BRONX, NY, January 31, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- David H.A. John, MD, has been inducted into Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. John has excelled as a family physician and first as the chief medical officer at Gotham Health Morrisania Health Center in the Bronx, New York. In 2019, Dr. John was promoted to the Chief Medical Officer of Gotham Health. As part of NYC Health+ Hospitals, Gotham Health, one of the largest FQHCs in the nation, operates as a network of federally qualified health center clinics across the five boroughs that focuses on providing primary and preventive care to patients. In his position, Dr. John oversees daily operations while also ensuring that the quality of care is equivalent to other area health institutions, as many of his patients are notably native of immigrant communities such as the Dominican Republic and West Africa and suffer from various health care disparities.
Inspired every day to continue making a difference in the lives of his patients, Dr. John also advocates for equality for the underprivileged. Being able to identify the needs of individuals in certain communities has become more than just a profession to him, but a voluntary mission. A career in medicine that began in his home country of Trinidad after earning a medical degree in the U.S., Dr. John began volunteering his time at the Cyril Ross Nursery in 1994, which served neglected HIV-infected babies/children.
In 2000, Dr. John returned to the United States and was hired by Lutheran Medical Center in New York, where he was instrumental in growing the facility from approximately 2,000 patients in the first year of opening to about 38,000 upon his departure in 2011. He later accepted a position at Morrisania, a part of Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx, a full-service acute care and trauma center, which is also a part of NYC Health + Hospitals.
Volunteering his time and expertise, Dr. John has contributed to those less fortunate through The Hibiscus Foundation in Trinidad since 2000. Traveling to New York every two months to work at a pediatric care clinic, he has also continued supporting the Cyril Ross Nursery on a volunteer basis. Moreover, he is affiliated with the American Academy of Family Medicine and the Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association. Dr. John is also a senior member of the Caribbean Women's Health Association, a non-profit organization that assists patients with HIV testing, immigration, housing and other social services.
Dr. John initially earned a Doctor of Medicine at Cornell University Medical College, followed by an internship in internal medicine in New York and a residency in family medicine in New York. He is additionally board certified in Family Medicine in the United States and is a certified physician with the Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago. Celebrating his achievements, he was honored with a Proclamation from the Mayor of New York City for his contributions to health care in Brooklyn. Dr. John also received recognition from the Governor of New York for his services as a health care provider to the Caribbean community.
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