Dr. Kavneet Kaur Rejoins Garnet Health as Neurology Residency Program Director

Garnet Health has named Kavneet Kaur, MD, MPH, as Neurology Residency Program Director, returning to the system where she previously served as System Medical Director and Chair of Neurology. The announcement, issued from Garnet Health’s Middletown campus, signals a leadership change at a hospital that serves Orange County and the broader Hudson Valley.

Garnet Health Medical Center is a major regional facility: a nonprofit hospital formed by the merger of Arden Hill Hospital and Horton Medical Center and relocated to a single-site, modern campus on Aug. 5, 2011. The facility has seven floors, 383 beds, more than 2,400 healthcare professionals on staff and over 600 doctors with privileges. Since becoming a teaching hospital in 2017, Garnet Health has graduated 291 residents through June 13, 2025, and celebrated 33 resident graduates across six programs that year.

The neurology residency program at Garnet Health is new and has been described variably in public listings. Some program listings note the neurology program was added in 2024 and list it as a three-year program with a first graduating class expected in 2027. Other listings describe a comprehensive four-year ACGME-accredited Neurology Residency Program designed to train future neurologists in a supportive, collegial environment. Additional metadata from program aggregators lists the program as "Initial" and "NEW," consistent with a recent launch. These differing descriptions indicate that program length, accreditation start date and other particulars should be confirmed with Garnet Health’s graduate medical education office for anyone tracking training timelines or application details.

Public program descriptions emphasize features that matter to local patients and trainees: exposure to high-volume, high-acuity clinical care, opportunities to train with experienced faculty, an institutional commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and access to modern diagnostic and treatment technology. Compensation summaries on aggregator listings cite competitive stipends, 20 business days of paid time off per year, medical-dental-vision coverage, malpractice insurance and educational allowances; Garnet Health’s GME office can confirm current stipend scales and benefit specifics.

The appointment comes amid other recent staffing announcements from Garnet Health, including a promotion in human resources and new clinical hires, reflecting broader institutional hiring and program expansion activity in late January. Garnet Health also continues community-facing programs and services, from cancer patient support classes to public health notices during high influenza activity in the Hudson Valley.

For Orange County residents, a strengthened neurology residency program means more physicians trained locally who are familiar with regional needs across Middletown, Orange and Sullivan counties. Visit Garnet Health’s medical education page or contact Garnet Health Media Relations and the graduate medical education office for Dr. Kavneet Kaur’s full biography, confirmed program length and accreditation details, application information and the residency’s anticipated timeline for producing its first graduating class.