
VNS Health
President, Health Plans
Hany Abdelaal, DO
Dr. Hany Abdelaal serves as President of VNSNY CHOICE Health Plans, the health plans affiliated with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY). VNSNY is one of the largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organization in the United States, providing acute, rehabilitative, end-of-life, mental health, long-term care services and managed care plans to residents of the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties, as well as parts of upstate New York. Dr. Abdelaal joined the plan in March of 2012 as its Chief Medical Officer and was named President in January 2015. Previously, Dr. Abdelaal served in executive positions at two ACAP-member Safety Net Health Plans: as Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer at Elderplan, and as Medical Director and Executive Director at Homefirst. He completed his internship and residency at Maimonides Medical Center, where he worked until 2003 as an Associate Attending and Assistant Medical Director of Outpatient Service. Dr. Abdelaal has been involved in the duals programs and MLTSS programs for over 20 years.