(l-r) Col. Dr. Chance T. Kaplan, Mount Sinai plastic surgeon and Command Surgeon for the 81st Regional Readiness Command; Michael Mills, ESGR Regional Representative; Dr. S. Howard Wittels, chief of Mount Sinais Division of Anesthesiology; and Col. Dr. Hector Davila, Mount Sinai anesthesiologist and Deputy Command Surgeon for the 81st Regional readiness Command.
The Florida Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a U.S. Department of Defense organization, presented S. Howard Wittels, M.D., chief of the Division of Anesthesiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, and his associates with the “Patriot Award. This prestigious award honors individuals and/or companies that go above and beyond federal requirements in their support of employees called into active military duty by the National Guard or Reserve.
