Shai Gavi

Growth-minded healthcare leader with 18 years of leading complex medical groups on inpatient and ambulatory setting. Dual Masters in Quality and Safety, as well as Operational Excellence, driving quality, safety, and operational efficiency. in enhancing patient safety and experience, while successfully expanding clinician engagement. Faculty, Academy of Communication in Healthcare, faciliate workshops regionally and nationally, and leading Patient Experience on a System level. Passionate about data science, pursuing education in health informatics and data science incorporating advanced AI tools.

Internal Medicine Residency, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 01/01/98, 01/01/01, Resident of the Year Award.

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 01/01/01, 01/01/02

National Institute of Health T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, 01/01/02, 01/01/05, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Center.

National Institute of Health K30 Clinical Research Fellowship, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, 01/01/05, 01/01/07, Key skills: Research methodology, Statistics, Study design.

• Outstanding Resident of the Year Award, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 1998
• National Institute of Health-National Research Service Award, Stony Brook, NY 2002
• Clinical Research Scholar Award, Center for Translational Research, Stony Brook, NY 2005
• The Endocrine Society Clinical Investigator Training Award 2006
• National Institute of Aging Summer Research Training Award, Bethesda, MD 2007
• Society of Hospital Medicine Chapter Award, New Jersey Chapter 2017
• Healing Culture Champion Award, Morristown Medical Center 2018
• Atlantic Medical Group Values Award, Atlantic Medical Group, Morristown, NJ 2019
• Morristown Medical Center Distinguished Service Award, MMC, Morristown, NJ 2019
• Morristown Medical Center Foundation Mini-grant Award, Morristown, NJ 2021, 2022
• Becker's 180+ Chief Medical Officers to know, 2024
• Becker's 180+ Chief Medical Officers to know, 2025
• Becker's 180+ Chief Medical Officers to know, 2026
• New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians Communication Award 2025

• Chair, Medication Safety Committee, Stony Brook Medicine, 2007-2014
• Member, Patient Safety Committee, Stony Brook Medicine, 2007-2014
• Medicine Joint Clinical Practice Committee, Stony Brook Medicine, 2007-2014
• Member, Patient Throughput Committee, Stony Brook Medicine, 2007-2010
• Stony Brook University Sepsis Committee, Stony Brook Medicine, 2009-2011
• Faculty Development Committee, Stony Brook Medicine, 2012-2014
• Greater New York Hospital Association STOP Sepsis Collaborative Group, New York, NY, 2012-2013
• American College of Physicians, New York Chapter Advocacy Group, 2012-2014
• New York American College of Physicians, Suffolk District Planning Committee, 2013
• Society of Hospital Medicine National Quality and Patient Safety Committee, Baltimore, MD, 2010-2012
• Credentialing Committee, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook Medicine, 2012-2014
• Chair, Quality Assurance Committee, Department of Medicine, 2013-2014
• Choosing Wisely Sub Committee, Society of Hospital Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2013
• Transfusion Committee, Morristown Medical Center, 2018-2023
• Pharmacy & Therapeutic Committee, Morristown Medical Center, 2018-2020
• Quality Committee, Morristown Medical Center, 2014-2023
• Patient Flow Committee, Morristown Medical Center, 2014-2018
• Utilization and Compliance Committee, Morristown Medical Center, 2014-2016
• Compensation Committee, Atlantic Medical Group, 2018-2020
• Chair, Customer Satisfaction Committee, Morristown Medical Center, 2016-2020
• Atlantic Medical Group Hospitalist Liaison, 2016-2020
• Elected Member, Morris County Region Council Committee, 2016-2020
• Epic Practitioners Workgroup Committee, 2018-Present
• Atlantic Medical Group Delegated Credentialing Subcommittee, 2018-Present
• Atlantic Medical Group Board of Directors, 2018-Present
• Atlantic Health System Quality Improvement Committee, 2018-Present
• Atlantic Health System Patient Experience Steering Committee Co-Chair, 2018-Present
• Atlantic Medical Group Regional Councils, 2018-2023
• Elected Member, Atlantic Medical Group Board of Directors, Morristown, NJ, 2018-2023
• Medical Executive Committee, Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ, 2018-2020
• Atlantic Health System Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, 2019-Present
• Credentialing Committee, Atlantic Medical Group, 2019-Present
• Atlantic Health System Patient Experience Committee, 2021-2023
• Medical Executive Committee, Morristown Medical Center, Present
• Physician Epic Workgroup Committee, Atlantic Health System, 2021-2023
• Chair, Atlantic Medical Group Governance Committee, 2020-2024
• Education Committee, Academy of Communication in Healthcare, 2021-Present
• Atlantic Health System Infection Prevention/Antimicrobial Committee, 2023-Present
• Atlantic Medical Group, Quality Improvement Committee, 2023-present
• Atlantic ACO Governing Board, 2023-Present
• Atlantic Health System Medical Staff Leadership and Development Committee, 2023-Present
• American Medical Association Integrated Physician Practice Section committee, 2024-Present
• Atlantic Health System, Population Health IT Committee, 2024-Present
• Atlantic Health System Board Quality Committee, 2023-Present
• Academy of Communication in Healthcare, Education Committee, 2023-Present
• Academy of Communication in Healthcare, Curriculum Development Subcommittee, Co-chair, 2025-Present

• Shumay, E., Gavi, S., Wang, H.-y., Malbon, C.C. (2003). Trafficking of Beta2-Adrenergic Receptor: Insulin and β-adrenergic Agonists Regulate Internalization by Distinct Cytoskeletal Pathways. J. Cell Sci. 117:593-600.
• Boockvar, K., Fishman, K., Kyriacou, C. K., Monias, A., Gavi, S., Cortes, T. (2004) Adverse Events Due to Drug Discontinuation and Dose Changes in Patients Transferred Between Acute and Long-term Care Facilities. Arch. Intern. Med. 164:545-550.
• Yin, D., Gavi, S., Wang, H.-y., Malbon, C.C. (2004) Probing Receptor Structure/Function with Chimeric G-protein Coupled Receptors. Mol. Pharm. 6:1323-1332.
• Gavi, S., Yin, D., Shumay, E., Malbon, C.C., and Wang, H.-y. (2005) Insulin-stimulated Sequestration Requires the Integrity of an SH2 Domain and Akt phosphorylation sites of β2-Adrenergic Receptor Endocrinology 146(1):450-457.
• Yin, D., Gavi, S., Wang, H.-y., and Malbon, C.C. (2005) Expression of a Yeast G-protein-coupled Receptor in Mammalian Cells: Coupling of the Ste2 to the Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Cascade. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 329:281-287.
• Gavi, S., Shumay, E., Wang, H.-y., Malbon, C.C. (2006) G-Protein Coupled Receptors as Substrates for Tyrosine Kinases. Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism 17:48-54.
• Gavi, S., Qurashi, S., Melendez, M.M., Mynarcik, D., Gelato, M., McNurlan, A.M., Gelato, C.M. (2007) Visceral Adipose Tissue is Associated with Adiponectin Levels but not Retinol Binding Protein 4 levels. Diabetes Care 30(3):e7.
• Gavi, S., Qurashi, S., Melendez, M., Mynarcik, D., Gelato, M., McNurlan, A.M. (2007) Limb Fat to Trunk Fat Ratio in the Elderly is a Stronger Determinant of Insulin Resistance and Adiponectin Levels. J. Gerontology: Medical Sciences 62(9):997-1001.
• Gavi, S., Stuart, L., Melendez, M., Mynarcik, D., Gelato, M., McNurlan, A.M. (2007) Retinol-Binding Protein 4 is Associated with Insulin Resistance and Body Fat Distribution in Non-obese Subjects without Type 2 Diabetes. J. Clin. Endo. & Metab. 92(5):1886-90.
• Gavi, S., Qurashi, S., Lau, R., Melendez, M.M., Mynarcik, C.D., McNurlan, A.M., Gelato, C.M. (2008) Influence of Age on the Association of Retinol-Binding Protein 4 with Metabolic Syndrome. Obesity 16(4):893-5.
• Gavi, S., Cervo, F., Nicastri, C., Fields, S. Complications of Feeding Tubes in Nursing Home Patients (2008) Ann. Long Term Care 16(4).
• Gavi, S., Hensley, J. (2009) Diagnosis and Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults: A Review of the ICSI Guideline. Geriatrics 64 (6): 12-7, 29.
• Gavi, S., (2009) Clinical Pharmacology. Medical Management of Adults with Neurological Disabilities. Demos Medical Publishing.
• Gavi, S., Ranpura, V., Hapani, S., Kataya, A., Prakash, B. (2013) Letter to the Editor; Test Results Follow-up: A Systematic Review. J. General Intern Med (28) 2:175.
• Katsnelson, S., Balliu, E., Aravind, D., Ozbek A.B., Schweik, A., Patiag, R., Gavi, S., Charitou, M.M. (2013) Prevalence of Undiagnosed Diabetes Among Hospitalized Patients with Hyperglycemia. Clinical Diabetes 31(4):158-161.
• Gavi, S., Twelve Steps to Effective Communication Pocket Card, Atlantic Health System, (2019).
• Gavi, S., Good to Great Physician Communication Video, Atlantic Health System, (2019).

• Silverman, M., Gavi, S., Lu, B. Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care Clinic. Presented at the United Hospital Fund of New York, Delivery of Health Care Research Seminar, November 12, 2000.
• Gavi, S., Mendiola, R., Lu, B. Prevalence of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection in Multi-Ethnic Ambulatory Population in Brooklyn. Downstate Associates Poster Competition, New York Chapter American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, April 2001.
• Gavi, S., Nelson M. The Impact of Foreign-Born Residents on the Prevalence of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Nursing Homes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2002 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract Book, vol 50 Num 4, April 2002.
• Isaac, S., Gold, L., Gavi, S., Flamer, H., Paris, B., Kennedy, R.D. Influences of Gender, Religion, and Domicile on the Prevalence of Advance Directives in the Elderly Seen in an Acute Care Setting. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2003 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract Book, vol 51 Num 4, April 2003.
• Farber, R., Ramanathan, S., Gavi, S., Bowers, B., Bryan, L., McElhone, A., Fields. Physicians' Practices of Transitional Care of Elderly from the Hospital to Long Term Care Settings. Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract Book, vol 53 Num 4, April 2005.
• Gavi, S., Stuart, L., Melendez, M., Mynarcik, D., McNurlan, M., Gelato, M. Retinol-Binding Protein 4 levels in HIV Infected Subjects is Associated with the Distribution of Adipose Tissue. NIH Lipodystrophy and Metabolic Consequences of Altered Fat Deposition Workshop. November 2006.
• Stuart, L., Gavi, S., Melendez, M., Mynarcik, D., McNurlan, M., Gelato, M. Retinol-Binding Protein 4 levels in HIV infected subjects is associated with dyslipidemia. 2006 AMA-Medical Student Research Poster Symposium.
• Melendez, M., Shapiro, M., Vosswinkel, J., Gelato, M., Mynarcik, D., Gavi, S., Liang, S., Carlson, H. The role of leptin in multiple symmetric lipomatosis. 2006 AMA-RFS Research Poster Symposium.
• Melendez, M., Shapiro, M., Vosswinkel, J., Gelato, M., Mynarcik, D., Gavi, S., Xu, X., McNurlan, M. Wall suction applied to needle muscle biopsy – a novel technique to increase sample size. 2nd Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Feb 2007.

· Mechanism   of Aging and Diabetes, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (2006)

· Mechanism   of Aging and Insulin Resistance, Mini Medical School, Stony Brook School of   Medicine, Stony Brook, NY (2006)

· RBP   and Insulin Resistance, Division of Endocrinology Clinical Conference,   Department of Medicine, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY (2007)

· Medication   Reconciliation, Patient Safety Week, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY   (2008)

· Transition   of Care, Long Island State Veterans Home Skilled Nursing Facility, Stony   Brook, NY (2010)

· Patient   and Family Centered Care, Medicine Noon Conference, Medicine Resident Noon   Conference, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY   (2010)

· Patient   and Family Centered Care, Creating the Best Hospital Experience for Patients   and Families, Long Island Chapter, Society of Hospital Medicine, Suffolk   County, NY (2011)

· Patient   and Family Centered Care, Medicine Grand Rounds, North Shore-LIJ Huntington   Hospital, Huntington, NY (2011)

· Update   in Hospital Medicine, Society of Hospital Medicine, Long Island Chapter,   Nassau County, NY (2013)

· Patient   and Family Centered Care, Medicine Grand Rounds, North Shore-LIJ, Manhasset,   NY (2014)

· Adopt   a Doc Program, Press Ganey National Conference, Orlando, FL (2019)

· Length   of Stay Reduction, AQI Initiative, Society of Hospital Medicine Webinar   (2019)

· Hospital   Operations during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Society of Hospital Medicine Webinar   (2020)

· Relationship   Centered Communication to improve accuracy and efficiency, AMG CME Series   (2021)

· System   Patient Experience Strategies, Press Ganey National Conference, Orlando, FL   (2022)

· Relationship   Centered Communication, Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, Morristown,   NJ (2022)

· Relationship   Centered Communication, Atlantic Health System Advanced Practice Nursing 2022   Symposium, Morristown, (2022).

· Relationship   Centered Communication, Hackettstown Medical Center Grand Rounds, (2023)

· Coaching   Communication Skills Workshop, Academy of Communication in Healthcare, ENRICH   Conference, Austin, TX (2023)

· AMG   Pediatric Faculty Development, Managing Difficult Patient and Family   Discussions, Morristown, NJ (2023)

· Communication   Workshop, Orthopedic Surgical Fellows, Morristown, NJ (2023)

· RCC   Communication Workshop, MMC Surgical Residents, NJ (2023)

· Relationship   Centered Communication Communication Workshop, Academy of Communication in   Healthcare, ENRICH Conference, Texas (2023)

· Change   Management, Pediatric Faculty Grand Rounds, Morristown, NJ (2024)

· Relationship   Centered Communication Communication Workshop, Academy of Communication in   Healthcare, ENRICH Conference, Atlanta, GA (2024)

· Joy   in Medicine: An executive leadership imperative at Atlantic Health System,   Beckers Webinar (2024)

· American   Medical Association Steps Forward HER In-Basket Reduction learning   collaborative 92024)

· Relationship   Centered Communication, Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, Morristown,   NJ (2024)

· Relationship   Centered Communication, AMG Pediatric Faculty Development, Morristown, NJ   (2024)

· Managing   Difficult Conversations using RCC Skills, Nursing Grand Rounds, Morristown,   NJ (2024)

· How   to be a Supercommunicator, Pediatric Faculty Development, Morristown, NJ   (2025)

· Reframing   Patient Experience, Marcus Evans CMO Summit, Dallas, TX (2025)

· Providing   Feedback using Relationship Centered Communication Skills, AHS Emergency   Medical Service, Morristown, NJ, (2025)

· Atlantic   Medical Group Governance Structure to enhance physician engagement, AMA   American College of Physician Wellness, Boston, MA (2025)

· Learner   communication using RCC Skills, AHS Undergraduate Medical Educators Seminar,   Morristown, NJ (2025)

· From   Hearing to Listening, Building Trust, and Empathy. Advanced Practice   Professional Webinar, Morristown, NJ (2025)

· Morristown   Medical Center Nursing Grand Rounds, Team Engagement and Psychological   Safety, Morristown, NJ (2025)

· Morristown   Medical Center, OB Grand Rounds, Secure Text Messaging, Benefits and Risks,   Morristown, NJ (2026)

· CentraState   Medical Center, MEC Leadership Retreat, Keynote Speaker, Dyad leadership and   communication, Freehold, NJ (2026)