UJA-Federation of New York’s Montefiore Medical Center & Albert Einstein College of Medicine Division Honors Laurie G. Jacobs, M.D., Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine

UJA-Federation of New York’s Montefiore Medical Center & Albert Einstein College of Medicine Division honored Tarrytown resident Laurie G. Jacobs, M.D., vice chair of the Department of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center & Albert Einstein College of Medicine, at its annual reception at Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, New York.

Victor L. Schuster, M.D., chair of the Department of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center & Albert Einstein College of Medicine, presented Dr. Jacobs with her award, which she received in recognition of her scientific achievements and passionate commitment to improving the lives of the elderly.

Shalom Kalnicki, M.D., and Arnold Wilson, M.D., served as campaign chairs and Donald Ashkenase, Allan Brook, M.D., Edward Burns, M.D., and Susan Klugman, M.D., served as vice chairs.

The reception featured guest speaker Micah D. Halpern, political commentator, columnist, and author, who spoke on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and turmoil in the Middle East.

Laurie G. Jacobs, M.D., is a geriatrician and vice chair of the Department of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center & Albert Einstein College of Medicine, overseeing Montefiore’s clinical programs in internal medicine and its sub-specialties. Dr. Jacobs has received numerous awards for her contributions in medical education focusing on the care of older adults. Dr. Jacobs has developed and enhanced clinical programs across the continuum of care, including a home-visiting program and an elder-abuse consultation service. She graduated from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. She serves on the boards of Montefiore’s Pioneer Accountable Care Organization and the American Geriatrics Society, and on the editorial advisory board of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. A longtime supporter of UJA-Federation, Dr. Jacobs led its initiative at Montefiore on Educating Physicians About Elder Abuse.

About UJA-Federation of New York

For more than 95 years, UJA-Federation has been a central force for communal planning and philanthropy in the New York Jewish community. Through UJA-Federation, almost 60,000 donors pool their resources to help people in need, inspire a passion for Jewish life and learning, and strengthen Jewish communities around the world — to address the issues that matter to us most as Jews and as New Yorkers. Working with nearly 100 network beneficiary agencies, synagogues, and other Jewish organizations, our reach spans from New York to Israel to more than 70 other countries around the world, touching 4.5 million people each year. Because we do the most good when we do it together. For more information on how to donate or how to volunteer, please visit our website at http://www.ujafedny.org.

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Pictured from left to right:

Donald Ashkenase, UJA-Federation’s Montefiore-Einstein Vice Chair; Edward Burns, MD, UJA-Federation’s Montefiore-Einstein Vice Chair; Susan Klugman, MD, UJA-Federation’s Montefiore-Einstein Vice Chair; Shalom Kalnicki, MD, UJA-Federation’s Montefiore-Einstein Chair; Laurie Jacobs, MD, Honoree, Vice-Chairman, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center  & Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Allen Spiegel, MD, Dean, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Allan Brook, MD, UJA-Federation’s Montefiore-Einstein Vice Chair; Arnold Wilson, MD, UJA-Federation’s Montefiore-Einstein Chair; Micah Halpern, Columnist & Guest Speaker; and Victor Schuster, MD, Chairman,  Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center  & Albert Einstein College of Medicine