Amanda Falick Ascher, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Amanda Falick Ascher, MD is the Chief Medical Officer of Sun River Health.
Dr. Ascher served most recently as the Chief Medical Officer of Bronx Partners for Healthy Communities, a coalition led by SBH Health System to respond to DSRIP (New York State’s waiver to transform care delivery to Medicaid recipients and the uninsured to decrease unnecessary hospital use.) At Bronx Partners, Dr. Ascher played a vital role in designing physician incentives and preparing partners for value-based purchasing readiness while focusing on improving health outcomes. She also served as Associate Professor of Medicine at CUNY School of Medicine and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Prior to that, Dr. Ascher was the Medical Director at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic and Treatment Center, part of Gotham Health, the FQHC of New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (2009-2015). In this role, she administrated a multidisciplinary clinic with over 60,000 visits per year. She led their ACO performance, Performance Improvement Committee, and was the Patient Safety Officer from 2009-2013.
Dr. Ascher was a Clinical Quality Fellow with GNYHA from 2010-2011 and has since served as Fellowship mentor and faculty. Prior to 2009 she was the Medical Director at the Washington Heights Family Health Center of New York Presbyterian. She has volunteered and served overseas in several clinical capacities, including work in Mali (West Africa), El Salvador, and Belize. She is also co-founder and Chief Medical Officer at Sana solutions LLC, a consulting firm that helps health care organizations optimize their care in value-based payment systems.
Dr. Ascher obtained her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine internship and residency at New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Columbia College.
Dr. Ascher is licensed to practice medicine in the State of New York and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
