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Doctors’ Day
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VAPHS named Dr. Ali Sonel, associate chief of staff of research and development and director
of the cardiac catheterization laboratory, and Dr. Judy Plowman, medical director of the homebased
primary care department, as outstanding physicians of the year during Doctors’ Day
celebrations on March 30. The late Dr. Wayne Wolf was named honorary physician of the year.
“This is a facility that has so many excellent physicians, so it is quite an honor,”
said Dr. Sonel (above) of the award.
“I am really lucky to work for a place that values geriatric care the way the VA does,”
said Dr. Plowman (right).
VAPHS s Its Employees
Staff members received a delicious meal and a chance at winning
Canteen gift certificates, a car navigation system and a flat screen TV
Associate Director Bonnie
Graham and Chief Financial
Officer James Baker dish out
as part of VA Pittsburgh’s Employee Appreciation events in March. pierogies and meatballs to
Gary Polsinelli in HR.
WE’D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU
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WORKINGtogether
ISSUE 30 | SPRING 2009
MANAGING EDITOR
David E. Cowgill
Public & Community
Relations Coordinator
EDITOR
Bethany Miga
Writer/Editor
CONTRIBUTOR
Shelley K. Nulph
Public Affairs Specialist
DESIGN & LAYOUT
Rodney E. Boyce
Creative Director
Square Peg Design
PHOTOGRAPHY
Glenn Hangard
Warren Park
Terry Gerigk Wolf, FACHE
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Rajiv Jain, MD
Chief of Staff
Bonnie Graham, MBA
Associate Director
Ira Richmond, MS, CS, CNAA
Associate Director for
Patient Care Services
John Gennaro, FACHE, MBA, MHSA
Associate Director
for Site Management
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