It is ASILM’s highest honor, and recognizes Dr. Michelassi for his “excellence in the fields of surgery and medicine and his accomplishments, dedication and leadership to improving the lives of numerous Americans, Italians and Italian Americans,” according to the release.
Previous recipients of the Grand Award of Merit include President of the Republic of Italy H.E. Giorgio Napolitano, former President of the United States George W. Bush and U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi.
Dr. Michelassi is the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor and chairman of the department of surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, and surgeon-in-chief of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
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