Clifton R. Lacy, MD, FACC, FACP leads efforts for Emergency Preparedness, Infrastructure and Communication (EPIC) at Rutgers University. Previously, Dr. Lacy served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and the Robert Wood Johnson Health System. Prior to that, Dr. Lacy served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.

Active at state and national levels in health emergency and disaster preparedness and response, Dr. Lacy serves as a member of the New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force and its Healthcare and Public Health Subcommittee. Dr. Lacy also served as Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief of Staff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; and was Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension and Director of the Center for Disease Management and Clinical Outcomes at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Dr. Lacy earned his medical degree from UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School where he also completed a residency in internal medicine, served as chief resident in internal medicine, and completed a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. He has practiced the subspecialty of cardiovascular medicine for over three decades.

Dr. Lacy’s daughter is in the Early Childhood program at RPRY.