Brian Harper, M.D., M.P.H.

Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Equity and Inclusion
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)

Brian L. Harper, M.D., M.P.H., attended Brown University where he received a B.A. in Biology and a B.A. in Afro-American Studies. He received his medical degree from SUNY, Health Science Center at Syracuse. His postgraduate experience started at Harlem Hospital Center where he completed an internship in Internal Medicine. Dr. Harper continued his training at the SUNY, Health Science Center at Stony Brook, where he completed a residency in Preventive Medicine and Public Health in which he is board certified. He obtained a Masters of Public Health from Columbia University.

Dr. Harper has worked as a physician at the Rikers Island Medical Unit, and served as the first Director of the Bureau of HIV Services at the Nassau County Department of Health. As the “AIDS Czar” for Nassau County, his office brought in millions of dollars in funds for the region. Dr. Harper then served as the Senior Vice President of Community Affairs and medical director of the Community Health Centers at Nassau University Medical Center. He was then appointed as the first African American Commissioner of Health for Suffolk County (N.Y.), where he created programs such as the Office of Minority Health to focus on health disparities. He then served as the Chief Operating Officer and Medical Director of the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention to serve residents of Harlem, N.Y.

Dr. Harper now serves as the Vice President of Equity and Inclusion and Chief Medical Officer at New York Institute of Technology.