Danielle Laraque-Arena | |
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President of State University of New York Upstate Medical University | |
Assumed office January 2016 |
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Preceded by | Gregory Eastwood |
Vice President, Maimonides Infants and Children's Hospital | |
Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Maimonides Medical Center | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Danielle Laraque 1956 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Spouse(s) | Luigi Arena |
Children | 2 |
Parents | Paul and Marcelle Laraque |
Residence | Syracuse, New York |
Education | M.D., University of California, Los Angeles |
Alma mater | Fordham University, University of California, Los Angeles |
Profession | Pediatrician |
Danielle Laraque-Arena has been appointed President of State University of New York Upstate Medical University, effective January 2015, where she will be the first woman to be president. She was previously a professor at Yeshiva University and chair of the pediatrics department at Maimonides Medical Center.