Edward McGookin, MD, MHCDS, FAAP, has been promoted from his position as chief medical officer to president of Coastal Medical, effective October 20, 2022.
Dr. McGookin, who has spent 24 years with Coastal, was appointed following a search for a candidate with extraordinary experience and character. Dr. McGookin practiced general pediatrics for more than 15 years at Coastal Medical Waterman Pediatrics before he assumed the chief medical officer role full-time in 2013.
“Dr. McGookin has lived and breathed Coastal’s values of patient-centered care since joining in 1998, and there is no one more deserving to lead as Coastal’s next president. The future of primary care and population health in Rhode Island is bright under Dr. McGookin’s leadership and vision,” said Lifespan Senior Vice President for Primary Care and Population Health and former Coastal Medical President Al Kurose, MD.
Dr. McGookin laid the foundation for Coastal’s population health initiatives and built successful clinical programs that have greatly improved patient outcomes, including the clinical pharmacy, diabetes management, heart failure and behavioral health programs. He also spearheaded Coastal’s infection control protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to keep Coastal patients and employees safe from exposure to the virus.
“Providing patients with access to innovative, high-quality care is what Coastal stands for, and I am humbled to work alongside remarkable colleagues who share the same goal,” said Dr. McGookin. “In this new role, my commitment to enhancing Coastal’s team-based primary care model and Lifespan’s population health strategy will only grow stronger.”
Dr. McGookin received his MD from the State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY and completed his residency training in Pediatrics at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, RI. He also earned a master's degree in Health Care Delivery Science Dartmouth College. Dr. McGookin holds an appointment as Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
He succeeds Dr. Al Kurose, who transitioned to full-time in his role as Lifespan SVP for Primary Care and Population Health after serving as Coastal president since 2008. Dr. Kurose will also serve as chair of the Coastal board.