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Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS
Selwyn M. Vickers Named to amNY Metro and PoliticsNY’s Power Players in Healthcare List

The list acknowledges and celebrates healthcare leaders who envision a better future for all New Yorkers and constitute New York’s ever-expanding and constantly improving healthcare system.
Perry Ortiz surrounded by his wife, daughter, and two sons
Celebrating Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month: Perry Ortiz

Perry Ortiz doesn’t remember having a seizure in 2016. Or being rushed to an operating room, where doctors confirmed Perry — a security supervisor at M...
Jorge Lopez, Jr.
Jorge Lopez, Jr. Named a Notable Hispanic Leader and Executive by Crain’s

Lopez was recognized for his positive impact on New York City through his professional, communal, and philanthropic achievements.
Craig Melvin
Why Colorectal Cancer Screening Is Crucial for Younger Adults and Black People

NBC News anchor Craig Melvin led MSK experts in a discussion about racial and age trends in colorectal cancer and when people should start screening for the disease.
(From left) Jacy and Nikki on a recent trip to Paris
Celebrating Pride With Authentic Voices

Nikki Chotas, who uses the pronouns they/them, has dedicated much of their life to speaking up for and working to empower those who may feel helpless and without a voice. They attribute their pursuits in part to feeling voiceless in their younger years.
Anthony (right) and his boyfriend, Bradley, on vacation in Sicily, their favorite European destination
Marching With Pride

Anthony DeMaio spent much of his younger life hiding from the spotlight. Today, he lives authentically in his personal and professional life. He also embraces the spotlight more figuratively — through a number of appearances on the small screen.
(From left) Bharat and his partner, Gregory, at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada
Celebrating Pride: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Pride Month 2022 is in full effect in the U.S. Many of us are seeing messages of allyship as we scroll on social media or stroll along our communities’ Main Street.
Lucy Fleming
Celebrating Pride: Lucy Fleming Shares Positive Energy in MSK’s Patient Access Service

Within moments of speaking with Lucy Fleming, you notice she is always smiling. It’s a bright smile that radiates warmth. Lucy channels this positive energy as manager of the Patient Access Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
Ying Liu, with her husband, Bryan, and children (left to right), Cameron, Ethan, and Oliver
Ying Liu: Love, Life, Medicine

Some children enjoy playing with blocks, dolls, and toy cars. Dr. Ying Liu, a gynecologic medical oncologist and attending in the Clinical Genetics Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering, was fascinated by the test tubes in her mother’s laboratory. Dr. Liu didn’t know it then, but holding those sleek glass cylinders was the same as looking into a crystal ball.
Chris at the top of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Chris Lee: One Man’s Legacy

Chris Lee’s story begins in the 1940s, when his maternal grandfather boarded a ship in China headed to America.