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About Dr. Jhangiani
Sunil S. Jhangiani, MD is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition and has been practicing in the NYC metro area since 1987. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and enjoys active memberships in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), and the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). |
| In January 2001, Dr. Jhangiani passed the rigorous board certification examination given by the American Board of Managed Care Medicine, which attested to his expertise in delivering patient-centered care for populations of health plan members in an evolving health care marketplace. | |
| As Chief of Clinical Nutrition at Our Lady of Mercy University Hospital
and Medical Center and Chief of Endoscopy at it's Florence D'Urso
Pavilion, Dr. Jhangiani also chairs the Nutrition Care and Home Care
Utilization Review Committees at these institutions. He is an Assistant
Professor of Medicine at New York Medical College and a member of
the Credentialing and Performance Committee at Aetna USHealthcare
and the Managed Care Task Force of the Nutrition Screening Initiative
(NSI). Dr. Jhangiani has authored several clinical research papers in his areas of expertise in numerous peer review journals and has presented his work at national and international professional meetings. Seeing first-hand that consumers were being short-changed of services that promote health and prevent disease, Dr. Jhangiani founded Change Health Care Services in 1997, and is now taking his advocacy of the importance of streamlining nutrition management services into modern day medicine directly to consumers, health care providers and employers. Dr. Jhangiani's education is extensive and not limited to the field of medicine. In 1996, he enrolled in the MBA program for Physicians at the University of South Florida, Tampa, passing with full honors in 1998. While working on his MBA, Dr. Jhangiani completed a 1 year Operations Management Preceptorship at Aetna US HealthCare under the mentorship of Dr. Richard Bernstein, senior corporate medical director. Dr. Bernstein is one of the pioneers in quality and ethics in managed health care. Taking still more additional training, Dr. Jhangiani received instruction in the fundamentals of the health care industry by a leading health care analyst, Mr. Kenneth S. Abramowitz of Sanford C. Bernstein. With expertise in the areas of health care economics, managed care strategies, quality management and performance improvement, Dr. Jhangiani is frequently invited to speak and has presented at numerous health care forums in the metro area. His keen insight into health care trends and strategy issues have resulted in numerous publications, especially in The New York Times Letters to The Editor section. Recent Speaking Engagements and Topics: October 11th 2002 Health Care in America: From Here to Where? Iona College's 2nd Town Hall Debate New Rochelle, NY September 28th 2002 The Health Care Industry: Opportunities for Communication Professionals Keynote Speaker American Communication Association's 8th Annual Convention Washington DC June 5th 2002 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease [GERD]: Current Concepts and Controversies HIP/Montefiore Medical Group Westchester County, NY May 8th 2002 GERD: An Update in Management Botanical Gardens Bronx, NY April 28th 2002 Aspirin and Colon Cancer Prevention: Does it Work? TV Interview Channel 12, Bronx April 26th 2002 Trimming the Fat off Health Care Costs: The Role of Nutrition St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Manhattan, NY March 30th 2002 Egg Consumption and Heart Disease: Does it Matter? TV Interview Channel 12, Bronx March 6th 2002 Nutrition and Community Health in the Year 2002 BronxNet TV Talk Show Jane Foloro/Gary Axelbank March 5th 2002 Prostate Cancer Prevention and Tomatoes: Do They Help? TV Interview with Cora Ann Mihalik Channel 9, WWOR, NJ February 18th 2002 Nandrolone and Athletic Performance at the Winter Olympics: The Role of Nutritional Supplements TV Interview Channel 5/Fox News, NY February 15th 2002 Chocolate Consumption and Heart Disease: Yes or No? TV Interview Channel 12, Bronx 2001 Engagements: December 19th 2001 GERD: An Update Physician Continuing Education Program Dawat Restaurant White Plains, NY November 29th 2001 Nutrition and the Surgical Patient Grand Rounds Our Lady of Mercy, Bronx October 3rd 2001 Has the US Health Care System Failed? Pro: Dr. Jhangiani / Con: Professor Tindall Iona College's 1st Town Hall Debate New Rochelle, NY |
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