Mark Joy
@markjoy
Physician and medical director with legal training, expertise in hospital medicine, ethics, and medical policy.
What I'm looking for
I am an internal medicine physician and medical director with over forty years of experience in hospital medicine and primary care, and I hold a JD with admission to the New York bar.
I have served as an attending physician, associate director, director of medical education, and medical director in multiple hospital systems, and I have five years of experience in utilization management and medical policy editing.
My academic appointments include assistant and associate professor of clinical medicine, and I have extensive experience supervising residents and medical students, delivering lectures, leading small-group teaching, and publishing on clinical and ethical topics.
I regularly serve on and chair ethics, quality assurance, and clinical committees; I seek engaging, productive roles where I can apply clinical, ethical, and policy expertise while mentoring trainees and advancing quality improvement.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Medical Director
Maximus
May 2022 - Jul 2025 (3 years 2 months)
Medical Director overseeing medical programs and utilization management, responsible for program oversight and clinical compliance from May 2022 to July 2025.
Medical Director
Lighthouse Guild
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022 (4 months)
Medical Director providing clinical leadership during a short-term engagement focused on patient care, program oversight, and coordination with interdisciplinary teams.
Medical Director
Oak Street Health
Aug 2021 - May 2022 (9 months)
Medical Director overseeing clinical operations and primary care initiatives across sites during tenure, focusing on care quality and provider engagement.
Medical Director
Highmark Blue Cross
Feb 2016 - Jul 2021 (5 years 5 months)
Medical Director responsible for utilization management, co-chairing the Medical Policy Committee and serving as Medical Policy Editor to develop and maintain clinical policy over a multi-year period.
Attending Physician
VAPHS
Nov 2014 - Jan 2016 (1 year 2 months)
Attending Physician in the Dept. of Medicine focusing on hospital medicine and serving on the Ethics Committee while providing inpatient care.
Attending Physician
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System
May 2006 - Nov 2014 (8 years 6 months)
Attending Physician with academic duties including inpatient attending 3 months/year, clinic preceptor, intern case discussions, monthly medical ethics lectures, and organizing student examinations and small-group teaching.
Attending Physician
NY Downtown Hospital
Jul 2003 - Apr 2006 (2 years 9 months)
Attending Physician and Associate Director of the Internal Medicine Residency; directed quality assurance efforts and served as ethics and palliative medicine consultant.
Attending Physician
St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center
Jan 1995 - Jun 2003 (8 years 5 months)
Attending Physician in the Dept. of Medicine and Dept. of Ethics; served as Associate Chief of General Internal Medicine and Director of Medical Clinic, leading clinical operations and ethics consultations.
Attending Physician
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
Jul 1982 - Jan 1995 (12 years 6 months)
Attending Physician in the Dept. of Medicine overseeing inpatient services with interns and residents; held leadership roles including Assistant/Associate Director of Medicine, Director of Medical Education, and Quality Assurance Coordinator while working 10–11 months per year.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Brooklyn Law School
Juris Doctor, Law
Earned a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School, awarded 1990.
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine, Medicine
Earned a Doctor of Medicine from West Virginia University School of Medicine, awarded 1979.
West Virginia University
Bachelor of Arts
Completed a Bachelor of Arts at West Virginia University, awarded 1974.
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