by Josh C. Gross M.D. | Jun 19, 2024
Ashland, Kentucky-
Dr. Josh C. Gross received his M.D. and completed a residency at the University of Louisville Medical School. He earned a B.S. magna cum laude from Georgetown College in Kentucky. Dr. Gross is a physician at Tri-State Ophthalmology, located at 2841 Lexington Ave, in Ashland, Kentucky. He is especially excited to bring corneal refractive surgery, including LASIK, to the Tri-State. Dr. Gross treats Cataracts, LASIK, Dry Eye, Diabetic Eye Disease, Macular Degeneration, Flashes & Floaters, and Glaucoma. He has 20 publications to his credit. Dr. Gross is a member of the Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
by Zoltan Mari MD, FAAN | Jun 19, 2024
Las Vegas, Nevada-
Dr. Zoltan Mari graduated first in his medical school class in Hungary before completing a post-doctoral fellowship at SUNY Downstate (Brooklyn, NY) on Parkinson’s disease (PD) animal models and electrophysiology. After his clinical fellowships in both movement disorders and clinical neurophysiology at NIH, he joined Johns Hopkins University faculty, where he was promoted to Associate Professor and then appointed to serve as Director of the PD & Movement Disorder Division and Center, which has grown markedly under his leadership, including many successful hires and establishing a DBS Center and a clinical fellowship program. After his tenure at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Mari joined the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, NV in May 2017, where he leads the PD and Movement Disorders Program, as The Ruvo Family Chair for PD & Movement Disorders Research. Dr. Mari is a renowned expert in PD and movement disorders clinical research and the endowment funds will enable him to study novel remote monitoring technologies, biomarkers, and disease modification. Dr. Mari has published 120 peer-reviewed papers, authored multiple book chapters, and created nationally recognized CME programs. He is a co-founder of Neuraly, Inc. which is developing a revolutionary disease-modifying treatment for PD.
by Barry Levinson M.D. | Jun 19, 2024
Elizabeth, New Jersey-
Dr. Barry Levinson earned his M.D. at NYU School of Medicine NYC in 1986, and his undergraduate from Princeton University, he completed a residency in Internal Medicine in 1989 and a fellowship in Oncology and Hematology in 1991 at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is with Trinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology/ Hematology. Dr. Levinson is recognized as a Top Doctor multiple times in numerous resources including Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctors, Jersey’s Best Magazine Top Doctors Multiple Years, Jersey’s Best Top Doctors for Cancer- Multiple Years, and Top Doctors from New York Metro, New York Magazine. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, ASCO, ASH, and Past Medical Director at Richardson Regional Cancer Center.
by Eric D. Fethke M.D. | Jun 19, 2024
Middletown, New York-
Dr. Eric D. Fethke earned his M.D. at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, he completed his Pediatric Internship and Residency from 1992-1994 and his Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship from 1995-1998 at Babies & Children’s Hospital-Columbia Pediatrics. Dr. Fethke was the founder of the Pediatric Cardiology Associates starting in 1998. He formerly started and directed the Pediatric Subspecialty Program at Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, New York. In 2016, he and his practice joined Boston Children’s Health Physicians to help increase medical services for children in the Hudson Valley. Dr. Fethke is the creator and host of a weekly podcast, The Pursuit of Health, which is dedicated to exploring the American Healthcare System and can be found on all platforms. He is an Academic Instructor and Curriculum Director at Touro University’s Medical School and serves as the Program Director and Lead Cardiologist for Heart Screen New York. Dr. Fethke has been repeatedly chosen as the Top Pediatric Cardiologist by Hudson Valley Parent Magazine for over 10 years and received a Patients Choice Award and a Compassionate Doctor Recognition from Castle Connolly.
by David S. Bistor | Jun 19, 2024
Rio Rancho, New Mexico-
Dr. David Bistor is a new 5-year member of our group this year despite several years of nominations, he finally accepted! David’s professional career has spanned from 1983 until the present where he is currently employed as the Chief Technology Officer of ISERE, LLC.
David has received many honors, and additional training, and has several methods that make him and his teams highly productive and successful. David also believes in serving as a volunteer and a respectful example in his local community, so he has done many years of volunteer service, as a first responder, EMT, Level 1 EMT, Paramedic, and Professional Rescuer instructor. David was also a Boy Scout leader from 1987 – 1997. David is an Eagle Scout and Order of the Arrow Vigil Honor Member.
Professionally, David has attended numerous seminars related to team building and effective successful management approaches. David is also Agile Process and 6-Sigma trained and certified. A notable honor was bestowed upon him while working for Fujitsu Communications, Inc. David and his team received the President’s Award for their innovative work on a broadband program. David received the highest monetary amount granted to a small select group of employees, in 1999 awarded personally by A. Tokimasa, CEO and President of FNC.
He has authored dozens of application notes for companies, and training materials. He led his teams to win some of the largest contract awards in history! Thanks to his unique and analytical management style, his teams consistently delivered contracts on time, ahead of time, under budget, and with zero defects. None of the satellite designs they have placed into orbit have ever had a single onboard failure! David’s teams know that the equipment they develop will often be in unserviceable locations, so quality is key. He invented the concept of Agile before it had a formal name. He established metrics to evaluate all phases of R&D and they are closely monitored.
His Dad taught him a very valuable lesson as he did his brothers when they were young. David says, “My dad was the kindest, best father anyone could dream of having, and he had the patience of a saint! ” He taught us that everyone you meet, you should address them with respect, and as you speak with them, learn from them. Dad said, “Everyone has wisdom, talent, and valuable skill sets. Furthermore, individuals possess both common, yet also unique life experiences to share with you. Then someday, when you encounter those conditions, you will have the knowledge, experience, and/or other tools to adapt!” My dad was very clear, that every human soul has value. Learn and grow from them, and facilitate allowing them to learn and grow from your knowledge and experience! He learned much of my fundamental leadership skills in Boy Scouting, not within a university setting.
David sets every employee up for success. He is the only executive that spends time side by side with engineers in the lab, helping, teaching, and ensuring that he provides them with the best tools to conduct their jobs. He does not believe in annual reviews. Instead, every employee throughout his management team has a small set (5 on average) of typically weighted (totaling 100%) goals and objectives. Their supervisor’s priority is to strive to ensure that every employee in their group receives an 85 – 90 percent score minimum! One small, weighted objective of 5 to 10 percent is always a learning, or process improvement goal for the team and it keeps everyone pushing the envelope, learning new skills, and ultimately being set up for success.
Every 90 days, the employee grades themselves on their performance and then sits down with their supervisor to agree upon a fair score. That score gets calculated as a factor of quarterly earnings and ultimately becomes a quarterly bonus!
Incented, happy employees, given the best tools, mentorship, support, and open-door access to all levels of management is a key to my recipe for success and team building. Furthermore, extensive productivity and quality metrics help keep the team productivity and quality on track. Praising innovation and employee perseverance, demonstrating the utmost respect toward everyone, and ultimately setting everyone up for success is critical, and sometimes challenging, but always has paid dividends in his experience! If an employee is unhappy, he wants to know about it immediately, resolve the matter to their satisfaction and return the person’s morale and ambition to normal. In instances where they are very unhappy in their position, then he has often gone out of his way to create a new one!
David’s patents and application notes were often (and still are) not declassified and are the property of the U.S. Secretary of Defense. In his younger years had he known about intellectual property, he would have made a fortune on the Pharmacia RAST test spectrophotometer that he developed as a contract job in his basement for 2 years. The complex mathematics and cubic spline curve fitting algorithms solved years of Ph.D. efforts in Sweden and it all just came naturally to him.
Lastly, David has written and presented numerous papers in his career. Unfortunately, due to the nature of his classified top-secret clearance work, he is unable to share them. However, over the years he has written several winning contract proposals, application notes, and a couple of trade journal articles.
