Leonard Walsh

Leonard Walsh received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a Master of Public Administration from New York University. He served as Assistant Director of Clinical Services at Bellevue Hospital Center from 1979 to 1981. Between 1981 and 1990 Leonard worked at Montefiore Medical Center, first as Administrator for the Montefiore Rikers Island Health Service and then as Administrator for the Montefiore Medical Group. He left Montefiore to accept the position as Executive Vice President for Affiliated Physicians, a Corporate Health and Urgent Care Center at the World Trade Center.

In 1992 Leonard joined Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center as Vice President for Ambulatory Care and Executive Director of the Ambulatory Care Network Corporation. He left Columbia in 1994 to become Vice President of Operations at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers. Leonard remained with St. Vincent’s until 2007. During his 13 years with the hospital he served in various capacities including Sr. Vice President or Operations, President and CEO of St. Vincent’s Midtown and Executive Director of St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan.

Leonard joined St. Barnabas Hospital in 2007 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, a position he continues to hold today.