Health Care Advancement Speakers Series – David Kountz, MD

David Kountz, MD, is a practicing internist at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Dr. Kountz’s talk will focus on the work that he has done and the topic of Addressing Hypertension in Blacks. The session includes Q&A at the conclusion of the his talk.

This event will be available to attend both in-person and via Zoom.

• Register to attend in-person.
• Register to attend virtually.

About the Dr. Kountz

Dr. Kountz is a graduate of Princeton University (AB), SUNY/Buffalo School of Medicine (MD) and Georgian Court University (MBA). Dr. Kountz is the chief academic officer and designated institutional official for Graduate Medical Education, Hackensack Meridian Health, as well as a professor of Medicine and senior associate dean for Graduate Medical Education, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.

He has authored or co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, book chapter, editorials and abstracts. He has also served as an investigator on more than 20 peer-reviewed grants. Dr. Kountz is the 2019 recipient of the Community Service Leader Award from the Edward J. Ill Excellence in Medicine Foundation and the 2023 recipient of the Ethel Weinberg, MD, Award for leadership in Academic Medicine from the Alliance for Independent Academic Medical Centers. He is a current member of the NBME Council and the ACGME Institutional Review Committee. In 2021, he was elected to Mastership in the American College of Physicians.  

For any questions, please contact the Office of Health Care Advancement.

Light snacks and beverages will be provided at 5:00 p.m. for those in person. The speaker will begin at 5:30 p.m., and the event will last an hour (45 min. talk and 15 min. Q&A). Complimentary parking is available in the Phoenix Biomedical Parking Garage only. All trainees, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to attend. This event is eligible for Health Care Advancement Hours.

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