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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP is proud to announce the promotion of five attorneys to their team of partners in the medical malpractice area. The firm has developed its reputation as New York's premier medical malpractice defense law firm by defending the interests of healthcare professionals in malpractice suits for 100 years. The firm also successfully defends malpractice claims for nursing homes, physician group practices, healthcare organizations and other healthcare providers, including psychiatrists and psychologists. Kathryn R. Baxter Kathryn R. Baxter began her legal career at Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP as a law clerk. As a partner, she focuses on the defense of physicians, hospitals, healthcare systems and academic medical centers in medical malpractice matters. Baxter received her master's degree in healthcare ethics from Creighton University in 2011, and her JD from New York Law School in 2014. During law school she worked as a legal intern for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and South Brooklyn Legal Services. Gregory A. Cascino Gregory A. Cascino is a partner in the firm's Appellate Practice Group with over 12 years of experience in appellate practice. He has briefed and argued appeals in all departments of the New York State Appellate Division on cases involving various substantive areas of New York law, including medical malpractice, commercial litigation, architectural malpractice, and Labor Law ยงยง200, 240, and 241(6). Jason F. Kaufman Jason F. Kaufman focuses his practice on the defense of medical malpractice matters, representing doctors, teaching hospitals, research university medical centers and nursing rehabilitation centers. Kaufman received his BA from Syracuse University in 2011 and his JD from New York Law School in 2014. Prior to joining MCB, he managed all aspects of civil litigation at a mid-sized firm specializing in defense of corporations, hospitals and healthcare professionals. Amy E. Korn Amy E. Korn focuses her practice on physicians, hospitals, healthcare delivery systems and premier academic medical centers in medical malpractice matters. Korn received her JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2013. Prior to joining MCB, she represented lenders and financial institutions in residential and commercial real estate disputes. Michael B. Manning Michael B. Manning focuses his practice on physicians and hospitals, including specialized children's care hospitals and regional trauma centers, in medical malpractice matters. Prior to joining MCB, Manning was an associate attorney in the affirmative litigation department and the motions department of a litigation defense firm in Brooklyn, where he handled all aspects of medical malpractice defense. Manning received his JD from Roger Williams University School of Law in 2013. Catholic Health has named Omar Khalique, MD, as Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Imaging for both the health system and St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center. Dr. Khalique was previously with Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where he was an associate professor of medicine in radiology and served as the Director of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging at the Structural Heart and Valve Center. Dr. Khalique is a recognized expert and thought leader in the fields of multimodality cardiovascular imaging and structural heart imaging. He has served on the Journal of the American College of Cardiology's Cardiovascular Imaging expert panel on Imaging in Valvular Heart Disease and the American College of Cardiology's Structural Heart Disease working group. "Catholic Health and St. Francis are renowned leaders in cardiology, and I'm honored to join a team of experts who provide high quality, compassionate care for Long Islanders," Dr. Khalique says. "St. Francis has a strong reputation in cardiovascular imaging, and I look forward to building from this foundation to further enhance the services we offer." Dr. Khalique earned his medical degree at Sydney Kimmel Medical College. He did his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at New York Medical College. At Columbia University Medical Center, he underwent fellowship training in advanced echocardiography, cardiovascular computed tomography and interventional and valvular echocardiography. He also completed a fellowship in cardiac magnetic resonance at Weill Cornell Medical Center. "Catholic Health's cardiovascular imaging uses the most advanced technology to detect a heart condition early, allowing us to provide an accurate diagnosis and develop the most effective treatment for each patient," says Richard Shlofmitz, MD, Chief of Cardiology at Catholic Health and St. Francis. "Dr. Khalique's expertise will allow us to further enhance the services we provide to meet the growing demand from the communities we serve." 1 6