NEW YORK – UNS : Dr. Long has been recognized for his leadership in strengthening New York City’s public health system and overseeing major humanitarian and emergency response initiatives during the migrant and asylum seeker crisis.
Under his leadership, NYC Health + Hospitals launched Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers (HERRCs), providing medical care, legal assistance coordination, case management, and social support services to hundreds of thousands of newly arrived migrants and asylum seekers. The system’s Arrival Center — considered the first operation of its kind in the United States — served nearly 178,000 people from more than 160 countries.
Despite managing one of the nation’s largest public health care systems, Dr. Long continues to serve patients weekly as a primary care physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania in the Bronx. His continued frontline medical practice has helped shape his patient-centered leadership philosophy and commitment to public service.
Before joining NYC Health + Hospitals, Dr. Long served as Senior Medical Officer for the Quality Measurement and Value-Based Incentives Group at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), where he supervised more than 20 federal programs. Earlier in his career, he was Medical Director at the Rhode Island State Department of Health, leading statewide health care planning initiatives.
Dr. Long completed his undergraduate studies, residency training, and postgraduate master’s degree in health services research at Yale University. He has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed research articles published in leading journals including JAMA, Nature Communications, and Lancet Public Health. He also serves as a Clinical Professor at NYU Langone’s Department of Population Health and is on the faculty of the Yale School of Medicine.
The Sloan Public Service Awards, presented annually by the Fund for the City of New York since 1973, honor exceptional public servants whose leadership and innovation improve government effectiveness and the lives of New Yorkers. Organizers said Dr. Long’s recognition highlights the vital role of public health systems and dedicated public servants in advancing equity, building public trust, and addressing complex challenges facing city communities۔
