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Adhi Sharma, MD, succeeds Richard J. Murphy, who retired at the end of 2021. Dr. Sharma is board-certified in toxicology and emergency medicine. He has been the clinical quarterback of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his guidance, the hospital surged capacity to 500 beds as it cared for more than 1,700 COVID-19 patients over the course of the pandemic. Dr. Sharma obtained his medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY, and completed his emergency medicine residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Jacobi/Montefiore Medical Center. He also completed a fellowship in medical toxicology at NYU/Bellevue Medical Center. He holds a Masters in Health Care Administration at George Washington University. Dr. Sharma is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. He is a co-author of journal articles published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine, Academy of Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. Dr. Sharma has also authored chapters published in clinical textbooks, including Rosen’s Textbook of Emergency Medicine; 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult, and Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies. Prior to working at Mount Sinai South Nassau, Dr. Sharma served as the chair of emergency medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip.