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NJBIZ reveals Healthcare Heroes finalists
NJBIZ STAFF//April 27, 2016//
Listen to this articleThe 2016 NJBIZ Healthcare Heroes awards program honors individuals and organizations that are making a significant impact on the quality of health care in New Jersey. Here are this year’s finalists.
Finalists will be recognized and winners will be announced at the 10th annual event on June 21. For more information, click here.
Education Hero – Individual
Thomas Cavalieri, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
John Gallucci, JAG Physical Therapy
Debbie Hart, BioNJ
Eric LeGrand, Team LeGrand of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Tom Yanisko, Community Medical Center
Healthcare Professional of the Year
Joan Brennan, AtlantiCare Health System
Robert Garrett, Hackensack University Health Network
Tomas Gregorio, New Jersey Innovation Institute
Michael Maron, Holy Name Medical Center
Kristen Silberstein, The Valley Hospital
Innovation Hero – Individual
Kamala Maddali, Cancer Genetics, Inc.
Nish Parikh, Webteam
Stuart Peltz, PTC Therapeutics Inc.
Prakash Rao, NJ Sharing Network
John Tedeschi, Continuum Health Alliance
Nurse of the Year
Dorothy Beauliere, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Carlie Cord, Hackensack University Medical Center
Lea Rodriguez, Clara Maass Medical Center
Andrew Thomas, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Lauren Van Saders, Holy Name Medical Center
Physician of the Year
Bruce Haffty, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Amor Mehta, Community Medical Center
Shamkant Mulgaonkar, Barnabas Health
John Rundback, Holy Name Medical Center
Mark Russo, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Public Health Hero
Bipin Patel, The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Tushar Patel, Indian Health Camp of New Jersey
William Tansey, Summit Medical Group
Karma Warren, University Hospital
Diane Weeks, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway
Volunteer of the Year
Gary Frahm, Hackensack University Medical Center
Robert Orozovich, Holy Name Medical Center
Sunil Parikh, Indian Health Camp of NJ – IHCNJ
Lloyd Stabiner, The Center for Family Support
Malcolm Sutherland-Foggio, Make Some Noise: Cure Kids Cancer
Education Hero – Organization
Enright Melanoma Foundation (EMF)
Gregory M. Hirsch Heart Foundation (GMHHF)
New Jersey Hospital Association Veteran Navigators
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
The Institute for Simulation Learning at Holy Name Medical Center
Hospital of the Year
Cooper University Health Care
Hunterdon Medical Center
Jersey City Medical Center
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway
