Ihor S. Sawczuk, M.D. Appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Hackensack University Medical Center

Ihor S. Sawczuk, M.D. Appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Hackensack University Medical Center

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Hackensack University Medical Center is proud to announce the recent appointment of Ihor S. Sawczuk, M.D., executive vice president and chief medical officer.

“It is my great pleasure to announce the appointment of Ihor S. Sawczuk, M.D., as our new executive vice president and chief medical officer,” says Robert C. Garrett, president and chief executive officer. “As we expand our academic and clinical affiliations to remain competitive in this ever-changing healthcare environment, I am grateful to have a physician of Dr. Sawczuk’s stature with us at the helm as we embark on this journey.”

In June of 2001, after a nationwide search for a chair of the Department of Urology, Dr. Sawczuk joined the HackensackUMC medical staff from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University.  This new position of executive vice president and chief medical officer will add to Dr. Sawczuk’s already illustrious career at HackensackUMC, where he has held the positions of: vice president, chief academic officer, chairman of the Department of Urology, and chief of the Division of Urologic Oncology at the John Theurer Cancer Center.  Dr. Sawczuk is the fourth chief medical officer, succeeding Drs. William Black, Peter DeMauro and Peter Gross.

During his 10 years at HackensackUMC, the Department of Urology has technologically advanced to meet the demands of its patients, and continues to remain on the cutting edge of technology in both Surgical Urology and Urologic-Oncology.  Combining medical expertise, advanced technology, and state-of-the-art hospital and surgical facilities, the Department of Urology at HackensackUMC provides patients with innovative diagnostic, treatment, prevention, and screening services for the full range of urologic disorders and diseases. 

With more than 25 years of healthcare experience, Dr. Sawczuk has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades. He was named as a Ferdinand C. Valentine Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, a Burroughs Wellcome Scholar of the American Urological Association and an E.R. Squibb and Sons National Kidney Foundation Young Investigator. Dr. Sawczuk has also received awards from the New York Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Heart Association, Society of Basic Urologic Research, National Kidney Foundation, and the Kidney Cancer Association. He was presented the prestigious Russell and Mary Hugh Scott Education Award by the American Foundation of Urologic Disease, and in 1996, the office of the First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton recognized him for his humanitarian efforts in regards to his Chernobyl relief work. He is also a recent recipient of the Gold DOC Award from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.

Dr. Sawczuk completed his urologic training at the Squier Urological Clinic at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and his urologic oncology training as a fellow of the National Cancer Institute in the Departments of Urology and Human Genetics of Columbia University. He belongs to numerous urological associations, and has authored/co-authored more than 250 abstracts, articles and chapters.

 About Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack University Medical Center is a 775-bed not-for-profit, tertiary care, teaching and research hospital and provides the largest number of admissions in New Jersey. Founded in 1888 with 12 beds and as Bergen County's first hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center has demonstrated more than a century of growth and progress. Hackensack University Medical Center is a nationally recognized healthcare organization offering patients the most comprehensive services, state-of-the-art technologies, and facilities. Honors include being named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by HealthGrades® for five years in a row. Hackensack University Medical Center is the only hospital in New Jersey, New York, and New England to receive this honor for five consecutive years. Hackensack University Medical Center was also named one of the 50 Best Hospitals in America by Becker's Hospital Review. U.S. News & World Report ranked Hackensack University Medical Center eighth in the New York Metro Area in its first-ever Best Hospitals metro area rankings, giving it the top ranking out of all the New Jersey hospitals listed. Additionally, Hackensack University Medical Center has been ranked in geriatrics, heart and heart surgery, and cancer in U.S. News & World Report's 2011-12 Best Hospitals.  The U.S. News Media Group also named the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital to its “2011-12 Best Children’s Hospitals” list – ranking as one of the top 50 in the specialty of neurology and neurosurgery – the first hospital in the State of New Jersey ever to be ranked in a Best Children’s Hospitals specialty. Hackensack University Medical Center is a Magnet® recognized hospital for nursing excellence, first in New Jersey, second in the nation, receiving its fourth designation in April 2009. Hackensack University Medical Center is the hometown hospital of the New York Giants and the New Jersey Nets.

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