| Do you know someone who is dedicated to the medical profession and the health of our community who deserves recognition for outstanding service? If so, nominate them! We are looking for physicians and laypersons! Nomination Form2025 Edward Mott Moore Award Nomination Form: Layperson Nominations have been extended until Monday, 2/24/25. Physician Nominations are closed for 2025. |
The Edward Mott Moore Award
Dr. Moore, a prominent New York State physician, became a professor of surgery in 1842, at 28 years of age. He was soon recognized as an outstanding teacher of surgery and between 1842 and 1883, was appointed professor of surgery successively at four different medical schools. Dr. Moore was surgeon-in-chief at St. Mary's Hospital from its opening in 1857 until his death in 1902 at the age of 88. His interest in research and therapeutic innovation inspired him to take part in numerous significant projects throughout his career. A leader by nature, Dr. Moore served as president of the American Medical Association and the Medical Society of the State of New York, and was founder and president of the American Surgical Association and the New York State Board of Health. In addition to his contributions as a talented and dedicated physician, Dr. Moore played a leadership role in developing Rochester's park system and in organizing a summer hospital for infants. He was also the first president of the local Red Cross chapter. Through this award, the Medical Society seeks to recognize those in our community who most closely emulate the service and breadth reflected in the life of Dr. Edward Mott Moore. | ContactJen Casasanta |
Each year, Monroe County Medical Society (MCMS) presents its distinguished Edward Mott Moore Award to both a physician and a layperson whose lives reflect the qualities exemplified by Dr. Edward Mott Moore as a physician, teacher, investigator, leader and contributor to the community. This is the highest honor bestowed by MCMS, in recognition of outstanding and dedicated service to the medical profession and the community.
| 2024 Physician Award Recipient- Michael Nazar, MDMichael Nazar, MD, is a retired Family Medicine physician and Physician Executive. A graduate of Amherst College and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Dentistry, Nazar has lived in Rochester since 1982. He completed his Family Medicine residency at the University of Rochester/ Highland Hospital training program. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. He was a Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical School. Dr. Nazar held several administrative roles at Rochester Regional Health and its legacy institutions. This included Chair of Family Medicine at St. Mary’s Hospital, Senior Vice President, Unity Medical Group at Unity Hospital and Executive Vice President, Chief of Medical Groups at Rochester Regional Health. He left his administrative roles in 2017. Dr Nazar has been active in several community and healthcare focused entities. He is a past Chair of The Finger Lakes HSA (now Common Ground Health). He remains on the Board of FLPPS (Finger Lakes Preferred Provider System) and is Co-Chair of its Clinical Quality Committee. He is Vice President of the Rochester Regional Physicians Organization and serves on the GRIPA Board. Dr. Nazar lives in the City of Rochester with his wife, Kate Callery. He has two adult children, William Nazar of Miami and Alice Nazar of Denver. |
| 2024 Layperson Award Recipient- Janice Harbin, DDSA 1979 graduate of Howard University College of Dentistry and a 2014 Healthcare Business Fellow, Dr. Janice Harbin’s extensive community health career has been dedicated to serving racially, socially and economically diverse populations for over 40 years. Dr. Harbin moved to Rochester, New York July, 2012 to take a position with Anthony L. Jordan Health Corporation, a multi-site Federally Qualified Health Center in western New York, as their Dental Director, before becoming their Interim CEO, November 2012. She assumed the position as their President and CEO in October 2013 and remained there until 2023. That November, she served as the consultant to the incoming CEO and continued serving as a dentist until her retirement December 31, 2023. As a public health dentist since 1979, she headed the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion Adult Dental department, as well as served as Adjunct Faculty for the University Of Detroit Mercy School Of Dentistry, prior to relocating to New York. She served as Dental Director for Detroit Health Care for the Homeless (Advantage Health Centers), while improving operational efficiency and creating productive and sustainable dental teams and departments. From 1999 - 2003, she was professionally engaged as a community organizer with Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength (MOSES), Detroit, Michigan; providing training in leadership development and problem solving, for city and suburban faith-based Christian, Jewish and Muslim organizations. In 1999, representing the grassroots community, she worked on the national planning committee for the “President’s Council of Sustainable America”, chaired by Vice President Al Gore. She is the proud mother of three sons, Dane, Spencer, Elliott and niece, Carrie. |
| 2023 Physician Award Recipient- Roger Oskvig , MDDr. Oskvig grew up on an Iowa farm. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Iowa. He did his Categorical Internal Medicine residency at University of Rochester from 1974-1977. He joined the United States Air Force in 1977 and remained on active duty through 1981. He has worked as a Private practitioner, in additional education, as program director and department chair at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center prior to recruitment to URMC in 1989. Currently, he is a Clinical Professor of Medicine, a Chief Medical Advisor, on Second Opinion with Joan Lunden for the past 22 years, an extended member of New York State Board of Medicine, and former chair. Professional interests include internal medicine, geriatrics, licensing, and credentialing. Check out the 2023 Bulletin interview article on Dr. Roger Oskvig here! |
| 2023 Layperson Award Recipient- Mary Tantillo, PhDDr. Mary Tantillo is a Professor of Clinical Nursing at the University of Rochester School of Nursing and a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She is a fellow and previous board member of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED). She served as chairperson for the AED Credentialing Task Force and as co-chairperson for the AED Patient/Carer Committee and was awarded the Meehan-Hartley Award for Public Service and Advocacy by the AED in 2010.Since 2005, Dr. Tantillo has been the Director of the Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders (WNYCCCED), one of three NY State Office of Mental Health-funded CCCED’s. As part of this work, she and the WNYCCCED team initiated Project ECHO® Eating Disorders in January 2017 and School-Based Project ECHO® Eating Disorders in 2018. Additionally, in 2010 Dr.Tantillo founded The Healing Connection (THC), a free-standing, 501 (c) 3, non-profit NY State Office of Mental Health-licensed Eating Disorders Facility for adults and adolescents. Over the past 10 years she partnered with patients and families to develop a new and innovative relationally and motivationally-informed multifamily therapy group approach to treating Anorexia Nervosa in young adults called “Reconnecting for Recovery.” She co-authored a treatment manual for this multifamily approach with Jennifer McGraw and Daniel Le Grange that was released by Routledge in 2021. Check out the 2023 Bulletin interview article on Dr. Mary Tantillo here! |