(From L- R):Dr. Chuck Lucore-CEO of St. Francis Hospital, Dr. Abhay Malhotra-Immediate Past President, Mrs. Mamta Malhotra, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy, Dr. Patrick O’Shaughnessy- chief Guest, Hon. Bruce
Blakeman-Nassau County Executive, Dr. Vinni Jayam-President AAPIQLI, Dr. Jagdish K. Gupta-Chairman Board of Trustees, Dr. Jagat Rawal – Convention Chair and Dr. Raj Jinna-President-Elect.
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): AAPIQLI (American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin Queens Long Island) celebrated their 26th Annual Convention at the Crest Hollow Country Club on Dec 17, 2022, at the behest of the President Dr. Vinni Jayam, Convention Chair, Dr. Jagat Rawal and Chairman Board of Trustees, Dr. Jagdish Gupta,
The ceremony was presided by the Chief Guest, Dr. Patrick O’Shaughnessy, CEO of Catholic Health Services. Studded with guests of Honor, Dr. Chuck Lucore, CEO of St. Francis Hospital and Hon. Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County Executive.
The Chair, Dr. Jagat Rawal welcomed the audience of over 550 attendees including Physicians, Entrepreneurs, Community Leaders, Industry Leaders. It was a day when AAPIQLI showcased their activities and accomplishments in the year. The President Dr. Vinni Jayam elaborated them as ‘Three Pillars’ – Educational, Service and Charitable endeavors. The chairman, Dr. Gupta, highlighted the success of AAPIQLI, being the largest chapter of National AAPI and congratulated all the patron members for its success. The Chief Guest Dr. Patrick O’Shaughnessy and the Guests of Honor Dr. Chuck Lucore, Hon. Bruce Blakeman delivered their appreciative remarks.
The day was about honoring some of brightest and most accomplished Physicians in the Greater NY area. The Honorees this year were
- Richard Shlofmitz, Chairman of Cardiology at St. Francis Hospital and Service Line Director of Cardiology for the Catholic Health.
- Meena Bansal, Professor of Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine and Director of Transplant Hepatology Fellowship and Translational Research in the Division of Liver Diseases at Mount Sinai Health center.
- Rohan Ramakrishna, Chief of Neurosurgery at New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical College.
- Bhavani Srinivasan, the Lifetime Service Awardee
The celebration included a scintillating dance performance by the AATMA Group and music by Dr. Biba Singh. The program was masterfully MCed by Dr. Sunil Mehra.
We would like to appreciate the efforts of the team including – Dr. Jagdish Gupta, Chair BOT, Dr. Abhay Malhotra, Immediate Past President, Dr. Devendra Shrivastava, Co-Chair, Dr. Venu Palla, Co-Chair, Dr. Raj Bhayani, Media Chair etc.