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from the Publisher 05-731 Publisher: Dan Senkiw Managing Editor: Conner Armstrong Contributing Writers: Thomas A. Mobilia, Melanie G. Gelfand Contributing Photographer: Don Dempsey, White Light Photography President and Chief Executive Officer: Lud Kimbrough Chief Marketing Officer: Jason Skinner Vice President, B2B Brand Development: Carrie Dierks B2B Sales Director: Tim McNichols In Memoriam: Robert J. Brennan, Founder Account Manager: Kelsey McAuliffe Creative Director: Eric Jackson Designer: Michael Simmons Creative Services: Steve Barrett, Aimee Burchard, Jamie Dent, Michael Ferguson, Brian Norman, Kimmi Patterson, David Smith, Jennifer Webster Production: Andrea Hull Financial Services: Ashley Byrd, April Charlton Audience Development: Debbie Dodski, David Enoch MD News is published by True North Custom 5600 Brainerd Road, Suite 1 Chattanooga, TN 37411 423-266-3234 | www.truenorthcustom.com Although every precaution is taken to ensure accuracy of published materials, MD News cannot be held responsible for opinions expressed or facts supplied by its authors. Copyright 2014, True North Custom. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. P O S T M A S T E R : Please send notices on Form 3579 to 5600 Brainerd Road, Suite 1, Chattanooga, TN 37411. Advertise in MD News For more information about advertising in the MD News Long Island edition, call Publisher Dan Senkiw at 914-967-6565 or email dansenkiw@mdnews.com. Contact Information Send press releases and all other information related to this local edition of MD News to dansenkiw@mdnews.com or via fax to 914-967-1165. Long Island 05-848 UTUMN IS HERE at last, and at MD News Long Island, we spend October honoring National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many area healthcare facilities are celebrating sur- vivors, sponsoring community events and spreading the news about the importance of screenings. Treating prostate cancer faces its own unique set of chal- lenges. According to a study presented at the 2011 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, a surgeon may have to perform well over a thousand robotic-assisted prostate cancer surgeries before gaining full proficiency in the procedure. In other words, experience matters, so this month we turn our spotlight on the pioneering surgeon who developed the revolutionary Samadi Modified Advanced Robotic Technique (SMART) prostatectomy. David B. Samadi, MD, whom many recognize as a contributor to Fox News' Medical A-Team, is Chair of Urology and Chief of Robotic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and Professor of Urology at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. Dr. Samadi drew from his extensive skills in open surgical prostatectomy techniques, robotic surgery and oncologic insight to develop the innovative procedure, which he performs in a customized unit at Lenox Hill Hospital. Mark your calendars for upcoming webinars provided by the local legal experts at Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP. On Nov. 17, Greg Reilly, the Head of MCB's Employment & Labor Law Practice Group, will update the audience on recent developments in employment law, including wage and hour laws, wrongful termination, non-compete and non-solicitation litigation, class and collective action, lawsuits, and litigation involving discrimination and workplace harassment, among other employment issues. The course will provide two New York state continuing legal education credits and two HR [Human Resources] Certification Institute credits. You'll find additional details in our Local News section, as well as other events and briefs about what's happening right here in our local medical community. Your input keeps MD News Long Island on the forefront of the region's healthcare conversa- tion. Take a moment to peruse the 2015 editorial calendar found on page 17. To share your expertise, breakthrough procedures or other topics of interest, call me at 914-967-6565 or email dansenkiw@mdnews.com, and don't forget to follow @MDNewsNetwork on Twitter. Enjoy the magazine, Dan Senkiw A WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU! At MD News, we strive to give you superior, relevant content in every issue. To ensure we're delivering value, please take three minutes to complete a survey at www.mdnews.com/survey. Tell us what you think of the magazine, and we'll enter you into a drawing to win an iPad Mini. iPad MINI Dan Senkiw PUBLISHER Long Island D A N SE N K I W@M DN E W S.COM 914-967-6565 Dan Senkiw 4 | Long Island MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M