On May 17, 2023 the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Health Care Heroes awards luncheon at Jungle Island in Miami, Florida. The event was attended by more than 450 Healthcare Professionals.
The winners of the various awards were:
EQUITABLE ADVISORS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT
DANIEL ARMSTRONG, PHD
Professor & Executive Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
LILIAN ABBO, MD, FIDSA
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Infectious Diseases, Jackson Health System
Professor of Clinical Infectious Diseases at University of Miami Miller
School of Medicine and Miami Transplant Institute
NURSES
TAMI THOMAS, PHD, RN, APRN-CPNP, FAANP, FAAN
Associate Dean, Research/Director of PhD Nursing Program and Professor, Florida International University
Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences
INDIVIDUALS OF MERIT
BRIDGET LISA MCKINNEY
President & CEO, Professionals Sharing with a Purpose
Principal, Scott Lake Elementary
ORGANIZATIONS/PROGRAMS
MIAMI TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE, JACKSON HEALTH SYSTEM/
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HEALTH SYSTEM
FIRST RESPONDERS
ROBBIE MEEK, EMT
Chief Operations Officer, CDR Health Care, Inc.
YOUTH VOLUNTEER RECIPIENT
SHAWN MARTINEZ
Founder, AVUS Connect Student
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
