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Black Tie
International:
National Physician of the Year
Awards
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Dr. Steve Salvatore,
John K. Castle, Dr. Richard Edelson, Dr. John Magaña Morton,
Marlo Thomas, Dr. Robert Brent, Dr. Susan Mackinnon, Dr.
John Clarkson, Dr. John J. Connolly
Photo by: © Patrick McMullan
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The Seventh Annual
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
National Physician of the Year Awards
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April 2, 2012-The seventh annual
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. National Physician of the Year
Awards took 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 began
at 6:30PM with cocktails followed by dinner and the awards
presentation.
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 awards were presented to:
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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
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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, was
presented to:
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Richard L. Edelson, M.D., Aaron B. and Marguerite Lerner
Professor of Dermatology; Chairman, Department of
Dermatology - Yale School of Medicine
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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
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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 to recognize
their outstanding dedication and work with an organization
which 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 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. 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 among the Awards Presenters for the
evening. Dr. Steve Salvatore, host of “Dr. Steve,”
Tribune’s nationally syndicated TV show, was 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-led
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.
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