Dr. Mandour Receives Gaffney Memorial Award

W. Anthony Mandour, MD

UTICA– W. Anthony Mandour, MD, has received St. Elizabeth Medical Center’s (SEMC) annual Edward Gaffney, MD, Memorial Award for 2015. Dr. Mandour is a urologist with Associated Medical Professionals of NY in New Hartford, New York.

“Dr. Mandour is a past president of the St. Elizabeth medical staff and exemplifies quality, personalized care. Throughout his distinguished career, he has practiced urology in this community and has provided compassionate care to all, based on the highest academic principles,”said Robert P. Fleischer, MD, Medical Staff president at SEMC.“In addition, he has maintained close ties to the community and has been actively involved in the cultural life of the Mohawk Valley. He serves as a role model for new physicians entering our community and is a most deserving recipient of this Edward Gaffney, MD, Memorial award.

”In 2012, the SEMC Medical Staff established the award in memory of Edward Gaffney, MD. Dr. Gaffney passed away in 2011 after many years of dedicated service to SEMC and its patients.

The award is given to an active member of the SEMC Medical Staff who represents Dr. Gaffney’s ideals and practice of upholding old-fashioned, professional values, which include dedication to quality patient care and attention to detail. Other qualities required are: continual improvement of medical knowledge for self and others, respectful and a genuine caring attitude toward all hospital staff including administrators, physicians, nurses, technicians, housekeepers, dietary and all other support staff. Also required are communication directly with others, use of medical knowledge learned throughout one’s career and participation in medical staff leadership.

The award includes a $1,000 donation in the name of the recipient to a cause to be chosen by the recipient from five choices determined by the Medical Executive Committee, plus a plaque to the individual.

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Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center are affiliates under the Mohawk Valley Health System.