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2 4 Mohammad A. Bilal, MD, Director of Vascular and Inter ventional Radiology since 2011 at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, has been named to the hospital's Board of Directors. Dr. Bilal has been par t of Mather's medical staff since 2004. He is the senior inter - ventional radiologist in the Imaging Ser vices Depar tment. For further information about Mather®Hospital, visit matherhospital.org or facebook.com/matherhospital. West Islip resident Rober t Carlin, MD, has been named Chair of Internal Medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip. An internist and pulmonologist with a private practice in Babylon since 1991, Dr. Carlin has been associated with Good Samaritan for 25 years and has ser ved in a variety of leadership posi - tions at the hospital, including current roles as President of the Medical Board and Chair of the Per formance Improvement Committee. In ad- dition, since 2014 he has ser ved as Medical Director of Our Lady of Consolation Center for Nursing & Rehabilitative Care Center, which, like Good Samaritan, is a member of Catholic Health Ser vices of Long Island. Dr. Carlin is a graduate of St George's University School of Medicine in Grenada. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Jersey City Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in pulmonar y medicine at Nassau County Medical Center. Nassau University Medical Center officials are pleased to announce that Victor F. Politi, MD, President and CEO of the NuHealth System and Nassau University Medical Center, along with Gerard C. Keegan; Drew Bogner, PhD; and Sen. Kemp Hannon, will be honored at this year's RotaCare 22nd Caregivers' Ball. The event will be held on Thursday, April 14, at 6 p.m. at the Cherr y Valley Countr y Club in Garden City. For more information about RotaCare's 22nd Annual Caregivers' Ball, including event tickets, sponsorship opportunities People in the NEWS Mohammad A. Bilal, MD Robert Carlin, MD Victor Politi, MD, NuHealth/NUMC's President/CEO, joined Linda Mangano at the recent Nassau County Heroin Educational Summit held at the Coral House and attended by more than five hundred persons. Dr. Politi served on a panel discussing Narcan training and how to recognize an overdose and save lives. and journal ads, please call Legendary Events at 516-222-0550 or email Tracey Gittere at tgittere@legendar yevents.net. David Nemiroff, Executive Director for the Long Island Federally Qualified Health Centers Inc. and for the Nassau Queens PPS or the DSRIP program has been honored by the Roosevelt Community Revitalization Group Inc. (RCRG) at a fundraiser celebrating the love and grow th of Roosevelt. Nemiroff was the recipient of the Community Par tnership Award. RCRG was established in 2008, with a mission to promote the community and economic revitalization of Roosevelt, focusing on improving the quality of life in the Roosevelt community through education, economic development, and health and wellness. The members and par tners of RCRG seek to ser ve as a beacon of leadership by utilizing diverse talents to create an environment where the residents are empowered to be self-sufficient share - holders in the economic and social fabric of the community. All proceeds from the RCRG fundraiser will be dedicated to benefit the RCRG youth programs. Congratulations to Neurological Surger y PC's providers who were recognized as Castle Connolly 2016 Top Doctors: New York Metro Area: Jeffrey A. Brown, MD, FACS Jonathan L. Brisman, MD Rober t N. Holtzman, MD Stephen T. Onesti, MD, FACS John A. Grant, MD, FACS John Pile-Spellman, MD, FACR 2 4