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Since its founding in 1860, New York Medical College has provided more than 19,000 graduates with an opportunity to pursue their dreams of becoming superlative physicians, health sciences researchers, and health care administrators. Today, as a member of the Touro College and University System, it is part of one of the largest private health sciences colleges in the United States. Your generous support of the 2015 Founder’s Dinner ensures New York Medical College’s continuing ability to serve as a leading provider of health sciences education and research in the greater New York City metropolitan area, the Hudson Valley region and the nation.

2015 New York Medical College Board of Trustees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Founder’s Dinner Honorees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Events of the Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Jackson E. Spears Community Service Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Ansley Bacon, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Distinguished Service Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

William Cullen Bryant Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

John C. Duffy, M.D. ’60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Event Sponsors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Honor Roll of Contributors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Index of Supporters’ Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Board of Trustees Dr. Mark Hasten

Chairman of the Board

Alan Kadish, M.D.

Mr. Joseph Mark

Robert Alter, M.D.

Stephen J. Nicholas, M.D. ’86

Mr. Gary Barnett

Martin Oliner, Esq.

Howard Baruch, M.D.

Raymond M. Planell, J.D.

Ben Chouake, M.D.

Mr. Ronald F. Poe

Rabbi Menachem Genack

Mr. Stephen Rosenberg

Gary Gettenberg, M.D. ’83

Henry I. Saphier, M.D. ’61

Mr. Michael Karfunkel

Joseph J. Schwartz, M.D.

Mr. Moshe Lichtenstein

Honorary Committee Martin S. Katzenstein, M.D. ’78

Leonard J. Newman, M.D. ’70

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Howard Baruch, M.D.

Joseph F. Morales, D.D.S.

Ben Chouake, M.D.

Mr. Ronald F. Poe

William H. Frishman, M.D.

Henry I. Saphier, M.D. ’61

Zvi Lefkovitz, M.D.

Alumni Board of Governors

Chitti R. Moorthy, M.D.

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Welcome!

On behalf of the entire New York Medical College community, we are honored to welcome you to the 2015 Founder’s Dinner. Your generous support of this dinner and your presence here this evening signal your strong partnership with New York Medical College and your belief in its ability to improve our world.

Institutions cannot progress without the help of many partners, and New York Medical College is no exception. In fact, it has been through numerous strong partnerships that the College has advanced its mission throughout its 155-year history. That is why we are so excited about New York Medical College’s partnership with the Touro College and University System under the leadership of Alan Kadish, M.D., president, and of Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer. The opportunities that this partnership presents for continuing growth and increased excellence hold great promise for the College’s future.

Tonight we are honoring three individuals who embody the spirit of committed partnership and distinguished leadership that lie at the heart of the College’s mission and success.

The Jackson E. Spears Community Service Award is bestowed upon individuals or organizations who have demonstrated exceptional service and commitment to their communities. This year the award will honor Ansley Bacon, Ph.D., a New York Medical College faculty member and an outstanding leader in the field of developmental disabilities for more than 35 years.

The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual who has helped advance the College’s mission of education and research though service, commitment and expert ability. This year’s award will be presented to Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc., professor and chairman of NYMC’s Department of Dermatology, who has performed extensive research in the areas of skin cancer and the AIDS epidemic.

The William Cullen Bryant Award recognizes individuals who, in the tradition of the College’s founder William Cullen Bryant, demonstrate distinguished leadership in health care, science, education, business or the arts. It will be presented to NYMC alumnus John C. Duffy, M.D. ’60, a man who has worn many notable hats within the field of medicine including U.S. Air Force flight surgeon, child psychiatrist and public health leader.

We are delighted to have this opportunity to recognize these individuals and all they have accomplished on behalf of this institution at this gala occasion.

Once again, thank you for helping to advance New York Medical College’s mission through your generous support of the Founder’s Dinner. We look forward to maintaining our partnership with each of you as the College continues to evolve as one of the finest health sciences universities in the country.

With our deepest gratitude and best wishes for a wonderful evening,

Dr. Mark Hasten

Chairman, Board of Trustees

Alan Kadish, M.D. President

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Ansley Bacon, Ph.D.

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Events of theEvening Cocktail Reception Seating for Dinner Introductions Tara Rosenblum News12, Emcee

Dr. Mark Hasten Chairman of the Board

Welcoming Remarks David Raab, M.S. Executive Vice President, Touro College and University System

Invocation Rabbi Baruch Fogel Rabbi for Touro College

Dinner Presentation of the Jackson E. Spears Community Service Award Presentation of the Distinguished Service Award Presentation of the William Cullen Bryant Award Concluding Remarks Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Chancellor and CEO

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The Jackson E. Spears Community Service

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The Jackson E. Spears Community Service Award is bestowed upon those individuals and organizations that have demonstrated exceptional service and commitment to our communities. It was created in 2000 to honor Jackson E. Spears, who served as a member of New York Medical College’s Board of Trustees for 60 years, from 1943 to 2003. Loyal, steadfast, sharp-witted, selfless, practical, wise and relentless in his promotion of the College and its mission, Mr. Spears was a member of virtually every Board committee during his tenure, frequently serving as chairman. He served as vice chairman of the Board from 1956 to 1964 and chairman from 1965 to 1970, and he was appointed acting president of the College twice. He also provided pivotal leadership in the decision to relocate the College from New York City to Valhalla in the early 1970s.

A native of Dallas, Texas, Mr. Spears was a corporate executive in the textile industry until his retirement from Burlington Industries as a vice president in 1961.

Throughout his career, he was also active in civic and community service. New York Medical College awarded Mr. Spears the first William Cullen Bryant medal and the Distinguished Service Award as well as honorary Doctor of Humane Letters and Doctor of Science degrees. The College continues to honor this valuable member of our community, who passed away in 2003.

Previous Jackson E. Spears Community Service Award Recipients Andrew P. Ordon, M.D., G.M.E. ’85 Dan K. Morhaim, M.D. ’75 Michael D. Israel William M. Mooney, Jr. Michael C. Caldwell, M.D., M.P.H. Sister Virginia Hanrahan, O.P.

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Ansley Bacon, Ph.D. Ansley (Andy) Bacon, Ph.D., the recipient of New York Medical College’s 2015 Jackson E. Spears Community Service Award, received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in psychology at Western Michigan University and her Ph.D. in educational psychology from West Virginia University. She served as the director of the University Center on Disability in Mississippi from 1978-1985 before moving to New York to serve as the head of the Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) from 1985 – 2015. WIHD is an independent center, providing comprehensive outpatient clinical care, teaching and research to support people with disabilities and vulnerable children to live healthy, productive, and independent lives. Under Dr. Bacon’s leadership, WIHD became one of the leading University Centers for Excellence in Disabilities in the country. WIHD is located on the NYMC campus, and the two organizations have had a strong academic and clinical affiliation for over 60 years. Dr. Bacon has been a member of the NYMC faculty in the School of Health Sciences and Practice and in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences since 1985.

Additionally, she served on numerous NYMC search committees, task forces, and academic committees.

Dr. Bacon has also been a leader in the broader disability field throughout her career. She was awarded the prestigious Kennedy Public Policy Fellowship in Disability Policy and took a oneyear sabbatical to work in the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Disability Policy in 1993-1994, where she helped lead the reauthorization of the Developmental Disabilities Act. She served as President of the national Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) in 1987, and served as chair and member of the AUCD Legislative Affairs Committee for more than 20 years. For the past 30 years, she served in various leadership roles on the NYS Developmental Disability Council. All of her work has been guided by her belief that people with disabilities have the right to live independently, make choices, contribute to society, and fully participate in all aspects of their community.

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The Distinguished Service

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New York Medical College proudly bestows the Distinguished Service Award upon those members of its faculty, staff, administration and volunteer leadership who have helped advance the College’s mission of education and research through their service, commitment, and expert ability. In addition, the Distinguished Service Award honors individuals whose careers and contributions to health care, science, and our communities have profoundly impacted the practice of medicine and have added immeasurable prestige to the College.

Previous Distinguished Service Award Recipients Richard K. Stone, M.D. ’68 Norman Levine, Ph.D. Susan A. Kline, M.D. Gabor Kaley, Ph.D. Saverio S. Bentivegna, M.D. ’50 Gerard D. Robilotti Joseph T. English, M.D. Louis E. Fierro, M.D. ’60 James T. Mazzara, M.D. ’63 Felicien M. Steichen, M.D. Alvin I. Goodman, M.D. William S. Rosenthal, M.D. Louis R. M. Del Guercio, M.D. Charles E. Ford, Ed.D.

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Jackson E. Spears Isidore Danishefsky, Ph.D. Carmel Magner, R.N. Joseph F. Goeller-Giattini, M.D. Victor Tchertkoff, M.D. ’43 James H. Keller Edward Wasserman, M.D. ’46 Rita Girolamo, M.D. ’51 Joseph G. Robbins Dante V. Bizzarri, M.D.’42 Joseph F. Dursi, M.D. ’59 Samuel H. Rubin, M.D. Robert Goldstein, M.D. Eileen Halsey Pike, Ph.D.

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Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc. Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc., the recipient of New York Medical College’s 2015 Distinguished Service Award, received his medical degree from Tehran University, School of Medicine, Tehran, Iran. He trained in internal medicine and dermatology at NYU Medical School, and completed a fellowship in immunology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Dr. Safai’s work in immunology earned him a degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences (D.Sc.) from the University of Gutenberg, Sweden. He continued his career at MSKCC where he established a dermatology program to include research, education and patient care. During his tenure, he developed programs for the management of various skin cancers, lymphoma of the skin and Kaposi’s Sarcoma. He instituted a skin cancer screening initiative for the employees of MSKCC, which was adopted for the City of New York, and earned him a citation from the mayor of the City of New York.

In 1978, Dr. Safai was appointed chief of dermatology at MSKCC, where he was then able to expand his program to include specific research and clinical projects for various skin cancers, lymphoma of the skin, and Kaposi’s Sarcoma. His early work on Kaposi’s Sarcoma led him to be among the initial investigators of the AIDS epidemic. Among his other scientific contributions are: participation in the initial identification of the AIDS virus: HIV, use of interferon in the treatment of AIDS related Kaposi’s Sarcoma, and initial publication of the serological testing for the AIDS virus. Dr. Safai served as the chief of dermatology service and director of its research program at MSKCC for over 19 years, and was promoted to the rank of professor at Cornell Medical College in 1984.

In 1993, Dr. Safai accepted the position of professor and chairman of the Department of Dermatology at New York Medical College where he has since been involved with the education and training of dermatology residents and medical students. Dr. Safai designed a well-defined curriculum, and focused on standardizing the training program to meet the requirements of the Residency Review Committee.

He further expanded the program to include new management and therapeutic modalities for patientcare and dermatology training.

Dr. Safai was elected president and chairman of the Board of Directors of PAGNY (Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C.). He has published more than 200 articles, reviews and book chapters. His book Immunodermatology, published in 1981, defined the discipline and focused more attention on the relation between dermatology and immunology. Dr. Safai has served on the NIH/NCI study sections, a variety of task forces and intramural review groups of NIH/NCI. He held the position of president of the New York Dermatology Society and was the chairman of the New York Academy of Medicine, dermatology section.

He has received multiple national and international awards for excellence in his work.

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The William Cullen Bryant

Award

New York Medical College established the William Cullen Bryant Award in 1983 to recognize those remarkable individuals who, in the tradition of the College’s founder, William Cullen Bryant, demonstrate seminal leadership in health care, science, education, business or the arts.

Bryant, the son of a physician, was an editor, philosopher, poet, lawyer, and dynamic civic leader who substantively influenced the issues of his day through the power of his pen. During the second half of the 19th century, he led a select group of influential individuals in creating New York Medical College, which today has become one of the nation’s largest private health sciences colleges. Bryant subsequently served as president of the College’s Board of Trustees for more than a decade and was the medical school’s first president. The qualities of distinguished and broad leadership that Bryant demonstrated have been characteristic of all William Cullen Bryant medal awardees.

Previous William Cullen Bryant Award Recipients Joanne Kurtzberg, M.D. ’76 Nicholas F. LaRusso, M.D. ’69 Karl P. Adler, M.D. Ralph A. O’Connell, M.D. Saverio S. Bentivegna, M.D. ’50 Thomas E. Hales Edward Cardinal Egan Albert Willner, M.D. ’43 Richard J. Bellucci, M.D. Brenda and John Fareri Kenneth E. Raske

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Gerald W. Cunningham George K. Cooney George J. Ames John K. Castle Michel David-Weill Delbert Staley Patricia Mosbacher Rawleigh Warner William E. Ellinghaus Jackson E. Spears

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John C. Duffy, M.D. ’60 New York Medical College alum, John C. Duffy, M.D.’60, distinguished psychiatrist, and United States Air Force veteran, is the recipient of the 2015 New York Medical College William Cullen Bryant Award.

After earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston College, he was awarded a Doctor of Medicine degree from New York Medical College in 1960.

His interest in pediatrics stemmed from an internship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. However, his residency was delayed with the escalation of the Vietnam War and he joined the U.S. Air Force as a Flight Surgeon and was also detailed to the U.S. Navy, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard.

He then went to the Mayo Clinic as a fellow in Adult and Child Psychiatry.

After leaving the Mayo Clinic, he was appointed professor and served as head of Child Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, followed by an appointment as professor at the University of Arizona, and professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, School of Medicine as a member of the Public Health Service. He was editor of Military Medicine, an international journal for military medicine, for twenty years. He continues today as professor at the military medical school, and professor at the University of Central Florida, School of Medicine.

His government career began after the military medical school as chief physician officer for the Public Health Service appointed by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. He served at the highest level of health policy development and was promoted to assistant surgeon general with the rank of two stars. Named the director of International Programs and Research in Leprosy, he lived with his wife on the government’s last leper colony in Carville, La. Dr. Koop asked Dr. Duffy to serve as director of the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth Medical School as well as dean of admissions. In recognition of his exceptional service, Dartmouth College conferred a Master of Arts degree. After leaving the Institute, he was offered a position with the Joint Commission and Joint Commission International visiting hospitals in the United States and more than thirty countries in the world. He is a life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association, World Health Organization Expert, Health of Seafarers.

A selection of some of his awards include: The Boston College Excellence in Medicine Medal; New York Medical College Distinguished Alumnus Scroll; The Healthcare Forum Foundation/3M Innovator Award; The Surgeon General’s Medallion; Raymond F. Longacre Award of the Aerospace Medical Association, two Sikorksky Helicopter awards for “skill and courage in a lifesaving mission;” The Air Force Commendation Medal; and Cor Et Manus New York Medical College. He is the author of more than 150 books and articles.

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Event Sponsors Presenting Sponsor

Children’s & Women’s Physicians of Westchester, LLP Underwriter

Westchester Medical Center Patron Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York, P.C.

Dr. Rosalyn Stahl and Mr. Leon Kozak

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The Westchester Institute for Human Development

St. Joseph’s Healthcare System

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Event Sponsors Friend Dr. and Mrs. Robert Alter

NYMC Department of Dermatology/ Dr. and Mrs. Bijan Safai

Dr. and Mrs. Howard Baruch NYMC Department of Medicine Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP Phelps Memorial Hospital Center Calvary Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Poe Drs. Esther and Ben Chouake Henry I. Saphier, M.D. ’61 Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Schwartz Zvi and Arlene Lefkovitz The Westchester Institute for Human Development Board of Directors

Metropolitan Hospital Center

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Honor Roll of Contributors Table Sponsors KPMG LLP NYMC Board of Advisors NYMC Department of Clinical Dental Medicine Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, Yonkers

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Honor Roll of Contributors Generous Friends Abracadabra Painting Co., Inc.

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

ACA Environmental Services, Inc.

GNYHA Ventures, Inc.

Mark K. Adler, M.D.

Garrie Pest Control

Alperson Party Rentals

Jay P. Goldsmith, D.M.D.

Atlantic Westchester

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

The Bacon Family Bank of America Merrill Lynch Dr. and Mrs. Howard I. Baum Dr. and Mrs. Robert Bernot Howard A. Blanchette, M.D. Lisa C. Bogdonoff, M.D. ’88 Care Security Systems, Inc. Mr. John K. Castle Citibank, N.A. Commencement Photos, Inc. CulinArt Inc. C.W. Brown, a division of LeChase The Daily Voice John N. DiBella, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome D’Imperio Montgomery B. Douglas, M.D.

Kathryn E. McGoldrick, M.D. and Jonathan Mardirossian, M.D. Mogul Contracting, Inc. New York College of Podiatric Medicine NYMC Department of Neurology Omega Environmental Services

Irwin Hametz, M.D. ’73

Open Door Family Medical Centers

Hi-Link Computer Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Orce

Hinman Straub Advisors

PAGNY

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes

Phy-Care Solutions, Inc.

Edward F. Jordan, M.D. ’72

PS&S LLC

The Kensico Cemetery

Saint Michael’s Medical Center

KYA Construction Corp.

Ira S. Schwartz, Ph.D.

Edmund F. La Gamma, M.D. ’76

Mr. and William G. Spears

LM Electric, Inc.

Margaret M. Squillace, M.D., M.P.H. ’96

M/E Engineering, P.C.

Stifel

Maier, Markey & Justic LLP

Suburban Carting

The Marino Organization, Inc.

Kap-Jae Sung, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Mr. Joseph and Dr. Meryl Mark

W.B. Mason

Dr. and Mrs. Hussein Matari

David Werdegar, M.D. ’56

Matthew & Tony General Landscaping, Inc.

Gerald W. Zaidman, M.D.

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 Congratulations TO THE HONOREES

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I am proud to join the NYMC community as we applaud this evening’s esteemed honorees.

John C. Duffy, M.D. ’60 Ansley Bacon, Ph.D. Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc.  HOWARD BARUCH, M.D.

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We are proud to be part of the New York Medical College Family.

We congratulate this years honorees, Dr. John C. Duffy and Dr. Ansley Bacon

We salute New York Medical College, the School of Medicine, the faculty, administration and the Board of Trustees.

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Salutes The 2015 Founder’s Dinner Honorees John Duffy, M.D. ’60 Ansley Bacon, Ph.D. Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc. William H. Frishman, M.D., M.A.C.P. Rosenthal Professor & Chairman & The Faculty & Staff

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Congratulations to our Esteemed Honorees John C. Duffy, M.D. ’60 Ansley Bacon, Ph.D. and

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THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Congratulate the 2015 Founder’s Dinner Award Recipients

John C. Duffy, M.D. ’60 Ansley Bacon, Ph.D. Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc.

Distinguished leaders Exceptional service to their communities Commitment to the College’s mission of education and research BOARD OF GOVERNORS Past Presidents Eileen M. Dieck, M.D. ’86 Louis E. Fierro, M.D. ’60 Michael A. Antonelle, M.D. ’62 Joseph F. Dursi, M.D. ’59 Saverio S. Bentivegna, M.D. ’50

Officers President: Henry I. Saphier, M.D. ’61 President Elect: Charles W. Episalla, M.D. ’88 Vice President: Joseph L. Giamelli, M.D. ’02 Treasurer: Jay Y. Lee, M.D. ’86 Secretary: Robert J. Furey, M.D. ’62 Archivist: Jay D. Tartell, M.D. ’82

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Elected Governors Patricia A. Barry, M.D. ’83 John M. Cosgrove, M.D. ’83 Adelaide G. Nardone, M.D. ’83 Faculty Governor Leonard J. Newman, M.D. ’70

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2015 Founder’s Dinner Honorees: John C. Duffy, M.D. ’60 Ansley Bacon, Ph.D. Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc.

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Mother Teresa observed that — “Not all of us can do great things. “but we can do small things with great love.”

 Andy Bacon is one of those very rare individuals who consistently does both, with extraordinary grace and success.

 — Helen and Ken Orce NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE

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The Department of Ophthalmology Westchester Medical Center Metropolitan Hospital Center New York Medical College

Salutes this year’s honorees Dr. Raymond Wong

Acting Chairman, Director, Metropolitan Hospital Center

Dr. Gerald W. Zaidman

Vice-Chairman, Director, Westchester Medical Center

Dr. Robert Josephberg

Chief, Retina, Westchester Medical Center

Dr. Thaddeus Wandel

Residency Program Director, Chief, Glaucoma Service, Westchester Medical Center

We congratulate our esteemed colleague Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc. On this well-deserved honor and gratefully acknowledge his invaluable contributions to our Medical Microbiology course Department of Microbiolog y and Immunolog y Ira Schwartz, Ph.D., Chairman

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Index of Supporters’ Messages Dr. and Mrs. Hussein Matari. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Matthew & Tony General Landscaping, Inc.. . . . . . 65 Metropolitan Hospital Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Mogul Contracting, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Mutual of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 New York College of Podiatric Medicine . . . . . . . . . 66 NYMC Department of Dermatology/ Dr. and Mrs. Bijan Safai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 NYMC Department of Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 NYMC Department of Ophthalmology. . . . . . . . . . 71 Omega Environmental Services, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Helene and Ken Orce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 PAGNY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Phelps Memorial Hospital Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 PhyCARE Solutions, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Poe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 The Regional Neonatal Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Saint Michael’s Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Henry I. Saphier, M.D. ’61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Ira Schwartz, Ph.D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Schwartz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 St. Joseph’s Healthcare System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Dr. Rosalyn Stahl and Mr. Leon Kozak. . . . . . . . . . . 37 Stifel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Suburban Carting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 The Westchester Institute for Human Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The Westchester Institute for Human Development Board of Directors. . . . . . . . 53 Westchester Medical Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Abracadabra Painting Co., Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Asbestos Corporation of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Alperson Party Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Dr. and Mrs. Robert Alter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 The Bacon Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Bank of America Merrill Lynch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Dr. and Mrs. Howard Baruch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Bay Ridge Orthopedic Association P.C. . . . . . . . . . . 61 Bleakley Platt & Schmidt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York, P.C. . . . . . . . 34 C.W. Brown, a division of LeChase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Calvary Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Care Security Systems, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Drs. Esther and Ben Chouake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Citibank, N.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 CulinArt Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 The Daily Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Empire BlueCross BlueShield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Garrie Pest Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 GNYHA Ventures, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Sharon and Edward Halperin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Hi-Link Technology Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Hinman Straub Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Tom and Ellen Hughes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 The Kensico Cemetery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 LM Electric, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Zvi and Arlene Lefkovitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 M/E Engineering, P.C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Maier, Markey & Justic, LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 The Marino Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE

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