2022 Doctors of Distinction

AWARDS EVENT: SEPT. 22 Ӣ 5:30-8 PM
at The Stamford Hotel | 700 E Main St., Stamford, CT

Saluting those who go beyond the diagnosis. 

Honorees are chosen by a panel of expert judges and will be feted at an Awards Celebration.

Candidates must work in either Fairfield or Westchester counties. 

ATTENDANCE:
Tickets are $40 per person.

PROGRAM:
5:30 ”“ 6:15 pm: Cocktail hour
Cocktails Ӣ Buffet Style food Ӣ Networking Ӣ Vendor Tables
6:20 ”“ 7:30 pm: Awards ceremony
Formal awards ceremony. Auditorium-style seating
7:30 ”“ 8 pm: Closing
Dessert, coffee and tea

GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Andrew Kleinman

Andrew Kleinman, MD, is a plastic surgeon who has been in practice in Westchester for over 30 years. He has served as President of the Medical Society of the State of New York, President of the Westchester County Medical Society and President of the New York State Society of Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Kleinman is committed to driving both legislation and regulation that supports the patient-physician relationship.

MEET THE HONOREES:

ALL IN THE FAMILY
Dr. Jyotindra Shah and S.J. Shah
Amari Health

COMPASSIONATE CONCIERGE DOCTORS
Dr. Judith Shea
Glenville Medical Concierge Care 

Dr. Nitin Gupta
Rivertowns Pediatrics

CUTTING EDGE
Dr. Jeffrey Geller
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Hospital

DOCTORS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
Dr. Charles Kutler
Optum 

Dr. Mario J. Garcia
Montefiore Health System 

PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE
Redab Alnifaidy
New York Medical College

FEMALE INNOVATORS
Dr. Tabassum Firoz
Bridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven Health

Dr. Beth E. Shubin Stein
Hospital for Special Surgery

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Dr. Anthony L. Pucillo
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Hospital

Dr. Spike Lipschutz
Greenwich Hospital

OUTSTANDING NURSES
Jennifer Corbett
Bridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven Health

Samantha Ruff
Westchester Medical Center

PHYSICIAN”™S ASSISTANT
Rachel Snider
Open Door Family Medical Center

TEAM AWARDS
White Plains Hospital ICU Team
Dr. John Cardasis , Dr. Nelky Ramirez, Dr. Beata Popis-Matejak, Dr. Artur Alaverdian, Dr. Walter Chua, Dr. Miriam Lagunas Fitta, Dr. Piotr Wyrwinski, Dr. Francisco Salgueiro, Dr. Erica Bang and Dr. Joseph Taddeo 

NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital”™s Interventional Cardiology Team
Dr. Giora Weisz, Dr. William J. Prabhu, Dr. Alan H. Slater and Dr. Howard Tarkin 

New York Medical College Health Services Team
Dr. Marisa A. Montecalvo, Katherine Kowalski, Rochelle G. Saks, Ruby Lantigua, Donna McKenna, Christine Moronta and Rosemarie Raffa