Four physicians at The Mount Sinai Hospital were recognized by Nursing leadership and nurse colleagues with the 27th Annual Physician of the Year Award during a ceremony held Wednesday, October 29, at Hatch Auditorium. Before a celebratory audience of staff, family, and friends, each was saluted for demonstrating a caring attitude, kindness, the highest level of practice, and respect.
“All of our physician recipients and nominees are known for excellence in patient care and strong collaborative partnerships with Nursing, and we’re far more effective health care providers as a team than as individuals,” said Carol Porter, DNP, RN, Edgar M. Cullman, Sr. Chair of the Department of Nursing, Chief Nursing Officer/Senior Vice President and Associate Dean of Nursing Research and Education.
“This is a very special award,” David L. Reich, MD, President and Chief Operating Officer, The Mount Sinai Hospital, told the audience. Dr. Reich, an award recipient in 2011, acknowledged that throughout his career, “Nursing showed me how to be a good partner in patient care.”
The 2014 recipients were:
Audrey Chun, MD, Associate Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, and Medicine, who received the Special Recognition Award;
Annapoorna Kini, MD, MRCP, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, who received the Attending Award;
Nicholas Sikalas, MD, Fellow, Department of Vascular Surgery, who received the Fellow Award;
Jeremy Steinberger, MD, PGY-3, Neurosurgery resident, who received the House Officer Award.