LVHN colleagues recognized for their achievements with dinner at Wind Creek Bethlehem
This spring, nearly 400 physicians and guests gathered to celebrate the achievements of their Lehigh Valley Health Network colleagues at the 12th Physician Recognition Dinner. Special awards and recognition for 25 and 50 years of service on the LVHN medical staff were presented.
“This was the largest gathering for the Physician Recognition Dinner in the history of LVHN, a testament to the growing medical staff. We had representation from all our campuses, which was great to see,” says Bryan Kane, MD, President of LVHN Medical Staff.
“It was an amazing evening that was made possible thanks to support from LVHN’s executive leadership team and our department chairs and physicians in chief. The leaders felt this was a way to appreciate and thank our medical staff for all they do each day.”
The theme of this year’s event was centered on the red carnation as the symbol of Doctors’ Day, occurring annually on March 30. The red carnation represents love, respect and admiration.
“It was more than a special night out together. It was an opportunity to honor some of our colleagues for their remarkable service,” Dr. Kane says.
Awards for 50 years of service were presented to 23 physicians, while awards for 25 years of service were presented to 59 physicians.
Deborah A. Bren, DO, Past President, LVHN Medical Staff
Kira D. Weaver, DO, Vice Chair, Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Hazleton, Emergency and Hospital Medicine
Kevin R. Roth, DO, Director, Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Program
Jillian L. Intelisano, RN, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Claranne Mathiesen, Administrator, Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute
Francine Miranda, RN, Obstetrics and Gynecology Quality and Safety Nurse
Jonathan A. Goldner, DO, Chief Medical Officer, LVH–Pocono
Joseph J. Stirparo, MD, Associate Chief, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Autumn M. Kieber-Emmons, MD, Vice Chair, Research
Joanne N. Quiñones, MD, Vice Chair, Research
Natalie M. Bieber, DO, Primary Care, Family Medicine
Shuisen “Jason” Li, DO, Hospital Medicine
Manish K. Mishra, MD, Vice Chair, Department of Family Medicine, LVH–Schuylkill
Migdalia Resto, MD, Neonatology
Matthew J. Winas, DO, Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Wayne E. Dubov, MD, Inpatient Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Elizabeth M. Evans, DO, Emergency Medicine
Joseph C. Guzzo, MD, Nephrology
Michael W. Johnson, MD, PhD, Anatomic Pathology
Mark I. Koshar, MD, Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Jodi W. Lenko, MD, Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, LVH–Hazleton
Dhanalakshmi Ramasamy, MD, Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Luther V. Rhodes, MD, Infectious Diseases
Shashin Shah, MD, Gastroenterology
William R. Swayser, DO, Hospital Medicine
Marc A. Vengrove, DO, Endocrinology
Brandon L. Bossard, PA-C, Family Medicine
BreeAnn E. Jensen, CRNA, MSN, General Anesthesiology
Mohammad Aslam, MD; Ramon Deeb, MD; Thomas B. Dickson Jr., MD; Tamar Earnest, MD; Joseph J. Fassl, MD; Arthur E. Fetzer, MD; Michael Geller, MD; Joseph Greybush, MD; Samuel Lerner, MD; Zwu Lin, MD; Charles S. McConnel Jr., MD; John J. Mecca, MD; Carmen Montaner, MD; Muhammad Munir, MD; Ernest Y. Normington, MD; Robert M. Post, MD; John F. Russo, MD; Michael Scarlato, MD; Gerald P. Sherwin, MD; Arthur C. Sosis, MD; David Sussman, MD; Ronald Wasserman, MD; Toeruna Widge, MD
Nadeem V. Ahmad, MD; Richard D. Baylor, MD; Barry I. Berger, MD; Russ S. Bergman, DMD; Robert B. Blauser, MD; Joseph C. Bognet, DO; Ravindra Bollu, MD; Daniel F. Brown, MD; Dennis K. Chyung, MD; Joseph F. Ciecko, DO; Michael D. Ciliberti, MD; William G. Combs, MD; Mitchell E. Cooper, MD; Dennis B. Cornfield, MD; Albert N. Dandegian Jr., MD; Julie A. Dostal, MD; Glenn T. Elliott, DO; Kristin S. Friel, MD; Timothy J. Friel, MD; Debra M. Fullan, DO; Marcelo G. Gareca, MD; Eric J. Gertner, MD; Richard F. Goy, MD; Susan I. Haas, MD, PhD; Thomas W. Hanlon, MD; Gregor M. Hawk, MD; Ronald T. Hersh Jr., DMD; Wanda J. Janik, DMD; Maria L. Jones, MD; Yasin N. Khan, MD; Kaushik Kundu, MD, MS; Larry L. Levin, MD; Henry T. Liu, MD; Susan S. Matta, DO; Wayne F. McWilliams, MD; Abul K. Mohamed-Ali, MD; Brian A. Nester, DO; Carolyn Parry, MD; Minaben D. Patel, MD; George A. Persin, DO; John P. Pettine, MD; Constantina Pippis-Nester, DO; Scott A. Rice, MD; Marie E. Robb, MD; Mohammad N. Saqib, MD; Mayuri K. Sedani, MD; Carolina Sforza, MD; Darryn I. Shaff, MD; Georgine H. Sibbering, MD; Joseph A. Silvaggio III, DMD; Alva D. Smith, MD; William J. Smolinski, DO; Richard J. Strobel, MD; Deborah W. Sundlof, DO; Amy F. Thompson, MD; Solibe C. Ufondu, MD; Mark A. Wendling, MD; John F. Wheary, DO; Matthew J. Winas, DO