Thomas Genese, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP, joined the Norwich hospital in early September. (Submitted photo)

NORWICH – A physician with more than thirty years of rural medicine and medical education experience has joined the senior leadership team at UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital.

Thomas Genese, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP, joined the Norwich hospital in early September in the newly created position of Vice President of Medical Affairs and Community Health.

“We are very pleased to have someone of Dr. Genese’s background and commitment joining us in this important physician leadership role,” said Drake Lamen, MD, president and chief executive officer/chief medical officer of UHS Chenango Memorial.

Genese has served since 2017 as director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at UHS Wilson Medical Center, and since 2022 as the medical director for rural health for the United Health Services system. Prior to joining UHS, he was a medical director and primary care physician at St. Joseph’s Health Center and Nursing Home medical director at the Kingston Center of Prospect/Centers Healthcare in Rhode Island.

Previously he held clinical posts with St. Mary’s Hospital/Yale University, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and the University of Illinois College of Medicine.

“Dr. Genese’s experience as a primary care provider, rural medical director and medical educator make him a valuable new addition to our senior team, and we’re excited to see the impact he has as we continue to evolve as a healthcare institution,” Lamen said.

Genese received his medical degree from the Eastern Virginia Medical School and a master of business administration / health services administration degree from the State University of New York at Oswego. He completed post-graduate training at the Rosalind Franklin School of Medicine in North Chicago, Ill., and at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va.

“The addition of Dr. Genese to the senior leadership team at UHS Chenango Memorial marks an exciting time for our hospital. His leadership will be crucially important as we seek to recruit, retain and train the next generation of medical providers here in Chenango County,” said Joseph Stagliano, chair of the hospital’s Board of Directors.

“We’ve set the stage with the wonderful new and modern facilities we’ve created through our strategic investments over the last five years. I look forward to seeing what Dr. Genese helps us accomplish, both within our hospital and across our community.”

Speaking of his new role at UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital, Genese said he was looking forward to learning about the community, as well as becoming involved in support and outreach activities.

“I personally value and cherish the role that community hospitals and clinics serve and enjoy serving within them because of the direct impact they have on the local community,” he explained.

“Whatever impact I have at UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital, I will always be mindful of improving the lives of our communal neighborhood.”

-Information from UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital