The University of Medicine and Health Sciences welcomes Burton L. Herz, M.D. , F.A.C.S., F.A.C.G.  as the Clinical Dean.  Dr. Herz is dedicated to medical education, and he brings to UMHS his leadership, guidance and direction to our clinical program. 

Dr. Herz comes to us from the Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester in New Rochelle, New York where he was chairman of Surgery Emeritus and Director of Graduate Surgical Education.  For the past 17 years Dr. Herz was Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Sound Shore Health System.  As Program Director for the General Surgery Residency Program, he was responsible for the coordination of the Residency program.  Dr. Herz was responsible for the overall direction of the program, curriculum development and compliance with both New York State and the American Board of Surgery. 

As one of the founding members and president of a 140 physician multispecialty in Brooklyn, Dr. Herz worked as the Director of Surgery for 20 years.  He has also served as Professor of Clinical Surgery at New York Medical College, Governor of the American College of Surgeons, Former Associate Dean of the New York Medical College, Director of Medical Education & Professor of Surgery at St. George’s University School of Medicine.

Dr. Herz’s medical specialty is General Surgery in which he is licensed in New York State and Connecticut.  He is certified as a Diplomat, American Board of Surgery, Fellow, American College of Surgeons, and Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology.

After earning his M.D. degree at the School of Medicine, Buffalo, New York, Dr. Herz was chief resident in surgery at New  York University , Bellevue Hospital.  He has been on staff of New York University School of Medicine for the past forty years and has had academic appointments in a number of other state universities in New York.  Dr. Herz has also served as the Director of Medical Education for St. George’s University School of Medicine for the past 12 years.

Dr. Herz is the author of a large number of journal articles and the author of two books as well as contributing author in several other books.