Dr. Ralph Nachman
The Medical Center's 23rd annual Maurice R. Greenberg Distinguished Service Award Gala was held May 1 at The Plaza, in honor of the 2003 Greenberg Award recipient, Dr. Ralph Nachman, the E. Hugh Luckey Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell and chairman of the Department of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Established in 1981, with a generous gift from Maurice R. Greenberg, the Greenberg Award is the highest honor bestowed to a senior member of the medical staff at the NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center in recognition of exceptional and longstanding service to the Medical Center.
From left: Dr. Nachman, Arthur Mahon, and Maurice Greenberg.
The welcome and introductions were given by Bernadette Castro, the New York State commissioner of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation and gala co-chair, and Myra Mahon, gala co-chair, followed by a video tribute to Dr. Ralph Nachman (click here for Dr. Nachman's biography).
Dr. Peter Guida, associate professor of surgery at Weill Cornell, introduced Maurice Greeenberg, chairman of the American International Group, Inc., and The Starr Foundation, and a Weill Cornell overseer, and Arthur Mahon, vice chairman of the Board of Overseers and counsel, McDermott, Will & Emory.
