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The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research announced that Charles N. Serhan, PhD, DSc, Director of the Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Reperfusion Injur y at Brigham and Women's Hospital, the Simon Gelman Professor of Anaesthesia at Har vard Medical School and Professor at Har vard School of Dental Medicine, is the recipient of the fourth annual Ross Prize in Molecular Medicine. The Ross Prize is awarded annually through the Feinstein Institute Press's peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Molecular Medicine. The prize, which includes a $50,000 gift, will be formally presented to Dr. Serhan on June 13 at The New York Academy of Sciences in Manhattan. The presentation will be followed by lectures from Dr. Serhan and other preeminent researchers. The Ross Prize is made possible by the generosity of Feinstein Institute board members Robin and Jack Ross. It is awarded to scientists who have made a demonstrable impact in the under - standing of human disease pathogenesis and/or treatment, and who hold significant promise for making even greater contribu- tions to the general field of molecular medicine. After the award presentation, Dr. Serhan will discuss his discoveries in the resolution of inflammation. Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks. To learn more and to register to attend the Ross Prize celebration and symposium, visit nyas.org/RossPrize2016. Peconic Bay Medical Center (PBMC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas F. Mannino, MD, by the Medical Executive Committee and The Board of Directors at PBMC as the Chief of Radiology and Associate Chief Medical Officer effective Februar y 2016. Dr. Mannino has been employed at Nor thwell Health Physician Par tners as a Radiologist since 1996. Board-cer tified in radiology and nuclear medicine, he is also an instructor at the Nor thwell Health Center for Learning and Innovation and is a founding board member of the Cold Spring Harbor Educational Foundation. Dr. Mannino has 20 years of radiology experience. Previously, he held the position as chair of radiology and associate chief medical officer at Northwell Health Glen Cove Hospital, formerly North Shore-LIJ Glen Cove Hospital. Dr. Mannino was employed at Northshore Imaging as the medical director of the Outpatient Imaging Center from 2006 to 2014. Dr. Mannino was then promoted to associate chair of radiology at Glen Cove Hospital and thereafter as chair of radiology at Forest Hills Hospital in 2014. Becker's Hospital Review has named Adhi Sharma, MD, Chief Medical Officer at South Nassau Communities Hospital, to its prestigious list of "100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know" in the United States. The list is based on individuals' experience in overseeing medical and quality affairs at their respective organizations. The 100 CMOs are indispensable members of hospital and health system leadership teams and have demonstrated a commitment to continuous improvement in safety and quality. Members of the list do not and cannot pay to be included on this list. Prior to joining South Nassau in 2014 as the hospital's medical director for utilization, Dr. Sharma served at Progressive Emergency Physicians, where he was the chief operations officer responsible for strategic planning and operations, oversight and development of existing and future contracts, and contract negotiations with third party payers. Between 2007–12, Dr. Sharma held senior administra - tive positions at Catholic Health Services of Long Island, including chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center and medical director of patient safety and simulation center. Designed and implemented by Dr. Sharma, the center is utilized by an interdisciplinary, interprofessional team of physicians, nurses, educators and human factors engineers who work side-by-side with a particular focus on patient safety andšquality. Co-author of papers published in The Journal of Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, Dr. Sharma has authored chapters published in clinical textbooks, including Rosen's Emergency Medicine; 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult, and Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies. People in the NEWS Charles N. Serhan, PhD, DSc Thomas F. Mannino, MD Adhi Sharma, MD 2 4

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