Physician of the Year
Physician of the Year
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Exemplary Medical Leadership Awards
Gregory Buller, MD, Chair of Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven Health
Listy Thomas, MD, Chair of Medicine, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Hartford HealthCare Fairfield Region
Dominic Sorge, MD Distinguished Community Service Award
Camelia Lawrence, MD, FACS, Director of Breast Surgery, Hospital of Central Connecticut & Midstate Medical Center, Hartford HealthCare
2023
Exemplary Medical Leadership Awards
Daniel Gottschall, MD, Chair of Medicine, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Hartford HealthCare Fairfield Region
Victor Morris, MD, Chair of Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven Health
Dominic Sorge, MD Distinguished Community Service Award
David Bindelglass, MD, FACS, Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedic Specialty Group & First Selectman, Town of Easton, CT
2022
MOST VALUABLE PHYSICIAN AWARDS
Critical Care Services at SVMC and Bridgeport Hospital
PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Michael Ivy, MD (presented in 2022)
2019
Directors of Outpatient Services:
Gregory Buller, MD (left) with 2019 Physician of the Year, Michael Smith, MD, Bridgeport Hospital and GBMA President, Sheikh M. Hoq, MD.
2018
Dr. Dan Williams (left) with 2018 Physicians of the Year, Steven Valassis, MD, St. Vincent’s Medical Center and Rockman Ferrigno, MD, Bridgeport Hospital.
See the 2019 GBMA Annual Awards Banquet PowerPoint
Physician of the Year Awards
| Year – Name of Physician | Year – Name of Physician |
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| 1977 – Robert W. Doering, MD | 2001 – Milton Cooper, MD |
| 1978 – William Pasquariello, MD | 2002 – Raymond G. Haddad, MD |
| 1979 – Nathan H. Friedman, MD | 2003 – Seyed H. Aleali, MD |
| 1980 – John R. Gulash, MD | 2004 – Dominick V. Sorge, MD |
| 1984 – Edward A. Kamens, MD | 2005 – Arnold D. Pearlstone, MD Edward Wasserman, MD |
| 1986 – H. Christina Hanley, MD | 2006 – Raymond Gabriele, MD William Neth, MD |
| 1987 – Lawrence M. Blum, MD | 2007 – Harold Abrams, MD |
| 1991 – Lewis M. Bader, MD | 2008 – Milton F. Armm, MD |
| 1992 – Joseph P. Shea, MD | 2009 – Charles Hemenway, Jr., MD |
| 1993 – Robert M. Burd, MD | 2010 – Richard J. Garvey, MD |
| 1994 – Pamela B. Hoffman, MD Marvin Garrell, MD |
2011 – Lawrence D. Muldoon, MD |
| 1995 – Richard Torres, MD | 2012 – Bruce McDonald, MD |
| 1996 – James P. Roach, MD | 2013 – Nicholas P. Mongillo, MD |
| 1997 – Frank R. Scifo, MD | 2014 – James Pippim, MD |
| 1998 – Howard L. Taubin, MD | 2016 – Santiago Escobar, MD |
| 1999 – Vincent P. Donnelly, MD | 2017 – Forugh Homayounrooz, MD Karen Hutchinson, MD |
| 2000 – Robert M. Daly, MD | 2018 – Steven Valassis, MD Rockman Ferrigno, MD |
| 2019 – Michael Smith, MD Joseph Andrews, Jr., MD |
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