Dr. David G. Wolf is a Professor of Health Services Administration for Barry University’s School of Professional and Career Education.

Dr. Wolf graduated from Villanova University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Administrative Science. David graduated with distinction from Cabrini College in 2007, where he received his Master of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership and graduated in 2012, obtaining his Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership with highest honors from Eastern University in St. Davids, PA. He also received a Master’s Degree in Jurisprudence, specializing in Healthcare and Hospital Law from the Seton Hall University School of Law.

Dr. Wolf began his career in accounting and finance and is a nationally recognized expert in long-term care. He purchased his first nursing home in 1990. He successfully grew his company and at the time of the sale in 2000, his organization encompassed a skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility, home health care agency, nurse staffing agency, and outpatient rehabilitation facility serving the Southern New Jersey community.

Dr. Wolf has conducted extensive research in the areas of health care quality improvement, specializing in the efficacy and effectiveness of reducing potentially preventable hospital readmissions among older adults at risk of complications during hospitalization and transitions between care settings. He assisted in developing protocols currently in use by many long-term facilities in the United States. Other research interests include mentoring of health care administrators and the development of patient obesity protocols in the long-term care industry. Dr. Wolf is currently studying the development of health care simulation programs that will be used in industry and academia.

Dr. Wolf is the Academic Board Member and a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Administrators and is a certified nursing home administrator, certified assisted living administrator and certified administrator of subacute care services. He also serves as chair-elect of the Long-Term Care Faculty Forum for the Association of University Programs in Healthcare Administration (AUPHA). He is licensed to practice in Florida and New Jersey.

In 2018, Dr. Wolf was awarded the Barry University Outstanding Faculty Member Award. This award recognizes the professional accomplishments of a faculty member. Dr. Wolf was recognized for his research and his “Pillars of Academic Philosophy” which includes industry knowledge and development, research, and teaching philosophy. Dr. Wolf mentors students who represent Barry University in the fields of healthcare and leadership.