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Marianne Frieri, MD, PhD, attending physician in medicine
and pediatrics for the North Shore-LIJ Health System, presented a
symposium entitled “Update on Asthma Pathogenesis, Treatment
and Airway Remodeling” at the 2012 Eastern Regional Meeting of
the American Federation for Medical Research in Washington, DC.
Christine Ginocchio, PhD, chief of microbiology at the North
Shore-LIJ Health System Core Laboratory, is pictured on the cover
of the April 2012 issue of CAP Today, a publication of the College of
American Pathologists, and was interviewed for a feature article. She
called this “an excellent time to be working in infectious diseases.”
Ariel T. Goldman, MD, orthopedic traumatologist at NSUH
and LIJ, was recently inducted as a fellow of the American Academy
of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Gady Har-El, MD, chairman of the Department of
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital,
was elected secretary of the American Laryngological Association
(ALA), one of the oldest subspecialty organizations in the
world. Dr. Har-El, who also served in the past as president of
the ALA’s sister society, the American Broncho-Esophagological
Association, was elected during the recent ALA Annual Meeting
in San Diego. He will serve a four-year term.
Cynthia Harden, MD, chief of epilepsy and
electroencephalography at the Cushing Neuroscience Institute, has
coauthored an article published in a recent issue of Neurology, the
prestigious medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology
(AAN). The article issues an updated guideline that recommends
monitoring the spinal cord during spinal surgery and certain
chest surgeries to help prevent paralysis or loss of muscle function
related to the surgeries.
Clarita Herrera, MD, received the 2012 Bertha Van Hoosen
Award at the 97th annual meeting of the American Medical Women’s
Association (AMWA) in Miami. The annual award honors a woman
physician who has been an active member of the association for at
least five years and who has demonstrated exceptional leadership
and service to AMWA. The award is named in honor of Bertha Van
Hoosen, MD, who founded AMWA in 1915.
Warren Huberman, PhD, affiliate clinical psychologist
in the Department of Psychiatry at Lenox Hill Hospital, has
written a book titled Through Thick & Thin: The Emotional Journey of
Weight Loss Surgery.
Employee Development Efforts Get Some Bling
The North Shore-LIJ Health
System’s investment in staff
development recently received
high praise from the Brandon Hall
Group. The research and analysis
organization recognized Corporate
Human Resources’ High Potential
Program with the Gold Award for
Excellence in Talent Management for
Leadership Training.
In addition, the health system
was designated a member of the
program’s Elite 8 for superior
demonstration of organizational
leadership. It is the program’s highest
recognition – and North Shore-LIJ
was the only healthcare organization
selected for it. The North Shore-LIJ
High Potential Program began in 2008
to identify, develop and fast-track the
organization’s top performers. To date,
the program has had 444 participants
with a retention rate of 90 percent.
Furthermore, North Shore-LIJ
was recently named one of the 50
Most Engaged Workplaces in the US
by Achievers, a national organization
dedicated to developing solutions
to reward workforce performance.
The award recognizes employers that
demonstrate superior leadership
and innovation toward engaging
employees and commitment to
creating thriving work environments.
Joseph Cabral, center, senior vice president and chief human resources (HR)
officer for the health system, accepted the award at the 50 Most Engaged
Workplaces Gala. Accompanying him were Lisa D’Ambruoso, left, senior specialist
of HR project content; and Claudine Cangiano, senior director of HR.
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