Dr. Melville G. Magida Award Recipients

2025 - Edward Carreras, MD, St. Vincent’s/Hartford Healthcare --- Interventional Cardiology

Legislator of the Year, Sarah Keitt, State Representative

2022 - Asha Kapur Shah, MD, MS, Stamford --- Infectious Diseases

Legislator of the Year, Senator Saud Anwar, MD

2020 - Olufunmilayo Falade, MD, St. Vincent’s --- Critical Care Medicine

Legislative Citations to Rep. Thomas O’Dea, Senator Will Haskell and Rep. Jonathan Steinberg

2019 - Jeffrey L. Bartlett, DO, Norwalk --- Neonatology

2018 - Aaron M. Dommu, MD, Bridgeport --- Nephrology

2017 - Jemi Samuel, MD, Bridgeport --- Internal Medicine

2016 - Mark A. Vitale, MD, Greenwich --- Orthopaedic Surgeon

2015 - Michael Bernstein, MD, Stamford --- Pulmonary Medicine/Critical Care Medicine

2014 - Shireen Donaldson-Ramos, MD, Bridgeport --- Obstetrics & Gynecology

2013 - J James Bruno, MD, Danbury --- Urology

2012 - Vivian S. Argento, MD, Bridgeport --- Geriatrics

2011 - Anne Hudson Angevine, MD, Stamford --- Hematology/Oncology

2010 - David Lorenz, MD, Norwalk --- Cardiology

2009 - Susan Mani, MD, Danbury --- Cardiology

Donna Marie Manasseh, MD, Stamford --- General Surgery, Breast Surgery

2008 - James McClane, MD, Norwalk --- Colon/Rectal Surgery

2007 - Wang C. Lam, MD, St. Vincent’s --- Gastroenterology

2006 - Craig H. Olin, MD, Stamford --- Internal Medicine

2005 - Philip E. Fidler, MD, Bridgeport --- Trauma Surgery & Critical Care Medicine

2004 - Z. Michael Taweh, MD, Danbury --- Internal Medicine

2003 - William V. Begg, III, MD, Danbury --- Emergency Medicine

2002 - Brian R. McGovern, MD, Norwalk --- Emergency Medicine

2001 - Philip R. Corvo, MD, Stamford --- General Surgery/Critical Care Medicine

2000 - Michael E. Ivy, MD, Bridgeport --- Critical Care Surgery

1999 - Lewis Berman, MD, Norwalk --- Internal Med./Pulm. Disease/Critical Care Med.

1998 - LaDonna J. Dakofsky, MD, Norwalk --- Radiation Oncology

1997 - Dennis J. Williams, MD, Bridgeport --- Pediatrics/Internal Medicine

1996 - Michael H. Bar, MD, Stamford --- Hematology/Oncology/Internal Medicine

1995 - John M. Murphy, MD, Danbury --- Neurology

1994 - Richard S. Zelkowitz, MD, Norwalk --- Hematology/Oncology

1993 - William H. Hines, MD, Stamford --- Internal Medicine/Nephrology

1992 - Kathleen A. LaVorgna, MD, Norwalk --- General Surgery

1991 - Ramon A. Batson, MD, Danbury --- Neurosurgery

1990 - Salvatore A. Del Prete, MD, Stamford --- Hematology/Oncology

1989 - Peter R. Dodds, MD, Norwalk --- Urology

1988 - Mark J. Kunkel, MD, Danbury --- Infectious Disease

1987 - Robert D. Chessin, MD, Bridgeport --- Pediatrics

1986 - Daniel J. Passeri, MD, Bridgeport --- General Surgery

1985 - Dickerman Hollister, Jr., MD, Greenwich --- Oncology/Hematology

1984 - Michael A. Parry, MD, Stamford --- Infectious Disease

1983 - Ralph J. Kirmser, MD, Norwalk --- Cardiology

1982 - Kathleen S. Mauks, MD, Danbury --- Internal Medicine

1981 - Joseph F. Andrews, Jr., MD, Norwalk --- Internal Medicine

1980 - Neil P. Dreyer, MD, Stamford --- Internal Medicine/Nephrology