MEET THE 2024 HERALD PREMIERE EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE AWARD WINNERS
SPECIAL AWARDS
KEYNOTE & DISTINGUISHED VISIONARY:
STANLEY M. BERGMAN
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Henry Schein
ORGANIZATION OF EXCELLENCE:
LONG ISLAND SELECT HEALTHCARE
EXCELLENCE IN NURSING ADVOCACY:
NEW YORK STATE NURSE’S ASSOCIATION
(NYSNA)
CLASS OF 2024
MICHELLE BALLAN, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean for
Research, School of Social Welfare
Professor, Renaissance School of Medicine Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center
KIMON BEKELIS, MD
Director
The Stroke and Brain Aneurysm Center
of Long Island
JORDAN BRODSKY, MD
Medical Doctor & Rheumatologist
Rheumatology Consultants
MICHAEL BROWN
CEO
Fellow Health Partners
ALANNA M. CARCICH, MBA
Senior Director, Operations
Northwell Health Orthopedics
CATHERINE CANADEO
Founder & CEO
Catherine Candeo
Health & Wellness Corp
ROXANNE CARFORA, DO
CEO, Founder & Physician
AgelessMD
NICOLE CHRISTENSEN, BCPA
Founder & CEO
Award-Winning Patient Advocate
& Care Coordinator
Care Answered
TODD J. COHEN, MD
Chief of Cardiology,
Director of Medical Device Innovation
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
TORI COHEN
Executive Director
Long Island Alzheimer’s &
Dementia Center
CATHY SUE CUTLER, PhD
Chair, Isotope Research and Production
Brookhaven National Laboratory
CAROLYNN EIPEL
Founder
CareFirst Home Solutions
LUIS FANDOS, MD, ABAPM
Functional Medicine Specialist
Alluring Age: Anti-Aging
and Wellness Center
JESSE CHARNOFF, MD
Physiatry, Sports Medicine, Spine
Hospital for Special Surgery
JAMES WYSS, MD, PT
Physiatry, Sports Medicine, Spine
Hospital for Special Surgery
HEIDI FELIX
Vice President of Sales
LifeVac
NICK FITTERMAN, MD, MACP
Executive Director
Huntington Hospital
Northwell Health
MARY GMITEREK-APAT, DC
Chiropractor
Dr. Mary’s Chiropractic
and Wellness Center