Yale Medicine pediatric urologist Sarah Lambert, M.D., is the inaugural recipient of the Norm Roth Leadership Award established by Greenwich Hospital physicians in appreciation of the retired hospital president”™s years of service.
The award includes a $5,000 grant to promote the growth of physicians who, exhibit strong leadership potential, said Felice Zwas, M.D., chief of staff.
“I am humbled and honored to be the recipient of this award. Norm Roth embodies the drive, intelligence and personal engagement of a true leader,” said Lambert, with Yale New Haven Children”™s Hospital Pediatric Specialty Center in Greenwich. The Darien resident plans to use the grant to continue her education in quality improvement research and leadership.
Roth retired in October 2020 after a 41-year career at Yale New Haven Health, including five years as Greenwich Hospital”™s president and CEO. Roth called the award the “greatest recognition” of his career, adding that it will help to keep the organization “strong and vital” by identifying “emerging leaders who will be extremely helpful in guiding the hospital and the health system into the future of health care delivery.”
