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BWH and DFCI physicians, leaders and colleagues gathered at the Museum of Fine Arts last week to celebrate BWH’s and DFCI’s talented and dedicated physician assistants.
“We are eternally grateful to all of our PAs for their contributions in almost 20 sections and divisions throughout the hospital,” said Chief Medical Officer Andy Whittemore, MD. “As integral members of the care team, you help us take better care of our patients.”
This year, David Rosenthal, PA-C, chief PA for Interventional Radiology, and Chris Liu, PA-C, chief PA for Interventional Cardiology, received the second annual PA Recognition Award for their leadership and dedication.
Liu is the chief PA for a team of seven PAs in the cardiac catheterization lab. “He serves as an example not only to the PA team, but to all health care professionals in our laboratory through his dedication to patient care and his unwavering professionalism in dealing with all members of the multidisciplinary care team,” said Frederic Resnic, MD, MSc, director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab.
Liu pioneered the development of the interventional cardiology inpatient service, managed by the PA team for the past eight years. The unit consistently receives high scores in patient satisfaction, and Liu’s dedication to the patients is noticed by all who work with him. “The greatest compliment I can give to Chris is that I look to him as one of my role models for the type of leader I would like to be in the catheterization laboratory and hospital,” Resnic said. “It is a privilege to work with him.”
Liu was unable to attend the dinner, but his colleague Kevin Mullen, PA-C, accepted the award on his behalf.
Rosenthal began at BWH on the same day as his supervising physician, Richard Baum, MD, director of Interventional Radiology. “Over the past six years, David has become the cornerstone of our division,” Baum said. “His empathetic, compassionate and high quality patient care serves as a model for the group.”
Rosenthal marked his 1,000th procedure at BWH last week and celebrated by buying pizza for the department. In addition to performing routine patient care and complex minimally invasive procedures, Rosenthal serves on hospital committees, including the ethics committees. His work has been recognized on a national level, as he pioneered a new minimally invasive procedure for patients with malignant ascites and presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s annual meeting in 2004. Last year, he was invited to author a position statement on physician assistants that will be published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
“David has had 23 years of clinical experience, and, with that, he is able to easily establish excellent rapport with patients and their families, instill confidence in them and allay their fears,” said Michael Stecker, MD, of Interventional Radiology.
As a surprise during the dinner, the PAs presented Debra Leven, director of Special Projects and Physician Assistant Services, with an award for her commitment to the PA program. “There’s no way this program would be thriving without her,” said Deb Yolin-Raley, PA-C.
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