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Karen Di Cicco Catholic Home Care (CHC), part of Catholic Health Services (CHS), selected Karen Di Cicco as CHC Manager of the Year. Di Cicco has been with CHS for 27 years. She transferred to CHC as a field nurse and served as a preceptor for new staff to learn safe patient care using evidence-based practices. Since 2012, she has been a team manager for two different teams serving as a preceptor and mentor for new managers. Di Cicco is a member of the American Nurses Association, New York State Nurses Association and Case Management Society of America. She earned an associate's degree in nursing from Nassau Community College and a bachelor's degree in nursing at C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. She is also a certified case manager. Mary Lombardi Good Shepherd Hospice (GSH) presented its Living the Mission Award to Home Health Aide Mary Lombardi for exemplifying Catholic Health Services's (CHS) mission and values — I-Care (integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence). Nominated for her outstanding qualities, Lombardi was recently honored at GSH's Farmingdale office. A colleague said, "Mary is very comfortable with end-of-life care, and this comfort level translates into the compas - sionate care she provides. She makes the patient and the family more comfortable with the process they are going through by connecting in a very personal way." Lombardi has been part of Catholic Health Services since 2010. John F. Collins, President and CEO of NYU Winthrop Hospital John F. Collins, President and CEO of NYU Winthrop Hospital, announced his plan to retire from the 591-bed academic medical center, effective November 30. Following Collins' retirement, the hospital's chief medical officer, Joseph Greco, MD, will assume the role of senior vice president and executive director, and lead the effort on the NYU Winthrop campus. Collins joined Winthrop in 1997 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In 2007, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) and CFO, and was later appointed Executive Vice President — a role he assumed as he continued as the Hospital's COO. In 2009, the Board of Directors named him President and CEO. Prior to his tenure at NYU Winthrop Hospital, Collins served as CFO at South Nassau Communities Hospital. Jahan Aghalar, MD Jahan Aghalar, MD, joins New York Cancer & Blood Specialists as a board-certified medical oncologist-hematologist. Dr. Aghalar earned his Bachelor's Degree with honors from New York University, majoring in Computer Science. Dr. Aghalar then earned his Medical Degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine with honorable distinction in research of diagnostic oncology. He served as Chief Resident at North Shore University and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Prior to joining New York Cancer & Blood Specialists, Dr. Aghalar served as an attending physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He has delivered numerous, well-received medical educational seminars regarding prostate cancer throughout Long island. Eva Chalas, MD NYU Winthrop Hospital announced that Eva Chalas, MD, Physician Director of the Center for Cancer Care, Vice Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Professor, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, has been named President Elect of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) — the specialty's leading professional membership organiza - tion dedicated to the improvement of women's health, with more than 58,000 professional members. In her role as President Elect for ACOG, Dr. Chalas will serve as a national officer of ACOG and the ACOG Foundation, which pursues innovative ideas in education delivery, patient and physician advocacy, and the provision of full spectrum healthcare, including addressing the global issue of maternal mortality and morbidity. Dr. Chalas received her medical degree from Stony Brook University School of Medicine and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at its medical center. Her postgraduate education as a fel - low in gynecologic oncology was earned at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where she also served as an American Cancer Society fellow. She is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and gyneco- logic oncology, and is a fellow of ACOG and the ACS. PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 1 8

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