Torian Easterling, MD
Senior Vice President of Population and Community Health
Torian Easterling, MD, is currently the Senior Vice President of Population and Community Health and the Chief Strategic and Innovation Officer for One Brooklyn Health. He brings years of experience as a leader in healthcare and public health to BCC’s Board of Directors.
Torian Easterling, MD' Story
Torian Easterling, MD, is currently the Senior Vice President of Population and Community Health and the Chief Strategic and Innovation Officer for One Brooklyn Health. He brings years of experience as a leader in healthcare and public health to BCC’s Board of Directors. Previously, he served as Chief Equity Officer at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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.