Meet The Newest Member Of The Open Door Foundation Board

CHAPPAQUA, NY — A Westchester man with a wealth of experience in the healthcare industry has been tapped to help guide one of the Hudson Valley's most essential healthcare non-profits.

Robert Glazer, a well-known healthcare executive, and long-time resident of Chappaqua now living in Mount Kisco, has been named to the Open Door Family Medical Center’s Foundation Board.

"I’ve known Bob both professionally and personally for many years, and am thrilled to have such a well-respected and influential figure in the healthcare community join our Foundation Board," Open Door President Lindsay Farrell said of the appointment. "His unique background, experiences and skills, including his time spent at New York Presbyterian Hospital running its development arm, will be invaluable to us."

Glazer has 40-plus years of healthcare management experience. He spent more than 20 years as Chief Executive Officer for ENT and Allergy Associates (ENTA), the largest otolaryngology practice in the U.S. Most recently, he founded Glazer Business Advisors, which provides strategic and business counseling to healthcare organizations.

He also served as Executive Vice-President of Quality Medical Management Services USA (QMMS USA), a subsidiary of ENTA, which offers healthcare consultancy services in the areas of medical staff operations, practice management, ancillary service revenue enhancement, compliance, records management, and business applications. Prior to this, he held financial executive positions at New York Presbyterian Hospital and NYU Langone Medical Center.

A long-time board member of the Westchester County Association, which develops healthcare policy recommendations at the state and national levels, Glazer holds a degree in Public Health Administration from NYU and a BA in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. He was a recipient of the Healthcare Champion Award, awarded in 2022 by The Westchester County Association, and the Businessman of the Year Award in 2021 by the Business Council of Westchester.

For over 50 years, Open Door has provided accessible, high-quality health care and wellness services, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. Open Door offers family medicine, dental services, behavioral health care, women’s health including obstetrics, vision services, insurance enrollment assistance, and much more. Open Door operates health centers in Ossining, Brewster, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Sleepy Hollow, and Port Chester, and a dental site in Saugerties. Additionally, Open Door runs a mobile dental van and nine School-Based Health Centers in the Ossining, Port Chester, and Webutuck school districts.