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The extraordinary Lenny Achan ’99 began his transformative career as a nursing student at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and has gone on to become Chief Innovative Officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Leonard Achan, Hospital for Special SurgeryThe extraordinary Lenny Achan ’99 began his transformative career as a nursing student at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and has gone on to become Chief Innovative Officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

He’s also a gifted multimedia artist, a mentor, an advocate—and a dedicated trustee of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­.

Achan was by Taylor Swaak for Newsday in an article that shows this Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ alum’s journey as a graffiti artist, a nurse and a health care executive.

He landed his first role at Mount Sinai when he was a student at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­. “Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ had the top nursing program, Achan said. “It was the only school I applied to.â€� In 1998, he applied to and was accepted by Mount Sinai to complete his senior practicum there. After graduating with his nursing degree from Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­, Mount Sinai hired him full time.


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