Dr. J.D. Zipkin serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Richmond University Medical Center. He comes with a wealth of experience in data-driven systems analysis and clinical operations. Prior to his current role, he served as Chief Medical Officer, overseeing 275 outpatient on-demand healthcare facilities at 11 major health systems across the country, including all Northwell Health urgent care centers. Dr. Zipkin is double board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics (Med/Peds), and is happiest treating patients of all ages. He is passionate about clinical quality and antibiotic stewardship, and has created humanistic and scalable systems processes to drive best-in-specialty patient outcomes across multiple health systems at scale.
Dr. Zipkin earned his undergraduate degree in Biology and Computer Science at Haverford College, a Master’s in Medical Science from Boston University, and his Medical Doctorate at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Zipkin previously served as a chief resident physician at Penn State Health. He has been elected into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society, and earned the Urgent Care Association’s national Quality and Safety Award, and Inspiring Excellence Award. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
