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Lhota cited for helping bring NYU, Lutheran together

Former mayoral candidate receives service medal at dinner

June 1, 2015 By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Joseph J. Lhota (third from left) accepts his award from Dr. Robert Grossman, dean and CEO of NYU Langone Medical Center; Wendy Z. Goldstein, president and CEO of NYU Lutheran; and Emma Graeber Porter, chairperson of the NYU Lutheran Board of Trustees (left to right). Photo courtesy NYU Lutheran
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Joseph J. Lhota, the former Republican mayoral candidate who now serves as senior vice president and chief of staff at NYU Langone Medical Center, was recently cited for his key role in forging a partnership between that institution and Brooklyn’s Lutheran Medical Center, an agreement that led to the formation of NYU Lutheran.

Lhota was presented with the Sister Elisabeth Fedde Medal of Service at the NYU Lutheran Dinner at the Chelsea Piers in Manhattan on May 16.

Lhota, who ran for mayor and lost to Bill de Blasio in 2013, was named senior vice president and chief of staff at NYU Langone in January of 2014.

He played an important role in bringing NYU and Lutheran together, according to Dr. Robert Grossman, dean and CEO of NYU Langone, who presented Lhota with the medal. Grossman described Lhota as “an integral force in bringing our institutions together.”

NYU Langone and Lutheran Medical Center announced their partnership in April. The partnership included a name change for the Brooklyn hospital located at 150 55th St. in Sunset Park. It is now known as NYU Lutheran Medical Center.

“Service has quintessentially defined Joe Lhota’s entire career. And it truly defines the man himself,” Grossman said at the dinner.

The Sister Elisabeth Fedde Medal of Service, named in honor of a Norwegian nun who founded Lutheran Medical Center in 1883, was also presented to Dr. Michael D. Giasullo, chief of urology at NYU Lutheran Medical Center.

Emma Graeber Porter, chairperson of the NYU Lutheran Board of Trustees, praised Giasullo’s dedication and compassion. “Dr. Giasullo is a highly respected physician and his dedication to his colleagues, the time and compassionate care he provides his patients, and his outstanding contributions to underserved populations set him apart,” she said.

Wendy Z. Goldstein, president and CEO of NYU Lutheran, called both Lhota and Giasullo extraordinary people. “The future of NYU Lutheran is bright thanks to the efforts of people like Mr. Lhota and Dr. Giasullo,” she said.

Gus Rosendale, reporter and anchor of NBC 4 New York, served as the emcee for the evening. More than 800 people attended the dinner.

The event, which also serves as fundraiser, raised nearly $1.4 million for NYU Lutheran, according to a press release issued by the health care institution.

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