From left: Mark Raphael, CPA, executor of the Heller estate; Jeff Mongrain and his wife, Judy Moonelis, a niece of the Hellers; and family friends Michael Warren and Cecilia Warren.
Family and friends of J. Louis Heller, MD, the late founder and long-time Chief of Anesthesiology at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, and his late wife, Lydia Charlotte Heller, gathered recently to recognize the couple’s significant contributions and generosity when the Post Anesthesia Care Unit was named in their honor. The Lydia C. and J. Louis Heller, MD Post Anesthesia Care Unit serves adult and pediatric patients following surgery and includes 18 patient bays equipped with advanced technology and monitoring systems.
“We are pleased and proud to recognize and remember Lydia and Louis with this tribute that will be a perpetual reminder of their kindness, generosity, and commitment to our core mission of meeting the eye care needs of New Yorkers, especially the working poor,” said James C. Tsai, MD, MBA, President of New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, and Chair of Ophthalmology for the Mount Sinai Health System.