as-needed basis
Jean Thomas Director of Public Affairs and Marketing- The NY Eye & Ear Infirmary (212) 979-4274  jthomas@nyee.edu	• Day-to-Day Management of NYEE Media Relations, including the following key programs and services: • Ophthalmology • Otolaryngology • Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery Issues pertaining to Infirmary staff and patients NYEEI niche marketing Website content (for www.nyee.edu)
Shore Fire Media Mark Satlof, Senior Vice President (718) 522-7171 msatlof@shorefire.com	This agency handles media opportunities for the Friedman Diabetes Institute at BI (In partnership with Elizabeth Dowling)