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2024 Healthcare Winners (no photos)

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

DOUG GOLUB

Principal Consultant
Data Potato

CAROL GOMES

Chief Executive Officer &
Chief Operating Officer
Stony Brook University Hospital

AARON GROTAS, MD

Board-Certified Urologist
PRINE Health

LORI GOOSTONE, DHEd., RN

Professor, Department of Nursing
Farmingdale State College

HOWARD GOODMAN, DC

Executive Director
Long Island Weight Loss Doctor

RENEE HASTICK-MOTES, MPA

Senior Vice President/
Chief External Affairs Officer
Episcopal Health Services
President
St. John’s ICARE Foundation

ROBYN JOSEPH, DPM, FACFAS, CWSP, PMP

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery / Founder & President
Northern Ankle Foot Associates

JILL KALMAN, MD

Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, and Deputy Physician-In-Chief
Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

FELICIA KASOW

Managing Director
PURE Mammography

JENNIFER LAZZARO

Doctor of Audiology
Hearing and Brain Centers of America, Long Island

NANCY C. LEGHART

Executive Director
St. John’s ICARE Foundation

BRIAN MAYRSOHN, MD

Founder & CEO
Maywell Health

JOHN McGUIGAN

CEO
AHRC Suffolk

PARUL DUA MAKKAR, DDS

Owner
PDM Family Dental

DENIS NANKERVIS, DO, FACS, FACOS

Trauma Medical Director/Assistant Professor of Surgery at
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Peconic Bay Medical Center
Northwell Health

LILLIAN PALEY

Vice President of Clinical Services
& Recruitment
Silver Lining Homecare Agency

LINA PATINO, DDS

Owner
Aspen Dental – Riverhead

CAROLYN K. QUINN

Executive Director
Cohen Children’s Medical Center
SVP Pediatrics
Northwell Health

 MEGAN C. RYAN, ESQ.

Interim CEO & President
Chief Legal Officer NHCC
Nassau University Medical Center

MICHAEL N. ROSENBLUT

President and CEO
Parker Jewish Institute For Rehabilitation & Healthcare

DEAN RISKIN

Co-Founder & CEO
Hair We Share

CAROLYN SANTORA

Chief Nursing Officer &
Chief Regulatory Officer
Stony Brook University Hospital

MELISSA SCHACHTER,
MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD

Speech Language-Pathologist & Director
The Speech Language Place

MARY SILBERSTEIN, LCSW-R

Senior Director of Strategic Alliances
and Special Projects
Central Nassau Guidance and
Counseling Services, Inc

LISA STERN

AVP of Senior & Adult Services
Family & Children’s Association

AMYEE ST. PIERRE

Vice President, Senior Consultant,
Health & Performance
HUB International

ROUMIANA TZVETKOVA, DMD

Aspen Dental – Deer Park

JOSEPH VERDIRAME

Manging Partner & CEO
Alliance Homecare / TrustHouse

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