Dr. Nicholas D. Caputo is an emergency medicine physician and U.S. Army Reserve Major with a passion for research, direct patient care, and ensuring medical practices in emergency situations are as evidence-based and up-to-date as possible. “Research allows me to deliver care to patients with the mindset of treating their unique and individual issue,” says Dr. Caputo. “I am excited to apply healthcare to the individual.”
Dr. Caputo oversees urgent and home care at Atria and serves as Associate Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln Medical Center in the South Bronx. Board certified in emergency medicine, Dr. Caputo is an Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and an attending emergency physician at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork Presbyterian Hospital.
As a Major in the United States Army Reserve, Dr. Caputo is currently assigned to the 947th Forward Resuscitative and Surgical Team, which just completed a tour with the Special Forces in Somalia. “I have always wanted to serve,” he says. “I decided to join the Reserves in 2016 in order to serve those who serve us.”
As a frontline worker in New York City during the early days of Covid-19, he and his colleagues published research that changed the real-time treatment of infected patients through proning to delay or prevent intubation.
His team also published the only reported-outcomes data for the New York City public hospital system, which shed light on the inequities and disparities of Covid-19 outcomes in the city. “I am very mission driven when it comes to serving the underserved,” he says.
Dr. Caputo earned his medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine after completing a Masters of Science in marine microbiology, also at St. George’s. He then completed his internship in General Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, and his Residency and Chief Residency in Emergency Medicine at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, also in the Bronx. He is fellowship trained in critical-care retrieval medicine through CareFlight and the Royal Darwin Hospital in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
“Emergency medicine is a young specialty,” says Dr. Caputo. “It’s only fifty years old, and medicine that young is conventional by nature. In my research, I have been able to pursue and question conventional wisdom to find the best answer for the person sitting in front of me. Sometimes we investigate the routine standard of care and find it isn't actually what’s best for the patient. And with the Atria model, we want to use personalization down to the genome, tailoring health care to the individual, instead of by cohort.”
Credentials
- Associate Chief of Emergency MedicineNYC Health & Hospitals / Lincoln Medical Center
- Physician Advisor of Emergency MedicineNYC Health & Hospitals / Lincoln Medical Center
- Attending Physician of Emergency MedicineNYC Health & Hospitals / Lincoln Medical Center
- Former Director of Emergency Department Critical CareLincoln Medical Center
- Former Director of Adult Emergency Medicine ResearchLincoln Medical Center
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency MedicineNewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Allen Hospital, and Lawrence Hospital
- Attending Emergency PhysicianNewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Allen Hospital, and Lawrence Hospital
- Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineWeill Cornell Medical College
- Major, U.S. Army Reserve947th Forward Resuscitative and Surgical Team
- InstructorFEMA Hospital Emergency Response Training (HERT)
- Former Associate Medical DirectorNew York Branch of Sollis Health
- Former Co-Principal InvestigatorStroke Hyperglycemia Insulin Network Effort (SHINE), a NIH funded Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials Network (NETT) Study
Awards
- Iron Majors AwardArmy Medical Department (AMEDD)
- NATO Medal Recipient
- Top New Peer ReviewersAnnals of Emergency Medicine
- Young Investigator AwardAmerican College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) National Conference
- New Speakers Forum WinnerNYACEP Regional Conference
- Global War on Terrorism Medal Expeditionary Recipient
Affiliations
- FellowAmerican Academy of Emergency Medicine
- FellowAmerican College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
- MemberAmerican College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Research Committee
- MemberSociety of Critical Care Medicine
- EditorJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians
- Peer ReviewerAmerican Journal of Emergency Medicine
Meet Our Doctors
Dr. David W. Dodick
Chief Science & Medical Officer, Atria; Co-Chair, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine
Dr. Paul G. Lee
Chief Clinical Consultant
Dr. Richard S. Isaacson
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Lawrence C. Newman
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Ken Shubin Stein
Co-Founder, Atria; Co-Founder and CEO, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine
Dr. Nieca Goldberg
Women’s Health & Cardiology, Medical Director of Atria New York
Dr. Benjamin H. Lewis
Director of Atria South Florida; Cardiology
Dr. Rony Shimony
Director of Cardiology
Dr. Jahangir Rahman
Internal Medicine
Dr. Jennifer McGugins Hill
Internal Medicine
Dr. Edward J. Greaney
Internal Medicine
Dr. Bernard M. Kruger
Internal Medicine
Dr. Yadiera M. Brown
Family Medicine
Dr. Daniel Angerbauer
Preventive Medicine
Dr. Nicholas D. Caputo
Director of Urgent & Home Care
Dr. Evelyn C. Granieri
Director of Geriatrics
Dr. Carmela Seymour
Gynecology
Dr. Panta Rouhani Schaffer
Medical Dermatology
Mr. Kyle O’Flaherty
Director of Performance and Movement; Physical Therapy
Dr. Kelly Fradin
Director of Pediatrics
Dr. Hina J. Talib
Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Cory Kercher
Pediatrics
Dr. Amish Nishawala
Pediatrics
Dr. Kersha S. Pennicott
Pediatrics & Urgent Care
Dr. David W. Dodick
Chief Science & Medical Officer, Atria; Co-Chair, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine
Dr. Paul G. Lee
Chief Clinical Consultant
Dr. Richard S. Isaacson
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Lawrence C. Newman
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Ken Shubin Stein
Co-Founder, Atria; Co-Founder and CEO, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine
Dr. Nieca Goldberg
Women’s Health & Cardiology, Medical Director of Atria New York
Dr. Benjamin H. Lewis
Director of Atria South Florida; Cardiology
Dr. Rony Shimony
Director of Cardiology
Dr. Jahangir Rahman
Internal Medicine
Dr. Jennifer McGugins Hill
Internal Medicine
Dr. Edward J. Greaney
Internal Medicine
Dr. Bernard M. Kruger
Internal Medicine
Dr. Yadiera M. Brown
Family Medicine
Dr. Daniel Angerbauer
Preventive Medicine
Dr. Nicholas D. Caputo
Director of Urgent & Home Care
Dr. Evelyn C. Granieri
Director of Geriatrics
Dr. Carmela Seymour
Gynecology
Dr. Panta Rouhani Schaffer
Medical Dermatology
Mr. Kyle O’Flaherty
Director of Performance and Movement; Physical Therapy
Dr. Kelly Fradin
Director of Pediatrics
Dr. Hina J. Talib
Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Cory Kercher
Pediatrics
Dr. Amish Nishawala
Pediatrics
Dr. Kersha S. Pennicott
Pediatrics & Urgent Care
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Dr. David W. Dodick
Chief Science & Medical Officer, Atria; Co-Chair, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine
Dr. Paul G. Lee
Chief Clinical Consultant
Dr. Richard S. Isaacson
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Lawrence C. Newman
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Ken Shubin Stein
Co-Founder, Atria; Co-Founder and CEO, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine
Dr. Nieca Goldberg
Women’s Health & Cardiology, Medical Director of Atria New York
Dr. Benjamin H. Lewis
Director of Atria South Florida; Cardiology
Dr. Rony Shimony
Director of Cardiology
Dr. Jahangir Rahman
Internal Medicine
Dr. Jennifer McGugins Hill
Internal Medicine
Dr. Edward J. Greaney
Internal Medicine
Dr. Bernard M. Kruger
Internal Medicine
Dr. Yadiera M. Brown
Family Medicine
Dr. Daniel Angerbauer
Preventive Medicine
Dr. Nicholas D. Caputo
Director of Urgent & Home Care
Dr. Evelyn C. Granieri
Director of Geriatrics
Dr. Carmela Seymour
Gynecology
Dr. Panta Rouhani Schaffer
Medical Dermatology
Mr. Kyle O’Flaherty
Director of Performance and Movement; Physical Therapy
Dr. Kelly Fradin
Director of Pediatrics
Dr. Hina J. Talib
Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Cory Kercher
Pediatrics
Dr. Amish Nishawala
Pediatrics
Dr. Kersha S. Pennicott
Pediatrics & Urgent Care
Dr. David W. Dodick
Chief Science & Medical Officer, Atria; Co-Chair, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine
Dr. Paul G. Lee
Chief Clinical Consultant
Dr. Richard S. Isaacson
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Lawrence C. Newman
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Ken Shubin Stein
Co-Founder, Atria; Co-Founder and CEO, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine
Dr. Nieca Goldberg
Women’s Health & Cardiology, Medical Director of Atria New York
Dr. Benjamin H. Lewis
Director of Atria South Florida; Cardiology
Dr. Rony Shimony
Director of Cardiology
Dr. Jahangir Rahman
Internal Medicine
Dr. Jennifer McGugins Hill
Internal Medicine
Dr. Edward J. Greaney
Internal Medicine
Dr. Bernard M. Kruger
Internal Medicine
Dr. Yadiera M. Brown
Family Medicine
Dr. Daniel Angerbauer
Preventive Medicine
Dr. Nicholas D. Caputo
Director of Urgent & Home Care
Dr. Evelyn C. Granieri
Director of Geriatrics
Dr. Carmela Seymour
Gynecology
Dr. Panta Rouhani Schaffer
Medical Dermatology
Mr. Kyle O’Flaherty
Director of Performance and Movement; Physical Therapy
Dr. Kelly Fradin
Director of Pediatrics
Dr. Hina J. Talib
Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Cory Kercher
Pediatrics
Dr. Amish Nishawala
Pediatrics
Dr. Kersha S. Pennicott
Pediatrics & Urgent Care
