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People in the NEWS 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. Westchester plastic surgeon Andrew Y. Kleinman, MD, was elected President of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) at its 208th annual House of Delegates (HOD) meeting in Tarrytown, N.Y., April 12. Dr. Kleinman has a private practice in Rye Brook and is on the plastic surgical staff of Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Kleinman earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester. He received residency training in general surgery at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and at Harvard Surgical Service in Boston. Dr. Kleinman worked as a research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and completed his plastic surgery residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He subsequently gained certification from both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the National Board of Medical Examiners. Dr. Kleinman is listed as a top doctor in his field by several consumer publications, including Castle Connolly Guide, Consumer Checkbook Guide and U.S. News & World Report. A member of MSSNY since 1992, Dr. Kleinman has served the organization in many capacities, including as commissioner of its Socio-Economics Division — which oversees all health insurance issues. Joshua Kugler, MD, FACEP, FA AEM, C h a i r o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Emergency Medicine at Sout h Na ssau C o m m u n i t i e s Hospital, has been named the recipient of both the New York State (NYS) Emergency Medical Services Council's and Nassau County Regional Emergency Medical Ser vices Council's 2013 Physician of Excellence Awards. Dr. Kugler earned the awards for his enduring commitment to excellence and leadership in emergency medicine, which has resulted in the significant improvement of emergency medical services in the community and throughout the state. Dr. Kugler is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and National Board of Medical Examiners. He is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and American Academy of Emergency Medicine. He is the current Chair of the Nassau Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee and served as Nassau's representative to the State Emergency Medical Council for eight years. Krishan Kumar, MD, FACEP, Director of Pediatric Emergency Services at the Nassau University Medical Center, has been appointed Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM). Dr. Kumar's appointment began on Jan. 1, 2014, and will continue through Dec. 31, 2019. St. Charles Hospital is pleased to announce that Jonathan Lerner, MD, has joined the Department of Radiology. Dr. Lerner is a fellowship-trained musculoskeletal radiologist, having completed his training at the Hospital for Joint Diseases/NYU Medical Center. He is well-known in the physician community for his expert interpretation of musculoskeletal images and is actively sought for consultation by orthopedists, sports medicine specialists, podiatrists, rheumatologists and more. Dr. Lerner's specialties include performing and reading musculoskeletal ultrasounds and ultrasound-guided pain management procedures. The NuHealth System recently announced that Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, exercising his rights under the Nassau Health Care Corporation's enabling statute, has elected to appoint Michael B. Mirotznik as Chair of the NHCC (NuHealth) Board of Directors. Mirotznik replaces Craig V. Rizzo, Esq., who had served as chair of the board for four years and resigned in March. Mirotznik obtained his undergraduate degree from New York University in 1987 and graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1991. A partner in the general law practice of Mirotznik and Associates, LLC, in East Meadow, Mirotznik specializes in all phases of civil, criminal and medical malpractice litigation. His professional court admissions include the Bar of the State of New York, the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. Active in numerous professional organizations, he serves as the current First Vice President of the Jewish Lawyers Association of Nassau County and a past president of the Nassau Lawyers Association of Long Island. Mirotznik, who grew up in East Meadow, now resides in South Bellmore with his wife and two children. ■ Joshua Kugler, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, seen at center with his sons Jack and Luke, earned the state and county EMS councils' 2013 Physician of Excellence Awards for his enduring commitment to excellence and leadership in emergency medicine. (L–R) Paul Napoli, Scott Glazer, Vincent Papsadero, Victor Politi, MD, and John Hassett were among the state and county EMS leaders to congratulate Dr. Kugler. Jonathan Lerner, MD Andrew Y. Kleinman, MD M D N E W S . CO M ■ MD NEWS Long Island | 1 1

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