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Andrew Jacono, MD, section head of facial plastic and
reconstructive surgery at NSUH, presented lectures at several
national meetings, including “Minimal Access Deep Plane
Extended Face Lift” and “Utilizing a New Classification of
Midfacial Aging to Direct Treatments in Midfacial Rejuvenation” at
the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Nation Rejuvenation of the Aging Face Course in San Diego.
Ramtin Kassir, MD, FACS, otolaryngologist and facial
plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Lenox Hill Hospital, was
the primary investigator for the original research report “Intense
Pulsed Light for the Treatment of Rosacea and Telangiectasias,”
which was recently published in the Journal of Cosmetic and Laser
Therapy, as well as for “Extensive Necrosis After Injection
of Hyaluronic Acid Filler: Case Report and Review of the
Literature,” recently published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.
In addition, in January 2012, Dr. Kassir received his third board
certification, this one in sleep medicine.
Seymour Katz, MD, an attending gastroenterologist at North
Shore University Hospital and LIJ Medical Center, recently
received the 2011 Distinguished Physician Lifetime Achievement
Award from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America for
his contributions to the management of patients with inflamma-
Elaine Smith Is National Finalist
In Nursing Spectrum Competition
At the Nursing Spectrum gala in Teaneck, NJ, in
June, it was announced that Elaine Smith, RN, MSN,
North Shore-LIJ’s vice president for nursing education,
is a regional winner and has moved on to the national
level in the 2012 Nursing Spectrum Nursing Excellence
competition. The national winners will be announced in
the fall. Ms. Smith was a regional finalist in the Education &
Mentoring category; three other regional finalists representing the North
Shore-LIJ Nursing Leadership team were Lily Thomas, RN, the health system’s
vice president for nursing research and evidence-based practice, and Cari
Quinn, RN, MSN, associate executive director for patient care services at
Cohen Children’s Medical Center (CCMC), both in the Advancing & Leading
the Profession category, and Lory Tortelli, BSN, RN, director of patient
care services at North Shore-LIJ’s Goldman Diagnostic Imaging Center, in
Community & Ambulatory Care.
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tory bowel disease and the education of physicians on the subject.
He also delivered the keynote address at the annual meeting of the
American College of Gastroenterology and received the Edward J.
Berk Distinguished Lecturer Award.
Andrew Roberts, director of the North Shore-LIJ Health
System’s Office of Military and Veterans Liaison Services,
administrator of the Rosen Family Wellness Center and project
director for the soon-to-be-opened Unified Family Behavioral
Health Center, a joint endeavor with the US Department of
Veterans Affairs, has been appointed to the New York State
Council on Returning Veterans and Their Families. The Rosen
Center has been providing no-cost behavioral healthcare to law
enforcement, military, veterans and their families since 2006
and the Unified Family Behavioral Health Center will provide
collaborative services to veterans and their families. He has also
been appointed to the New York Community Trust Veterans Fund
Advisory Committee, comprising representatives from public
agencies, nonprofit organizations and veterans’ advocates, which
assesses the status of veterans’ services, determines where private
dollars can be most useful and develops grant strategies.
José A. Rodriguez, MD, orthopedic surgeon and section chief of
adult reconstruction at Lenox Hill Hospital, recently cowrote “Long-
Term Results of Arthroscopic Labral Debridement: Predictors of
Outcomes” for Orthopedics. He was also a podium co-presenter at the
Eastern Orthopedic Association 2011 Annual Meeting in Kingsmill,
VA. The topics included: “Fixation of Unstable Intertrochanteric
Fractures in Internal Rotation: An Important Predictor of Fracture
Union,” “Metaphyseal Sleeves in Revision TKA with Bone Loss –
Does Cementation Have a Role?” and “Sexual Function Before and
After Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.”
Elise M. Ross, the Hospice Care Network’s vice president
for human resources, received the Joseph C. Duffy Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Society of Human Resource
Management’s Long Island Chapter.
Jesse Roth, MD, diabetes researcher at The Feinstein Institute
for Medical Research, was presented with an honorary doctoral
degree by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev at the 42nd Board
of Governors Meeting held recently in Beer-Sheva, Israel. Dr.
Roth is professor of medicine at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ
School of Medicine. He is also a professor at the Elmezzi Graduate
School of Molecular Medicine, and an investigator at the Laboratory
of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, both of which operate in
collaboration with the Feinstein.