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Castle Connolly Medical
Ltd. Honors Top Physicians at
Seventh Annual National Physician of the Year Awards
Monday, March 26, 2012
The seventh annual Castle Connolly Medical
Ltd. National Physician of the Year Awards will take place
on Monday evening, March 26, 2012 at The Pierre Hotel in New
York City. The Awards recognize and honor five exemplary
physicians, as well as the many thousands of other excellent
physicians practicing in communities throughout the United
States. The evening will begin at 6:30PM with cocktails
followed by dinner and the awards presentation.
Tickets are $200 each.
Awards are given to physicians who are nationally recognized
leaders and contributors in their specialties.
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 will be
presented to:
· Robert L. Brent, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., Distinguished
Professor of Pediatrics, Radiology and Pathology; Louis and
Bess Stein Professor of Pediatrics - Jefferson Medical
College; Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
· John G. Clarkson, M.D., Dean Emeritus and Professor of
Ophthalmology; Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital/Bascom Palmer
Eye Institute; Department of Ophthalmology - Miller School
of Medicine at the University of Miami
The Clinical Excellence Award, recognizing physicians who
exemplify excellence in clinical medical practice, will be
presented to:
· Richard L. Edelson, M.D., Aaron B. and Marguerite Lerner
Professor of Dermatology; Chairman, Department of
Dermatology - Yale School of Medicine
· Susan Mackinnon, M.D., Sydney M. Shoenberg, Jr. and Robert
H. Shoenberg Professor; Division Chief of Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery - Washington University School of
Medicine at Barnes
Jewish Hospital
· John Magaña Morton, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., Section Chief,
Minimally Invasive Surgery; Director, Bariatric Surgery &
Surgical Quality Stanford School of Medicine - Stanford
University
Medical Center
The National Health Leadership Award is awarded to a
non-physician outstanding dedication and work with an
organization has heightened the awareness for the need of
support and research for that specific cause. Marlo Thomas,
National Outreach Director of St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital will receive 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. 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. will be among the
Awards Presenters for the evening. Dr. Steve Salvatore, host
of “Dr. Steve,” Tribune’s nationally syndicated TV show,
will be the Master of Ceremonies for the evening.
About the National Physician of the Year Awards
Each year, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. receives thousands
of nominations from physicians and the medical leadership of
major medical centers, specialty hospitals, teaching
hospitals as well as regional and community medical centers
across the United States as an integral part of our
research, screening and selection process to identify
America’s Top Doctors®. The selected physicians, while
located in all 50 states and involved in more than 70
medical specialties and subspecialties, all share one
distinguishing professional attribute: an unwavering
dedication to their patients and to medicine as a whole.
Each and every one of these outstanding medical
professionals is a symbol of the clinical excellence that
characterizes American medicine. In honor of these
outstanding physicians, as well as the many thousands of
other excellent physicians practicing in communities
throughout the United States, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
created the National Physician of the Year Awards.
About Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. is America’s trusted source for
identifying top doctors. Founded in 1991 by John K. Castle,
(Chairman) and John J. Connolly, Ed.D. (President and CEO),
who served as board chairman, and president and CEO of New
York Medical College, respectively, its mission is to help
consumers find the best healthcare. They achieve that
mission through their consumer books – such as America’s Top
Doctors® – their web site and various consumer and
business-oriented print and online partnerships. Under the
direction of its physician-lead research team, Castle
Connolly surveys tens of thousands of physicians and
hospital executives in order to identify, screen and,
ultimately, select those physicians regarded by their peers
as leaders - among the very best – in their specialties and
for specific diseases and techniques. The members of the
management team include Jean Morgan, M.D., Vice-President,
Chief Medical & Research Officer and William Liss-Levinson,
Ph.D., Vice-President, Chief Strategy & Operations Officer.
Castle Connolly’s valuable top doctors information can also
be found online at
www.castleconnolly.com .
To contact Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., please contact
William
Liss-Levinson, Ph.D. at (212) 367-8400 ext. 14 or fax to
(212) 367-0964 or email
bliss-levinson@castleconnolly.com .
For information on the Awards and to purchase tickets to the
Awards, please contact Beverly Fox at (212) 317-6413 or fax
to (212)888-5460/Attention Beverly Fox or email to
bfox@castleharlan.com
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