Dr. Torian Easterling
Former Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer, NYC DOHMH
Torian Easterling, MD, served as the First Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He brings years of experience as a leader in healthcare and public health to BCC’s Board of Directors. As the First Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer at the NYC Health Department, Dr. Easterling spearheaded efforts to address racial inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure Black and Brown communities had vital access to tests and vaccines. He championed dismantling structural barriers and increasing institutional accountability in recognition of the transformative power it holds for residents.
Dr. Easterling holds a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA), a Master’s in Public Health from Icahn School of Medicine at Sinai in New York, and a doctorate from Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Queens, NY, and a General Preventive Medicine residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Sinai in New York.
Dr. Torian Easterling' Story
Torian Easterling, MD, served as the First Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He brings years of experience as a leader in healthcare and public health to BCC’s Board of Directors. As the First Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer at the NYC Health Department, Dr. Easterling spearheaded efforts to address racial inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure Black and Brown communities had vital access to tests and vaccines. He championed dismantling structural barriers and increasing institutional accountability in recognition of the transformative power it holds for residents.
Dr. Easterling holds a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA), a Master’s in Public Health from Icahn School of Medicine at Sinai in New York, and a doctorate from Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Queens, NY, and a General Preventive Medicine residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Sinai in New York.