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help the clinician decide whether a patient's presentation fits with each possible cause. Every chapter includes case studies that provide a systematic approach to differentiat - ing the diagnosis of each symptom. Dr. Ettinger is Epilepsy Director of Neurological Surgery, P.C., as well as Director of the Epilepsy Wellness Program, Winthrop-University Hospital; Director of EEG and Epilepsy, North Shore-LIJ Huntington Hospital; and Professor of Clinical Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Weisbrot is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, and Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Outpatient Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stony Brook University Medical Center. The administration, staff and resi - dents of A. Holly Patterson (AHP) Extended Care Facility thanked Varda Yoran and the Rose Art Foundation "Living With Dignity" for their very generous donation of 25 new, state-of-the-art Invacare deluxe geri/ reclining chairs. Staff and residents recognized Varda with a bouquet of roses, a certifi - cate of appreciation and a warm social gathering where Yoran was gracious enough to share her amazing story. Pictured with Yoran are Anthony Restaino, Administrator, Ronald Langevin, Director of Occupational Therapy, Mary Grace Lynch, Director of Therapeutic Recreation, Marilyn Richter, and staff and residents of AHP. The Rose Art Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of immobile and handicapped seniors, predominantly in nonprofit nursing homes. The organiza - tion donates and delivers Invacare deluxe geri/recliners. To read more about Varda's story and find out how you can help, please visit www.livingwithdignity.org. Nassau University Medical Center's medicine residents presented posters at a meeting of the American Federation for Medical Research, along with its Chief of Allergy and Immunology, Marianne Frieri, MD. The American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR) is an international multidis - ciplinary association of scientists engaged in all areas of bio- medical investigation — patient-oriented, translational and basic research. Members are located at government facilities, medical centers, research institutions and private industry in all 50 states and throughout the world. AFMR fosters research in the medical sciences, provides leadership in articulating and publicizing the aims and goals of scientific research, disseminates the knowledge medical research generates, and identifies and supports efforts to achieve these objectives. Joel Harnick, MD, a pediatric cardiologist specializing in general and interventional pediatric cardiology, has joined the Center for Pediatric Specialty Care at Good Samaritan Hospital. Previously, he served as an attending pediatric cardiologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Harnick earned his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School. He completed his pediatric residency at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children. After a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Schneider Children's Hospital, he completed a se - nior fellowship in interventional pediatric cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital at Harvard Medical School. He has held academic appointments with the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and Mount Sinai Medical School. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Academy of Pediatrics as well as a member of the Medical Society of the State of New York and the Suffolk County Medical Society/Suffolk Academy of Medicine. ■ Alan B. Ettinger, MD, MBA Ian Cohen, MD, Chief Resident in the Department of Medicine (left),and Chen Hsing Lin, MD, a second-year resident the Department of Medicine (right), presented posters with Marianne Frieri, MD (center), at an annual conference of the American Federation for Medical Research. The administration, staff and residents of A. Holly Patterson ECF thanked Varda Yoran and the Rose Art Foundation "Living With Dignity" for their very generous donation. M D N E W S . CO M ■ MD NEWS Long Island | 1 5