Office of the President

The fifth president of New York Institute of Technology and an expert in emergency medicine, Jerry Balentine, D.O., served as chief medical officer and executive vice president of St. Barnabas Hospital and Healthcare System in the Bronx, N.Y., prior to joining New York Tech as vice president for medical affairs and global health in 2014. He held numerous other positions throughout his career, including hospital medical director, emergency department director, and residency director.

Balentine has been an adjunct faculty member at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) for more than 20 years and served as executive vice president and provost before his appointment as president. He serves on the New York State Board of Professional Medical Conduct and is a Fellow of the NY Academy of Medicine. 

A graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Balentine completed his medical internship at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Philadelphia and his emergency medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he also served as chief resident. He earned his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Md.

Balentine has authored and edited many web and textbook chapters and was medical editor of newyorkmedicaljournal.org. He is also a medical author and editor for the WebMD network. 

Throughout his career, Balentine’s research interest has centered on the patient and student experience. His current areas of focus are on non-academic interventions with medical students to help them increase empathy and decrease burnout, esports, and the role medical providers play in preventing chronic and acute injuries.