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2023 Health Care Heroes

Advancements & Innovation in Health Care

Advanced Care at Home Program, Kaiser Permanente

Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai

The Pediatric Unit at University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center

Warrior Centric Health Inc.

Volunteer of the Year

Ed Nolley
Gilchrist

Lois & George Warden
Carroll Hospital

Larry Zarzecki
AARP

Lifetime Achievement

Stuart Bell, MD
MedStar Health

Alec Hoon, MD
Kennedy Krieger Institute

Flavio Kruter, MD
Kahlert Regional Cancer Center

Nkem Okeke, MD, MPH, MBA, MSPM
Medicalincs

Community Outreach (Individual)

Tammy Black, RN
Access Carroll

Yen Dang, PharmD
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Sharon A. Hoover, Ph.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, National Center for School Mental Health

Patricia D. Isennock, RN
MedStar Health

Antoine Langley
MedStar Health

Lynnae C. Messner, CPhT
Meritus Health

Alexandra Moran, MD
Luminis Health

Wayman Scott and Karen Thompkins
GBMC & Gilchrist

Community Outreach (Organization)

Dwyer Workforce Development

GBMC Sexual Assault Forensic Examination and Domestic Violence Program

Johns Hopkins Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team

GoVax Outreach & Education, Kaiser Permanente

Sheppard Pratt, Veterans Services Center

Covid-19 Hero (Individual)

Kisha Bounds
Doctors Community Medical Center

Andrea R. Levine, MD, MS
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Kinjal Sheth, MD, MHA
Northwest Hospital

Timothy West
MedStar Health

Covid-19 Hero (Organization)

CalvertHealth

Casey Cares Foundation

Workplace Wellness Program of the Year

Luminis Health

Nurse of the Year

Laura Clary, MSN, RN, FNE-A/P, SANE-A, SANE-P
GBMC Sexual Assault Forensic Examination, Domestic Violence & Child Protection Program

Colleen Marie Clay
University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health

Elizabeth DiPietro
Kennedy Krieger Institute

Shavonne Fitzgerald-Doughty
Ascension Saint Agnes

Catherine Nye
Northwest Hospital

Ashley Small
Carroll Hospital

Nurse Practitioner of the Year

Erin M. Maynard
Recovery Centers of America at Bracebridge Hall

Amanda Rea, CRNP
University of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center

Katrina A. Roux-Bernstein
University of Maryland, Baltimore Washington Medical Center

Physician Assistant of the Year

Jenna Everett, PA-C
MedStar Health

J. Kirk Livers, PA-C
Meritus Medical Group

Dr. Temitope A. Olumoko, DMSc, MHA, PA-C
Grace Medical Center

Physician of the Year

William W. Ashley, Jr., MD, PhD, MBA, FAANS
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

Chandra S. Bhati, MS, MBBS
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Christina M. Brown, MD
Kaiser Permanente

Jason W. Custer, MD
University of Maryland Children’s Hospital

Michael Hann, MD, MBA, CPE, FACHE, FAPA
Brook Lane Health Services

George Hennawi, MD, CMD, FACP
MedStar Health

Dr. Roslyn Robinson Kellum, RN, DDS
Mission of Mercy MD/PA

Robert V. O’Toole, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Esti Schabelman, MD, MBA
LifeBridge Health

Mihail Zilbermint, MD, MBA, FACE
Suburban Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine