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Distinguished Physician Community Service Award
Dr. Neal Fischbach
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Exemplary Medical Leadership Award
Dr. Karen Gibbs
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Exemplary Medical Leadership Award
Dr. Shea Gregg
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Nursing Excellence Award
Lara Sciongay, RN
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Hartford HealthCare
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Nursing Excellence Award
Brittany Sendzik, RN
Bridgeport Hospital
Yale New Haven Health
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May 7, 2026
Dear Friends,
We are excited to share that more than 150 guests are now registered for our Annual Awards & Scholarship Dinner. Please consider joining us for what promises to be a wonderful evening.
The Awards & Scholarship Dinner will be held on Thursday, May 14 at Vazzano’s Four Seasons in Stratford, now just one week away. Tickets are $75.
We are deeply grateful to everyone involved, including our Physician Council, Auxiliary Board, Host Committee, Benefactors, Corporate Sponsors, and Scholarship Underwriters.
This week we are highlighting our corporate sponsors:
- AMR, A Global Medical Response Solution
- Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital
- Bridgeport Hospital
- Mayor Joe Ganim, City of Bridgeport
- Novo Nordisk
- Rudy's Flower Shop
- The Sleep Apnea Center of CT
- Newtown Savings Bank
- Omega Systems
Their support helps ensure these students are recognized and that these programs continue to grow.
Sincerely,
John Brannelly
Executive Director
Greater Bridgeport Medical Association
gbmedical.org
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Scholarship Awards Dinner
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Reception 5:30 PM - Award Ceremony & Dinner 6:30 PM
Vazzano’s Four Seasons
337 Kenyon Street, Stratford, CT 06614
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Susan Barrett
Mamata Bharucha, MD
Valerie Brutus, MD
David Chess, MD, Stratford Mayor
Jodyann Ferguson
State Senator Sujata Gadgar-Wilcox
Joe Ganim, Bridgeport Mayor
State Rep. Fred Gee
Emilia Genova, MD
State Rep. Joseph Gresko
John A. Harkins, Former Stratford Mayor
Charles Hemenway, MD
Daileann Hemmings DNP, RN, CLC, CCM
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David Ivanko
Vincent Mase, MD
Bruce McDonald, MD
Maureen Collins Pelletier, BSN, RN, OCN
State Senator Jason Perillo
Edward Pinto, MD
Marguerite Pinto, MD
Elizabeth Rivera-Rodriguez, DNP, MPH, MSN, RN
State Rep. Christopher Rosario
Bob Scinto
State Rep. Kaitlyn Shake, BSN, RN
David Tisdale
Steven Valassis, MD
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City of Bridgeport
Mayor Joe Ganim
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GBMA Council Members
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Dennis J. Williams, MD, Chairman
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Milton F. Armm, MD, Secretary/Treasurer
- David Bindelglass, MD
- Pamela B. Hoffman, MD
- Camelia Lawrence, MD
- Felix B. Mpuku, MD
- Ryan T. O’Connell, MD
- Michael J. Smith, MD
- Listy Thomas, MD
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GBMA Auxiliary Board
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President: Liz Gilbert DeFeo, Owner, Rudy’s Flower Shop
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Vice President: Bill Schietinger, Regional Director, AMR, A Global Response Company
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Mary Donnelly, MPH, LPN, Consultant
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Gina Malheiro, Executive Director, Port Authority, City of Bridgeport
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Michael J. Murray, DDS, Owner, The Sleep Apnea Center of CT
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Executive Director: John Brannelly
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