Danielle Laraque-Arena

Danielle Laraque-Arena
President of State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2016
Preceded by	Gregory Eastwood[1]
Vice President, Maimonides Infants and Children's Hospital
Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Maimonides Medical Center
Personal details
Born	Danielle Laraque 1956 Haiti
Spouse(s)	Luigi Arena
Children	2
Parents	Paul and Marcelle Laraque
Residence	Syracuse, New York
Education	M.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Alma mater	Fordham University, University of California, Los Angeles
Profession	Pediatrician

Danielle Laraque-Arena has been appointed President of State University of New York Upstate Medical University, effective January 2015, where she will be the first women to be president. She was previously a professor at Yeshiva University and chair of the pediatrics department at Maimonides Medical Center.^[2]

References

1. Mulder, James T. (22 May 2016). "From Haiti, to Syracuse: Upstate Chief Hopes to Address City's High Poverty Rate". The Post-Standard. pp. 3–5, Empire magazine. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
2. Chen, Angela (October 25, 2015). "Emphasis on Pediatrics". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 4 December 2015.