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The Nation’s Largest Private Academic Plastic Surgery Practice Continues to Expand with the Addition of Two Surgeons

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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Dr. Samson, an internationally recognized plastic surgeon, has been practicing in New York City for nearly 20 years, and specializes in both aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery.

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  • Dr. Samson, an internationally recognized plastic surgeon, has been practicing in New York City for nearly 20 years, and specializes in both aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery.
  • “Our surgeons, both past and present, are known for pioneering and performing the most advanced reconstructive and cosmetic surgical procedures available.
  • In addition to expertise in all areas of plastic surgery, Dr. Samson is known as a specialist in both aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery, and he is often called on to manage complex revision breast surgery procedures.
  • Dr. Jason Clain is a Harvard-trained plastic surgeon specializing in both reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery.

Kidneys for Communities launches its Kidneys for First Responders First initiative with New York City police officer's successful living kidney transplant

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
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TOLEDO, Ohio, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- First responders waiting for a lifesaving kidney transplant now have the attention and power of communities across the country. Kidneys for Communities, a national community-directed living kidney donation program, launched its Kidneys for First Responders initiative with its first kidney transplant recipient, New York City Police Officer Melissa Quinones, with assistance from the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York.

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  • Kidneys for Communities , a national community-directed living kidney donation program, launched its Kidneys for First Responders initiative with its first kidney transplant recipient, New York City Police Officer Melissa Quinones, with assistance from the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York .
  • Kidneys for Communities' Kidneys for First Responders initiative is designed to improve access to and facilitate living kidney donations by connecting those who want to help first responders with those who are in need of a lifesaving kidney donation.
  • Officer Quinones' donation was initiated when an altruistic donor committed their kidney donation to support a police officer in the United States.
  • The Kidneys for First Responders initiative connects those who want to support firefighters, EMTs and police officers by facilitating the living kidney donation."

Activist and Actor Susan Sarandon, New York City Council Members, Labor Unions and the Non-profit Advocacy Organization Power to the Patients Rally at City Hall to Support Legislation for Hospital Price Transparency and Healthcare Accountability in New Yo

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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NEW YORK, Dec. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Activists, New York City Council Members, and Labor Unions representing nurses, teachers, workers, and churches congregated on the steps of New York City Hall today to rally behind proposed legislation by Council Member Julie Menin for hospital price transparency and healthcare accountability.

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    Silberstein, Awad & Miklos: Amidst the Courtroom's New Reality, Jury Awards 20.7 Million in Largest Medical Malpractice Verdict in Manhattan Since Civil Trials Resumed

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    Monday, August 15, 2022
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    NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On April 12, 2022, a New York County jury at the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of New York: Civil Term: Part 4, Case number 805366/2016, reported a verdict that neurosurgeon Robert Snow of Weill Cornell and New York Hospital deviated from accepted medical practice by not diagnosing postoperative infection by failing to order repeat blood tests and MRI. The jury verdict for damages was eight million for past pain and suffering (eight years); four million five hundred thousand for future pain and suffering (32 years); six million four hundred thousand for past lost earnings; and future lost earnings of one million eight hundred thousand.

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    • case is the largest medical malpractice verdict in the state (20.7 million) since the Covid-19 lockdown of March 2020.
    • It is also the largest sum awarded for pain and suffering for osteomyelitis in the state of New York.
    • Jury verdict's award is the largest medical malpractice verdict in the state (20.7 million) since the Covid-19 lockdown of March 2020.
    • It is also the largest sum awarded for pain and suffering for osteomyelitis in the state of New York.