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Joshua Kugler, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, South Nassau Communities Hospital's Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, was presented the South Nassau Communities Hospital's prestigious Mary Pearson Award at the hospital's 2015 Annual Carnation Ball, which was held Nov. 7 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, New York. Dr. Kugler has been heavily involved in the effort to open the Emergency Department (ED) in Long Beach while overseeing the hospital's busy ED in Oceanside. The Mary Pearson Award is presented annually to an individual for ex - traordinary effort and individual contributions that significantly advance South Nassau's commitment to compassionate care and standard- setting healthcare services. Dr. Kugler's 15-year tenure as Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at South Nassau is marked by leadership, innovation and advancements in emergency medical care. In addition to his role as Chair of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Kugler serves as the Co-chair of the ED Steering Committee and several other integral operational committees, including EHR steering, utilization and emer - gency management. Infectious disease specialist Aaron Eli Glatt, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA, has been named Chair of the Department of Medicine and Division Chief of Infectious Diseases at South Nassau Communities Hospital. The former executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, New York, Dr. Glatt was also a full professor of clinical medicine and former associate dean at New York Medical College. Prior to serving at Mercy, Dr. Glatt served as president and chief executive officer of New Island Hospital in Bethpage, New York, where he had been vice president of medical affairs from 2005–2006. Between 2003–2005, Dr. Glatt served as the medical director of Mercy Ambulatory Care Center and chair of the Department of Medicine at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, in the Joshua Kugler, MD, FACEP, FA AEM Aaron Eli Glatt, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA Shown L–R: B.S. Ramoowalia; Minister Akhilesh Yadav; and Krishan Kumar, MD People in the NEWS Bronx. His impressive career in health care also includes more than a decade of service at St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, where he served as director of graduate medical education, chief of the division of infectious diseases and chair of infection control. Krishan Kumar, MD, FACEP, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC), has been recognized by Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India, for contribu - tions to the field of pediatrics and emergency medicine in the United States. Dr. Kumar received the Uttar Pradesh Apravasi Bharatiya Ratna award. Uttar Pradesh — the largest state in India, with a population of 200«million people — celebrated its first Pravasiya Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day) on Jan. 4, 2016, in Agra, the city where the Taj Mahal is located. More than 250 non-Indian residents from 30«worldwide«countries attended the conferences. Dr. Kumar attended the conferences in India, presented two lectures on emergency medicine in India and chaired a panel on health and education in India, which focused on the development of emergency medicine, emergency medical services, trauma and disaster management. Dr. Kumar graduated from medical school in India in 1977 and immigrated to the U.S. in 1984. He joined Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx as a resident and became associate director of emergency medicine in 1988. He joined NUMC in 1990 as an attending physician in the departments of emergency medicine and pediatrics. Currently, he serves as Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Besides mentoring young physicians in their residency training, he has become a pillar for the department in clinical excellence. Moreover, Dr. Kumar keeps busy in the academic world as a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. As a physician-scientist, he has published several papers in emergency medicine and chaired many prestigious conferences in emergency medicine in India and abroad. He works and teaches at all levels of emergency care, and is actively involved in the teaching and training of paramedic students and EMTs. Dr. Kumar is also Medical Director of the Nassau County Fire Police, Emergency Medical Services Academy at NUMC. 1 2❱❱❱❱❱ P E O P L E I N T H E N E W S 1 2

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