NYU Langone Hospital Long Island, USA

Lyn Quintos-Alagheband is a Board certified Pediatric Critical Care Physician, Quality Improvement Leader and Educator. She is currently the Chief Quality Officer for Children’s Services at NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island (NYULH-LI) and the Director of Health Systems Science for NYU Grossman LI School of Medicine.

Dr. Quintos-Alagheband graduated from the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. She completed her pediatric residency at New York University Medical Center, followed by Critical Care Medicine fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. She then took on the role of Associate Director of Pediatric Critical Care at what is now NYULH-LI. Over her 15+-year experience at the bedside caring for critically ill patients, she developed a deep interest in Quality Improvement science leading her to complete the Greater NY Hospital Association Clinical Quality Fellowship Program.

Dr. Quintos-Alagheband holds a Black Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma (LSS). Her expertise includes the innovation, and execution of high-value Quality Improvement (QI) & Patient Safety projects, as well as the leadership of cross-functional teams. A highlight of her work includes pioneering the Key-card Change Program, a standardized, innovative model for patient and family engagement in patient safety that applies LSS principles. She is dedicated to transforming care delivery and culture through innovative solutions co-produced by patients and the frontline.

Dr. Quintos-Alagheband has held various leadership positions at the national and regional level in QI and Patient Safety in the United States. She serves as Chair of the New York State Pediatric Sepsis Advisory Taskforce and Regional Culture of Safety and High Reliability Subject Matter Expert for the Children’s Hospitals Solutions for Patient Safety Network.

As a pediatrician, an educator and a mother of two young adults, she takes great pride in mentoring the next generations of health leaders and change agents.