Peter Carpenito, M.D.

Dr. Carpenito is one of the founding board members of Richmond University Medical Center, where he continues to serve on various board committees, including Finance, Strategic Planning and Joint Conference Committee. As Senior Vice President, Dr. Carpenito is the liaison between the medical staff and the administration. He is responsible for clinical strategic planning and development of the organization ensuring high-level physician integration. His ongoing leadership has contributed to the increased physician recruitment and retention as well as in quality improvements in the Peri-Operative Services Division. He is a member of various committees in the organization, including Medical Executive Committee, Hospital-wide QA, the Critical Care Committee, the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, the Credentials Committee and the CME Committee. Dr. Carpenito is clinically active as Chairperson of Anesthesia Department, a position he has held for the past 10 years.

Dr. Carpenito is a graduate of the Universita degli Studi di Pisa Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia, Italy. He is a member of the American Board of Anesthesiologists, New York State Society of Anesthesia, American Society of Anesthesiology, International Research Society, SAMBA, the Richmond County Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Dr. Carpenito has also been honored numerous times for his commitment to the community, most recently as a recipient of the United Hospital Trustee of the Year, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Business Achievement Award and the St. Vincent’s Gala Honoree.