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gastroenterologists to care for his patients as he retires from medicine. On April 1, Crystal Run Healthcare assumed opera - tions of Dr. Brody's office located at 56 –58 Church St. in Port Jervis, N.Y., continuing the compassionate, high-quality care upon which Dr. Brody built his practice. In addition, patients have access to Crystal Run's coordi - nated model of care that includes more than 40 medical specialties. The physicians from Crystal Run that will be seeing patients in Port Jervis include Cecilia Minano, MD, MPH; Anthony Nici, MD; and Alex Gershenhorn, MD. Patients with appoint - ments that were scheduled by Dr. Brody's office after April 1 will keep those appoint - ments and now see one of Crystal Run's gastroenterologists in the Port Jervis office. Patients can continue to call the same phone number, 845-856-4346 to schedule appoint - ments or can utilize the appointment request page on the Crystal Run website to make or change appointments. Crystal Run offers gastroenterology in Port Jervis, Middletown, Rock Hill, Warwick and New Windsor. Health Quest has appointed Ian Portelli, PhD, MSc, as its new Director of Research and Analytics. Portelli will head the Clinical Research Division at Health Quest, supporting collaborative clinical research among Health Quest and its affiliates, as well as supporting quality improvement projects. Portelli holds a doctorate in research and theory development from New York University, a Master of Science degree from the University of Manchester (United Kingdom) with a specialization in pediatric biogenetics and oncology, a Bachelor in Science degree from the University of Malta and a European PCNS and RN licensure. For the past 15 years, he has held several research, management and clinical positions. Prior to moving to the United States, Portelli's career in Malta, Ireland and the United Kingdom was largely focused on biogenetics and hematology/oncology-related pharma - cogenomics in pediatrics. Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce Raymond P. VanVoorhis and Jonathan Nasser, MD, as Co-Chairs of its 2014 Annual Golf Classic to take place June 16. The tournament will be held at West Hills Country Club and Wallkill Golf Course, both located in Middletown. The event will conclude with a celebratory dinner and awards ceremony at West Hills Country Club. Mr. VanVoorhis is a partner with Liscum McCormack VanVoorhis LLP, a design-orient- ed architectural firm located in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Dr. Jonathan Nasser is an internist and pediatrician at Crystal Run Healthcare, where he has been in practice since 2002. This year, the Annual Golf Classic will ben - efit Orange Regional's new Pediatric Center. Various levels of sponsorship packages are available for this year's tournament. With their round of golf, golfers receive breakfast, a golf cart, lunch and an appreciation gift as well as golfers' hour and buffet dinner at the awards ceremony. To learn more about the sponsorship opportunities available, please call the Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation at 845-333-2333 or visit www.ormc.org/golf. The HealthAlliance Foundation is pleased to announce the honorees for the 25th Annual Tulip Ball, which took place April 26 at the Lazy Swan Golf and Country Club Village in Saugerties, N.Y. The 2014 HealthAlliance honorees, Ali Hammoud, MD, and Joseph Christiana,MD, are well-known cardiologists who have practiced in the area for more than 10 years. Both doctors are currently on the active staff of Internal Medicine at HealthAlliance hospitals and maintain privileges in the Cardiology Department. The ninth annual Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Kathleen and Ozzie Beichert. The Beichert family, life - long residents of the Kingston area, have owned and oper- ated Timely Signs of Kingston since 1972. Ellen O'Leary and Thomas Murphy were presented with the fourth annual Community Service Award. Both have devoted countless hours to volunteer - ing and serving on not-for-profit boards, including the Mohonk Preserve and the Community Foundation of the Hudson Valley, for several years. Proceeds from this gala will support patient services and programs at HealthAlliance hospitals. It is our pleasure to enhance our role as a resource to the local medical community, and we welcome your feedback. Please feel free to call our office at 914-967-6565. Your views and opinions are important to us. ■ (L–R) Crystal Run Healthcare's Dr. Edward Croen, Dr. David Brody and Crystal Run's Dr. Cecilia Minano collaborate on patient care. Raymond P. VanVoorhis and Jonathan Nasser, MD, Co-Chairs of Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation's 2014 Annual Golf Classic Kathleen and Ozzie Beichert Dr. Joseph Christiana Dr. Ali Hammoud Ellen O'Leary and Thomas Murphy +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +++ + +++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 1 0 | Mid Hudson MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M