Irwin Birnbaum has extensive experience in the medical and legal fields, prominently serving as the Senior Advisor for the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at Yale University School of Medicine since 2005. Birnbaum previously held significant roles, including Trustee on the Board of Trustees at Maimonides Medical Center from 1989 to 2014, and Board Member at South County Healthcare System from 2005 to 2012. Additionally, Birnbaum was the Chief Operating Officer at Yale University School of Medicine from 1997 to 2005 and worked as a retired partner at Proskauer Rose LLP from 1986 to 1997. Birnbaum earned a Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law between 1956 and 1961.