NEWARK, NJ- Director of the Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant program at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Dr. Mark Jay Zucker was honored Friday as "Healthcare Professional of the Year" by the New Jersey Hospital Association.
The NJHA, a non-profit trade organization committed to improving New Jersey hospitals and health systems, held their 21st annual awards program last week where presenters acknowledged Zucker's achievements.
Recipients of the "Healthcare Professional of the Year" award must demonstrate exemplary performance before patients and peers. They must also possess altruism, sincerity, respect and compassion for patients and their families. Physicians, nurses and other allied healthcare professionals are all eligible to receive the award.
Under Zucker's leadership, more than 530 heart transplants and 250 left ventricular device implants were performed at the medical center.
The Short Hills, NJ resident has worked at Newark Beth for 20 years, and also serves on the United Network for Organ Sharing's Thoracic Committee and its Membership and Professional Standards Committee.
In 1993, Newark Beth was the first hospital to introduce the use of implantable mechanical assist devices in New Jersey. It was also the first to employ extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, a heart/lung machine primarily used to sustain patients who are waiting for a transplant.
Zucker is the New Jersey cardiology representative to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a member of the Advisory Board of the New Jersey Sharing Network, as well as a member of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Cardiovascular Health Advisory Panel.
In addition, he previously served as president and governor of the NJ Chapter of the American College of Cardiology from 2006 to 2009 and on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network for 15 years.
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