Konstantinos Deligiannidis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FAAHCM

Dr. Konstantinos “Kosta” Deligiannidis is the Medical Director of Northwell Health’s House Calls program, a home-based primary and palliative care program within the largest health system in New York, and a participant in the Independence at Home demonstration program. Eighteen years ago, he began his career as a full-spectrum family physician in a small-town health center in Central Massachusetts, caring for patients in inpatient, labor and delivery, nursing home, and outpatient settings. At UMass Medical School, he taught learners the benefits of home visits and inspired many to pursue this work. He was an inaugural member of UMass’s Quality Scholars program, where he developed a passion for quality improvement and system-based change. As a quality improvement director, he led projects presented at state and national conferences.