Judith A. Salerno
Judith A. Salerno is the president of the New York Academy of Medicine. Previously she served as the president and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and as the Leonard D. Schaeffer Executive Officer of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies. In her role at the IOM, Salerno was the executive director and chief operating officer of the Institute. She was responsible for managing the IOM's research and policy programs and guiding the Institute's operations on a daily basis. Prior to the IOM, Salerno was Deputy Director of the National  Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. She oversaw over $1 billion in aging research conducted and supported annually by the Institute, including research on Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, frailty, and function in late life, and the social, behavioral, and demographic aspects of aging. Before joining the NIA in 2001, Salerno directed the continuum of Geriatrics and Extended Care programs across the nation for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. While at the VA, she launched national initiatives for pain management and improving  end-of-life care. Prior to this appointment, Salerno was Associate Chief of Staff at the VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where she developed and implemented new approaches to geriatric primary care and coordinated area-wide geriatric medicine training. Salerno also co-founded the Washington, D.C. Area Geriatric Education Center Consortium, a collaboration of more than 160 educational and community organizations within the Baltimore-Washington region. The consortium generates educational opportunities for professionals serving the aging. Earlier in her career, Salerno was a Senior Clinical Investigator at the National Institute on Aging, implementing clinical research protocols for patients with  Alzheimer's and hypertension. Salerno also served on numerous boards and national committees concerned with health care issues ranging from the quality of care in long-term care to the future of the geriatric workforce and currently serves of the boards of several arts organizations. Salerno was elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2018 and was elected as a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine in 2017. Salerno earned her M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1985 and a Master of Science degree in health policy from the Harvard School of Public Health  in 1976. She received a bachelor's degree in history from Stonehill College in 1973. She also holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine and was Associate Clinical Professor of Health Care Sciences and of Medicine at the George Washington University until 2001. She raised her 3 children in Great Falls, Virginia. Salerno replaced Nancy Brinker as CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Awards & Honors. Member, National Academy of Medicine, elected 2018 Fellow, The New York Academy of Medicine, elected 2017 Meritorious Service Award, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2001 NIH Director’s Award, 2003, 2005 , 2008 Surgeon General’s Crisis Response Service Award, U.S. Public Health Service, 2006 "City & State" Health Power 50, New York State, 2019, 2020 National Organization of Italian American Women, 2019 National Honoree Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Award of Merit, 2020 Community Service Award, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Greater Washington D.C, 2020 Doctor of Humane Letters (hon.), Stonehill College, 2021