Cerebral Palsy of Westchester honors Coupe
The 65th annual Pioneer Dinner of Cerebral Palsy of Westchester held recently at The Surf Club in New Rochelle honored JOEY COUPE with the Martie Osterer Award, which is given each year to a Pioneer Club member who has made strides to live life to the fullest. The Iona College Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity received the Friendship Award.
Coupe is an active participant in the Day Habilitation Without Walls and residential program at Cerebral Palsy of Westchester. Through the program he volunteers his time at soup kitchens and has helped carve pumpkins for The Annual Pumpkin Blaze. He especially enjoys bowling trips, hayrides, trips on The Circle Line, movies and The Maritime Aquarium outings.
The Friendship Award is presented annually to an individual or a group of individuals who have given their time and energy to help others. For the past two years, program participants from Cerebral Palsy of Westchester”™s programs have participated in Pi Kappa Phi”™s Pedals for Push, a 24-hour bike-a-thon event that raises money toward their mission on a national level. This event requires each fraternity member to spend 30 minutes pedaling on a bike in order to raise awareness on the Iona College campus.
Westmed welcomes five physicians
WESTMED Medical Group announced the addition of the following physicians:
JULIE A. MONROE, a board-certified oncologist, was awarded her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College and completed her residency in internal medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and a fellowship in hematology/oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell. Most recently, she was a physician with the Westchester Institute for Treatment of Cancer and Blood Disorders. She is also the director of clinical research at White Plains Hospital”™s Dickstein Cancer Center. She treats all types of cancer with a particular focus on the treatment of breast cancer and other female malignancies. She has privileges at White Plains and Greenwich hospitals.
Mary Morrissey is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Most recently, she was in private practice at Grand Central OB/GYN in New York City and a voluntary attending physician at St. Luke”™s-Roosevelt Hospital. She received her medical degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University and completed her postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Luke”™s-Roosevelt Hospital Center. She delivers babies at Greenwich Hospital.
BROOK TLOUGAN is board-certified in both dermatology and pediatric dermatology. He was awarded his medical degree from The University of Arizona College of Medicine and completed his dermatology residency at the New York University School of Medicine and his pediatric dermatology clinical fellowship at the Morgan Stanley Children”™s Hospital of Columbia University. Previously, he was an attending pediatric dermatologist at The Joseph M. Sanzari Children”™s Hospital of Hackensack University Medical Center. He sees both adult and pediatric patients.
NICOLE HADI is board certified in internal medicine. She was awarded her medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at the Mount Sinai Medical Center Department of Medicine. Most recently, Hadi was a clinical instructor and night hospitalist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Department of Medicine. She has privileges at White Plains Hospital.
THOMAS XU, an internist, received his medical degree from New York Medical College and completed his internal medicine residency at Montefiore Medical Center in a three-year program. Xu embraces a holistic approach to patient care and speaks both Chinese and Spanish. He has privileges at Greenwich Hospital.
Hadassah to honor White Plains Hospital doctor
DAN COSTIN, co-director of the White Plains Hospital Cancer Program will be honored by the Westchester Region of Hadassah Nov. 13 for his work in cancer research and treatment in Westchester and in collaboration with Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem and his tireless efforts on behalf of patients.
The ceremony will take place at the Making Miracles Happen dinner at Temple Israel Center in White Plains. All proceeds will benefit the work of Hadassah in the area of breast cancer treatment and research.
“We are delighted to be honoring Dr. Dan Costin. Not only is Dr. Costin beloved by his many patients throughout Westchester, but he has also worked in collaboration with doctors at Hadassah Hospital in researching new treatments for pancreatic cancer,” said Deborah Wiskind, president of the Westchester region of Hadassah. For more information, call at 914-937-3151 or email westchesterregion@hadassah.org.
Hospital honors one of its own
LARRY FALTZ, senior vice president for medical affairs and chief medical officer at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow is the honoree at the Phelps 27th Annual Champagne Ball. The event takes place Nov. 8 at Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor.
“Over the course of the last 20 years, Larry has made exceptional contributions to the growth and development of Phelps,” said Keith E. Safian, Phelps”™ president and CEO. “Honoring him at the Champagne Ball gives us all an opportunity to recognize the tremendous impact he has had in establishing Phelps as one of the most sophisticated community hospitals in the region.”
For more information, contact Marissa Coratti, at 914-366-3104 or mcoratti@pmhc.us or visit phelpshospital.org/ball.
ENTA extends contract for COO
Tarrytown-based ENT and Allergy Associates has extended COO Nicole Monti-Spadaccini”™s employment agreement another five years effective Jan. 1.
After graduating from Iona College with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science, Monti-Spadaccini joined ENTA in 1994, initially working the front desk at one if its original eight office locations. Over the succeeding 20 years, she progressed to becoming an important asset in the areas of patient scheduling, medical record administration, referral protocol, billing, collections and credentialing.
Currently she directs the operation of all ENTA locations, managing clerical and medical assistant staff. She and her team of four regional managers help transition existing practices into the ENT and Allergy Associates operations model and help to roll out various technology projects.
ENTA President Robert P. Green said, “The impact Nicole has had on our practice has been nothing short of transformational. We simply would not be where we are today if she was not one of our team”™s leading lights.”
Concordia awards Mary and James Hoch
Bronxville residents MARY and JAMES HOCH have been selected as recipients of the Concordia College 2014 President”™s Award for Excellence in Educational Service to the Community.
“Mary and Jim have been loyal and trusted advisers to Concordia”™s Conservatory,” college President Viji George said. “Through the Hoch Chamber Music Series, Mary and Jim have made world-class musical performances more accessible and created opportunities for audiences of all ages to enjoy and learn about chamber music.”
Concordia invites the community to celebrate the Hochs”™ achievement at its 33rd annual Community Dinner on Nov. 12. The dinner will be held in Schoenfeld Campus Center, beginning with cocktails at 6:15 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m., and will include a special musical performance by Elizabeth Lim-Dutton.
The Hoch”™s first moved to Bronxville in 1989 before Jim”™s work took the family to London for six years. They returned to Bronxville in 2000, where their three children attended the Bronxville schools through eighth grade and studied music at Concordia Conservatory of Music & Art.
Mary Hoch”™s professional career focused on corporate finance and investment banking, first at Kidder Peabody and then Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Jim Hoch is a founding partner of Tailwind Capital, a private equity firm and currently leads their business service practice. Actively involved in the private equity business for more than 25 years, he has served on the boards of 20 public and private companies and participated in more than $1.5 billion of private equity investments.
For reservations and information, contact Ellen de Saint Phalle, director of community relations at ellen.desaintphalle@concordia-ny.edu.
Greenberg marks 20 years
Pleasantville resident CORA GREENBERG celebrates her 20th anniversary leading the Westchester Children”™s Association as its executive director after joining the organization Oct. 24, 1994.
Greenberg has taken WCA from a staff of two with an annual budget of $120,000, to a staff of eight with an annual budget of $750,000 in 2014. In that time WCA has grown in influence and impact; its annual advocacy breakfast and child advocacy lecture have become a staple event for child advocates around the county; childcare funding was increased by more than $2 million through its Campaign for Kids; and it has drawn the attention of Hillary Clinton and Marian Wright Edelman as speakers. In the age of instant and constant information, its data blog, “Children by the Numbers” has become the go-to resource for many advocates and policy makers.
In addition to celebrating the 20th anniversary of its executive director, Westchester Children”™s Association is also celebrating its centennial. Founded in 1914, a time when it was normal for children as young as five to work from sun up to sundown, Westchester Children”™s Association is one of the oldest children”™s advocacy organizations in the United States.
On Nov. 13, the association will celebrate its centennial at its annual benefit dinner at the Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown. The event also will honor the late Patricia Lanza”™s legacy of philanthropy. For tickets and to sponsorships, contact Betsy Steward at 914-946-7676, ext. 303, or send an email to bsteward@wca4kids.org.
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