2013 Heroes in Medicine Awards: Heroes of the Year Announced
$80,000 Raised to Help the Uninsured Gain Access to Care
CONTACT: Tenna Wiles, 561-433-3940
West Palm Beach (May 14, 2012) – Palm Beach County Medical Society Services is proud to announce the 2013 Heroes of the Year from the 10th Annual Heroes in Medicine Awards held on May 9th:
Bruce Rendina Professional Hero: Kelly Conroy, Palm Beach Accountable Care Organization
Community Outreach Hero: Jupiter Volunteer Clinic, Funded by Quantum Foundation
Health Care Educator Hero: Diane Esposito, ARNP, Palm Beach Atlantic University
Health Care Innovation Hero: Gaetano Scuderi, MD, Research Company Cytonics Corporation
Health Care Provider Hero: Mary Prokop, RN, St. Mary’s Medical Center
Student Heroes: Jordan Camp, Palm Beach Gardens Community High School, Lisa Oliveri and Saima Siddiqi, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at FAU
Physician International Hero: Dror Paley, MD, Paley Advanced Limb Lengthening Institute
at St. Mary’s Medical Center
Physician Local/National: Brent M. Schillinger, MD, Dermatology Associates, P.A.
Two physicians received special one-time awards:
Excellence in Medical Education: Michael Dennis, MD, founding chair of the FAU Schmidt College of Medicine
Dick Van Eldik, MD Distinguished Service Award: Alan B. Pillersdorf, MD, Plastic Surgery of Palm Beach, P.A.
Other 2013 Heroes in Medicine that were honored are:
Bruce Rendina Professional Heroes: Kerry Diaz, Kimberly LaRue, Clare O’Keeffe
Community Outreach Heroes: Ronda Ayala, RN; Jay Feinberg, Brian Fuller, DeAnna Warren
Health Care Educator Heroes: Nickerson Geneve, DO; Ari Robinson, Stephanie B. Stiepleman
Health Care Innovation Heroes: W. Anthony Lee, MD; Daniel Cane & Michael Sherling, MD
Health Care Provider Heroes: Darci McNally, Eugenia Millender, ARNP, PhD (c), RN; Kathi Voege-Harvey, FNP, ARNP; Mary Ellen Koehler, RN; Wilda Patterson-Julias, RN
Student Heroes: Paul Coulson, Alexander Kasmere, Jennifer Rose, Yasmeen Scuderi
Physician International Heroes: Argentina Brito, MD; Frank Cirisano, MD
Physician Local/National Heroes: Ronald L. Cohen, MD; Philip Colaizzo, MD; Kishore K. Dass, MD; Howard Goldman, MD; Lauren Rosecan, MD;
Nearly $80,000 was raised to benefit Project Access, a community-based program to increase access to health care for the uninsured. Palm Beach County Medical Society Services wishes to thank all sponsors, including Rendina Companies as Presenting Benefactor, Health Care REIT as Benefactor, Quantum Foundation as Patron and all companies and individuals who donated to the silent auction.
About Project Access and Palm Beach County Medical Society:
Project Access is a physician led system of volunteer physician care, hospital care, diagnostic services, and medication assistance for the low-income uninsured residents of Palm Beach County. Palm Beach County Medical Society is a not for profit organization dedicated to uniting physicians to serve the common interest of the profession, developing and maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards of the medical profession, advocating the interests of physicians and their patients, and collaborating with others to improve the community’s health. For more information, call 561-433-3940 or visit www.pbcms.org.