Geraldine McGinty, MD, appointed vice dean at Weill Cornell Medicine
New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine on Tuesday appointed noted radiologist Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, as vice dean.
In the new role, she will serve as strategic advisor to Dean Robert A. Harrington, MD, representing the institution on topics central to its academic, clinical and professional missions. McGinty has been with Weill Cornell for over a decade, currently serving as professor and senior associate dean for faculty and clinical affairs.
“In my nearly three years at Weill Cornell, I have benefited from Dr. McGinty’s expertise and guidance every day,” Harrington said in a statement Sept. 8. “This well-earned role will tap into her many strengths as a tireless faculty advocate, a natural relationship builder and someone who cares deeply about institutional culture. I could not be more pleased to name her as my executive vice dean.”
Effective Tuesday, McGinty is handling matters including executive leadership for all aspects of faculty affairs, compensation policies and structures, and institutional professional efforts. She also will seek to ensure alignment of faculty roles and responsibilities with clinical services and enable new collaborations across the institution. McGinty additionally will serve as principal partner in maintaining and enhancing relationships with Cornell’s leadership in Ithaca and NewYork-Presbyterian.
“I am incredibly excited about our institutional vision to become the academic medical center of the future, and all the work that entails,” McGinty said in the announcement. “I look forward to increasing my support of those goals and feel fortunate that Dean Harrington is someone I’ve learned from in every conversation.”
McGinty joined Weill Cornell’s faculty in 2014 and was later appointed chief strategy and contracting officer for its physician organization in 2017. She earned her medical degree in 1988 from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and her MBA in 2000 from Columbia University. In 2018, she was elected chair of the American Collge of Radiology’s board, the first woman to serve in that role. She is a champion of mentorship and sponsorship, Weill Cornell noted, including founding the RADEqual initiative in 2015 to cultivate opportunities for others in medical imaging.
Under her leadership, the Office of Faculty has established new career pathways for academics who excel in clinical practice and leadership. McGinty has helped to expand Weill Cornell’s patient safety programs and established the Office of Professionalism to help foster a “values driven, inclusive and high-performing academic community.”
“One of my main priorities is to ensure that Weill Cornell is a place for our academic staff to thrive,” McGinty added. “We’re an organization that stretches far beyond the Upper East Side, with an obligation to care for and serve all the communities of New York City and beyond. To accomplish this and reflect these communities, we must continuously focus on the faculty enabling our success.”
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.