Jacobi and NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronxs held its annual Gala at the Villa Barone Manor on Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 and recognized several PAGNY doctors with Distinguished Hospital Star Honors.
PAGNY congratulates the Hospitals’ Auxiliaries for organizing this very successful benefit and salutes all of the Distinguished Hospital Star honorees. They included:
- Dr. Anthony Ciorciari, Department of Emergency Medicine
- Dr. Nichola Davis, Department of Medicine/Ambulatory Care
- Dr. Ralph Liebling, Department of Surgery Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Other honorees at the gala included:
- Peter F. Nadel, Counsel at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, for his stellar legal achievements that benefited healthcare in New York City.
- New York State Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, who received accolades for this local and international humanitarian initiatives.

Ellen Giesow, Breeda McDermott, Narcisa Diaz, Claudia Potes and Mayra Casanova (far back)
Top: Stephen Blumberg, Anthony Mirdita, David Hoffman, Jane Zimmerman and Mayra Casanova
Bottom: Ellen Giesow, Breeda McDermott, Narcisa Diaz and Claudia Potes

Anthony Mirdita, Sandra Maldonado, Dr. Stephen Blumberg and Dr. William Caspe