Melville doctor named chief medical officer at Long Island Select Healthcare
A Melville family physician now will steer clinical policy at Long Island Select Healthcare, as the provider presses a $2.3 million East Suffolk expansion.
Long Island Select Healthcare named Melville physician Dr. Naz Khan its new chief medical officer, putting a local family medicine leader in a post that shapes care standards, physician coordination and the clinical direction of a system serving Suffolk patients. Khan brings the MD, MBA and FAAFP credentials listed on LISH’s leadership page, and most recently served as chief medical officer at Catholic Health Physician Partners on Long Island.
Her appointment comes with a record of state-level family medicine leadership. Khan was an elected board member of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians from 2023 to 2026 and chaired its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission during the same period. LISH said she brings experience in clinical operations, population health and care delivery for complex and underserved populations, a mix that matters for a provider network built around patients who often need coordinated, multispecialty care.
The move also lands as the organization pushes into a new round of expansion. On June 2, the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities announced a $2.3 million award to Long Island Select Healthcare for a project called Eastern Suffolk Integrated Healthcare Access Expansion. The state described it as the third-largest award in Governor Hochul’s $25 million 2025-2026 Executive Budget investment for 30 providers.
OPWDD said the money will help expand the clinic, add patient care areas and treatment rooms, and build five fully equipped dental exam rooms. The upgrades also include new dental and medical chairs and a 2D Pan x-ray unit, a concrete sign that the system is adding capacity in the parts of care that can be hardest to schedule, especially for patients who need specialized equipment and longer appointments.
LISH marked its 10th anniversary in March and opened a new clinic in Port Jefferson Station. The organization said it treated more than 8,500 patients and logged about 74,500 visits in 2025, with more than 60% of its patient profile made up of people with developmental disabilities, autism and special needs. Its sites stretch across Central Islip, Hauppauge, Smithtown, Manorville, Center Moriches, Riverhead and Port Jefferson Station.
The provider describes itself as a 16-specialty Article 28 Federally Qualified Health Center and a New York State Article 16 Rehabilitation Clinic. It also says it is FTCA-deemed, which gives it certain federal malpractice liability protections. LISH was formed from clinics tied to Developmental Disabilities Institute, Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, and United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Suffolk, a structure that still defines its role in the county’s care network.
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