Newly Created Role Will Lead Enterprise-Wide Physician Performance and Clinical Transformation Initiatives
West Orange, NJ, October 15, 2026 — RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, has appointed Erwin Wang, MD, MHA, SFHM, to the newly created role of Senior Vice President of Physician Performance Improvement, effective immediately. In this position, Dr. Wang will serve as the enterprise architect for physician-driven clinical performance transformation, aligning care models, clinical standards, and incentive structures to achieve top-decile national performance in safety and value-based outcomes.
Reporting to Andy Anderson, MD, Chief Medical and Quality Officer, RWJBarnabas Health, Dr. Wang will collaborate with clinicians and operational leaders across the system to advance compassionate and equitable care while supporting RWJBarnabas Health’s commitment to being the best place to practice medicine and receive care.
“Erwin brings a unique, multidisciplinary perspective to this role, blending a foundation in academic medicine with deep experience in health care administrationand change management,” said Dr. Anderson. “He has a proven record of driving large-scale operational excellence, optimizing clinical revenue, and leading data-driven initiatives that have strengthenedpatient safety, improved quality scores, and reduced hospital mortality,”
An accomplished executive leader and board-certified internist and hospitalist, Dr. Wang joins RWJBarnabas Health from NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, where he most recently served as Director of Quality, Clinical Documentation, and Value-Based Medicine. During his tenure, he provided strategic direction and mentorship to approximately 25 service line chiefs and department heads while overseeing hospital performance across major national quality benchmarks.
Dr. Wang earned his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed his internal medicine residency at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Before entering medical training, he worked in health policy and earned a Master of Health Administration, along with a double major in Biology and Philosophy, from Cornell University.Dr. Wang is a Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine and a published researcher whose work has appeared in leading journals, including JAMA Network Open and NEJM Catalyst.
About RWJBarnabas Health
RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive academic health system, caring for more than five million people annually. Nationally renowned for quality and safety, the system includes 14 hospitals and 9,000 affiliated physicians integrated to provide care at more than 700 patient care locations.
RWJBarnabas Health partners with its communities to build and sustain a healthier New Jersey. It provides patient-centered care in a compassionate manner and is the state’s largest safety-net provider and leader in addressing the social determinants of health. RWJBarnabas Health provides food to the hungry, housing for the homeless and economic opportunities to those most vulnerable.
RWJBarnabas Health’s commitment to enhancing access to care includes a transformative partnership with Rutgers University, including the Rutgers Cancer Institute — the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
RWJBarnabas Health is among New Jersey’s largest private employers, with more than 45,000 employees, contributing more than $7 billion to the state economy every year. For more information, visit www.RWJBH.org
Contact: Carrie Cristello
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