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Castle Connolly
Physician of the Year Awards |
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The fifth annual Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. National Physician of the Year Awards took place on Monday evening, March 22, 2010 at the Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. The Awards recognizes and honors five exemplary physicians, as well as the many thousands of other excellent physicians practicing in communities throughout the United States. The evening began at 6:30PM with the awards presentation followed by a cocktail buffet. The event was by invitation only.
Several awards are given to those who work tirelessly in their respective field of medicine.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to physicians for their lifetime of dedication to research and practice in their respective fields. This year, the award was presented to Leonard Apt, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology Emeritus (Active), Director Emeritus and Founder of the Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Jules Stein Eye Institute and to Basil I. Hirschowitz, M.D., Professor of Medicine Emeritus, Professor of Physiology Emeritus - University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The Clinical Excellence Award, designed to recognize physicians who exemplify excellence in clinical medical practice, was presented to John B. Buse, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Director, Diabetes Care Center, Executive Associate Dean, Clinical Research -University of North Carolina School of Medicine; Ching-Hon Pui, M.D., Chair, Department of Oncology - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, American Cancer Society Professor; and Larry Norton, M.D., Deputy Physician-in-Chief for Breast Cancer Programs; Medical Director, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
The National Health Leadership Award is awarded to a non-physician whose tireless work with an organization has heightened the awareness for the need of support and research for that specific cause. Alexandra Reeve Givens and Matthew Reeve, Trustees of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, received this year’s National Health Leadership Award.
John K. Castle, Chairman, and John J. Connolly, Ed.D., President and CEO, of Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. presided over the evening. William Liss-Levinson, Ph.D., Vice President, Chief Strategy & Operations Officer, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. and Jean Morgan, M.D., Vice President, Chief Medical & Research Officer, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. were the Awards Presenters for Lifetime Achievement for the evening. Robin Elliott, Executive Director of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation was the Master of Ceremonies.
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John K. Castle, Dr. Ching-Hon Pui, Dr. John B. Buse, Dr. Larry Norton, Dr. John J. Connolly.
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John K. Castle, Dr. Basil I. Hirschowitz, Dr. Leonard Apt, Dr. John J. Connolly.
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John K. Castle, Matthew Reeve, Alexandra Reeve Givens, Dr. John J. Connolly.
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John K. Castle, Dr. William Liss-Levinson, Dr. Jean Morgan, Dr. John J. Connolly.
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John K. Castle, Robin Elliott, Dr. John J. Connolly.
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Phil Donahue, Dr. Ching-Hon Pui, Marlo Thomas.
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Dr. John J. Connolly, Ingrid Connolly, John K. Castle, Toni Orsini, Dr. James Orsini.
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Dr. Martin Levine, Dr. Max Gomez.
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Dr. Stanley Chang, John K. Castle.
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Dr. John B. Buse, Dr. Etta Pisano.
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Jennifer Hirschowitz, Dr. Edward Hirschowitz, Dr. Basil I. Hirschowitz, Barbara Hirschowitz.
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Dr. Leonard Apt, Randy Hanlon.
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Margot Norton, Dr. Larry Norton, Rachel Norton.
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Alexandra Reeve Givens, Dr. John J. Connolly, Ingrid Connolly.
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| Photos: Patrick McMullan Co. |
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