Lyda E. Rojas Carroll, M.D., FACS, a breast surgeon and member of CareMount Medical”™s Breast Surgery Cancer Care Team, was named Medical Professional of the Year by Sparrow”™s Nest of the Hudson Valley. Carroll was presented with the honor virtually, during Sparrow”™s Nest”™s annual gala held online Oct. 17. Krista Jones, Sparrow”™s Nest executive director, said, “Dr. Rojas Carroll embodies everything our charity is about: hope, love and resilience. Her patients appreciate the effort she puts in to care for them while facing a cancer diagnosis and we couldn”™t think of a better person to receive this year”™s award.”
Sparrow”™s Nest of the Hudson Valley provides two meals, once a week, to the families of caregivers and children diagnosed with any type of cancer. Caregivers are defined as legal guardians of children, under the age of 18, living at home.
CareMount Medical is the largest independent multispecialty medical group in New York state, providing comprehensive medical care to more than 665,000 patients in more than 45 locations throughout Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, and Ulster counties and New York City.
