2025 UHF Gala Journal - Flipbook - Page 3
United Hospital Fund 2025 Gala
An Evening Celebrating Leadership,
Vision, and Commitment
Monday, October 6, 2025
WELCOME
John C. Simons
Chair, United Hospital Fund
Oxiris Barbot, MD
President and CEO, United Hospital Fund
AWARDS PRESENTATION
Health Care Leadership Award
Bruce Ratner
Founder, Ratner Early Detection Initiative;
Former Chairman & CEO, Forest City Ratner Companies
Distinguished Community Service Award
Michelle Javian and Yuki Kotani
Founders, Harboring Hearts
Special Tribute
Angela Diaz, MD, PhD, MPH
Dean, Global Health, Social Justice, and Human Rights;
Jean C. and James W. Crystal Professor in Adolescent Health
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Flowers donated by John and Marianne Castle
Music by Bud Maltin Metropolitan Music
GALA 2025
WELCOME TO THE
