MERCY COLLEGE HOSTS DOCTORS’ RECOGNITION DAY
The 16th annual Doctors’ Recognition Day Symposium, Poster Presentations and Physicians’ Exposition was held on Thursday, March 28 at Mercy College.
EAST BRONX HISTORY FORUM HONORS DR. MARKOE
The East Bronx History Forum presented on Wednesday, March 20 to Dr. Karen E. Markoe
from SUNY Maritime College, a certifi cate of appreciation for her talk on New York Giants
baseball player and World War I service man Eddie Grant.
COLUMBIA DOCTORS EASTERN VASCULAR ASSOCIATES SCREENING
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Dr. David Jakobawicz (l) thanked Dr. Juan Osso for his presentation, ‘Hypotension ad Transient
Ischemic Attack: Unrecognized Harm from Recreational Marijuana.’
Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
Dr. Mahmuda Akhter presented ‘A Case Report of a Woman with Postsurgical Chest Discomfort.’
Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
CUNY SUPPORTERS URGE ENDING FUNDING CRISIS
As the state and city budgets are debated, CUNY supporters from throughout the Bronx
converged at the County Courthouse on Friday, March 22 to demand an end to the funding
crisis at CUNY, the university Bronx students depend on most. Approximately 42,000
degree-seeking CUNY students reside in the Bronx.
Ammar Abdul Rahman (front c,), Lehman College Student Government Association, called on
the delegations of Bronx legislators and City Council members to provide funding needed
for educational justice and wage justice at CUNY. Photo by Edward Watkins
(l-r) EBHF president Richard Vitacco, Dr. Karen E. Markoe and EBHF vice president Tom Vasti.
Photo courtesy of Jorge Santiago
Columbia Doctors Eastern Vascular Associates hosted a free screening offering a thorough evaluation and risk factor analysis for developing blood clots and deep vein thrombosis on
Saturday, March 30 at 3219 E. Tremont Avenue.
Columbia Doctors Eastern Vascular Associates welcomed everyone to the lifesaving event.
Photo by Aracelis Batista
(right) Rick Dubin, RVT,RDMS, chief Technologies of Vascular Lab and surgical tech Lisa Ann
Clarke (r) evaulated Sherri Post during her exam. Photo by Aracelis Batista