Westchester County Medical Society

The Second Annual Bertrand-Pilkington Golf Outing & Fundraiser
2024-10-22 12:00 - 21:00 UTC | Westchester Country Club, 99 Biltmore Avenue, Rye, NY, 10580
Westchester Academy of Medicine hosts The Second Annual Bertrand-Pilkington Golf Outing & Fundraiser
For more information, click here.
RSVP to Janine Miller.

First Annual Bertrand-Pilkington Golf Outing & Fundraiser
2023-10-24 12:00 - 21:00 | Westchester Country Club, 99 Biltmore Avenue, Rye, NY, 10580
Westchester Academy of Medicine hosts
The First Annual Bertrand-Pilkington Golf Outing & Fundraiser

12:00 PM : Registration, Driving Range & Halfway House Lunch
1:00 PM : Tee times will begin at 1:00pm Golf Format: Scramble
6:00 PM : Cocktails
7:00 PM : Dinner and Raffles
Individual – $600 ᠅ Individual plus Hole Sponsorship – $800
Paid Foursome – $2,000 ᠅ Paid Foursome plus Hole Sponsorship – $2,200
Hole Sponsor $300 ᠅ Dinner Only – $150/person
Additional Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Please contact Janine Miller for details
All proceeds will benefit the Westchester Academy of Medicine. If you are unable to attend, please consider making a tax-deductible donation.
Contact Kalli Voulgaris: kvoulgaris@wcms.org or 914-967-9100 for more details.
For more information and other sponsorship opportunities, contact Janine Miller at 914-967-9100 or jmiller@wcms.org
Golf Reservations are Limited—Please RSVP Today!

WCMS & WAM Annual Meeting
2023-06-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Westchester Country Club, 99 Biltmore Avenue, Rye, NY, 10580
WCMS/WAM Annual Meeting honoring outgoing President Bruce Molinelli, MD and President-elect Peter Acker, MD, “Friend of the Society” awardee Charles J. Sellers, President Charles J. Sellers & Co., Inc. and Lindsay Farrell, MBA, FACMPE, President & CEO Open Door Family Medical Center & Foundation as the “Friend of Medicine” awardee will take place on Thursday, June 8, 2023 from 6:00pm-9:00pm at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York.
We are calling on our local business partners, hospitals and practices for sponsorship of this annual event. Each year we are joined by roughly 150 physicians, community members and business partners to celebrate the election of our officers, to honor our “Friend of Medicine” awardee and to recognize our Westchester Science and Engineering Fair winners. This event also gives attendees to hear the WCMS plan for the year ahead. We would love for you to join us!
Sponsorship Opportunities:
During our cocktail hour we would like to offer you an opportunity to display a table with your company products and information. As our physicians are arriving and getting acquainted you can discuss your products and hand out any literature or information. Once the guests are called into the dining room, you can participate along with the physician attendees through your sponsorship by attending the dinner as well. Remember to bring your business cards!
We are presenting this opportunity to you and ask that since you have been selected to participate, please take the time to consider such an offer. We have limited number of tables and it will be first come first served. We suggest that you complete the form and forward back to the society as soon as possible.
Please click here for sponsorship information
Please click here for shareable invitation
Bylaws Changes that will be voted on this year will require a majority vote of our current members. If you do NOT plan to attend the event on June 8 and would like to designate a proxy to vote on your behalf, please click here to fill out a VERY short form.
The current bylaws can be found by clicking here, and the proposed chages can be found by clicking here

Annual Meeting 2018
2018-06-15 | Westchester Country Club, 99 Biltmore Avenue, Rye, NY, 10580
On Thursday, June 14, 2018 the Westchester County Medical Society and the Westchester Academy of Medicine held their Annual Meeting at the Westchester Country Club in Rye New York. About 140 members and guests enjoyed an evening of fellowship with colleagues and family, great food, networking, and the opportunity to interact with some of the WCMS Preferred Partners and sponsors. Outgoing WCMS President Marshal Peris, MD was thanked for a wonderful year of excellent leadership. Dr. Peris thanked his colleagues and the administrative staff of the Society and Academy for a great year. Newly installed President Omar Syed, MD a neurosurgeon practicing with Caremount Medical gave his inaugural remarks and spoke about his personal history, and his plans for the upcoming year, which include focusing on the the importance of involving our young physician members, and increasing overall membership by offering services and benefits tailored to employed physicians as well as solo and small practice physicians. The evening was a great success!
The First Annual “Friend of the Society” Award was presented to Edward C. Halperin, MD, MA, Chancellor & CEO NYMC for his oingoing efforts to engage the medical student community with the physician community in Westchester County. He is also a strong supporter of the Society and a member himself. Dr. Halperin was on-hand to accept his award and spoke about the history of New York Medical College and the evolution of the relationship between NYMC and the Westchester Coutny Medical Society.
2018 Souvenir Journal

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Annual Meeting 2017
2017-06-01 | Westchester Country Club, 99 Biltmore Avenue, Rye, NY, 10580
On Thursday, June 1, 2017 the Westchester County Medical Society and the Westchester Academy of Medicine held their Annual Meeting at the Westchester Country Club in Rye New York. About 130 members and guests enjoyed an evening of fellowship with colleagues and family, great food, networking, and the opportunity to interact with some of the WCMS Preferred Partners and sponsors. Outgoing WCMS President Gino Bottino, MD was thanked for his outstanding leadership and gave remarks on his advice for continuing the fight for the county and state medical societies. Newly installed President Marshal Peris, MD an orthopedic spine surgeon practicing with Caremount Medical gave his inaugural remarks and spoke about his personal history, and his plans for the upcoming year, which include focusing on the health and wellness of the individual physician, involving more young physicians, and coming up with more events that will bring about more attendance from members. The evening was a great success!
The 6th Annual “Friend of Medicine” Award was presented to John Crabtree, owner of Crabtree’s Kittlehouse in Chappaqua and Rivermarket in Tarrytown in recognition of his ongoing strong support for the medical community and the patients of Westchster County.
2017 Souvenir Journal

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Networking Event 2017
2017-05-04
On Thursday, May 4, 2017 the Westchester County Medical Society hosted our first annual “Referral Rounds” physician networking event. About 70 physicians from all around Westchester joined us at the Captain Lawrence Brewery in Elmsford, New York for a fun night of getting to know their colleagues, not to mention great food and beer! This event was open to all physicians in Westchester, not just members of WCMS. We were able to open this event to non-members through event sponsorships provided by UBS—The Mitchell Wealthcare Group; Park Avenue Benefit Planning; Citizens Bank; DataMatrix Technologies; AgeWell New York; Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company, and Kern Augustine, P.C.
Thank you to all of our sponsors for being part of such a great event! Keep your eyes open for another networking event in the fall.
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Holiday Party 2016
2016-12-11 | Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck, 054 Walton Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY, 10543
On Friday, December 11 the Westchester Academy of Medicine held its Annual Holiday Party at the Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck. Over 100 members and guests enjoyed an evening filled with great food, conversation and a lively raffle. The Academy would like to thank all of our sponsors and raffle donors for their support of this event and our ongoing educational activites. All raffle proceeds will go to benefit the WESEF Scholarship fund.

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New York Medical College Wine Tasting 2016
2016-11-17 | Alumni House, 20 Sunshine Cottage Rd, Valhalla, NY, 10595
On Thursday, November 17, 2016 the Westchester Academy of Medicine sponsored a member wine tasting with the Medical Students of New York Medical College. The event, held in the Alumni House on the New York Medical College Campus, was attended by over 50 students, WCMS/WAM Members and guests.
Our own WCMS vintners, Dr. Joseph Tartaglia, President WAM; and Dr. Paul Gerardi along with Alfredo Veronese of Prospero Winery in Pleasantville, brought their own wines for the guests to sample and explained the wine making process.
The students enjoyed meeting the physicians and talking to them about their specialties. The Westchester Academy of Medicine would like to thank the student organizers for all their help with planning and executing such a successful evening, and NYMC for hosting the event.
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Golf Outing & Fundraiser 2016
2016-10-06 | Westchester Country Club, 99 Biltmore Avenue, Rye, NY, 10580
On Thursday, October 6, 2016 forty golfers took advantage of the beautiful fall weather and enjoyed playing in the 6th Annual Westchester Academy of Medicine Golf Outing and Fundraiser. The outing was held at the Westchester Country Club in Rye. Following the golf, and additional twenty-five people joined the golfers for dinner, fellowship and prizes. Joseph Tartaglia, MD, President WAM welcomed everyone, thanked the golf committee, recognized and thanked all sponsors, and presented Robert Ciardullo, MD with the 3rd Annual “Friend of the Academy” award. All proceeds directly benefit the Academy’s very busy CME activities and its scholarship fund, which annually contributes toward events which foster student interest and careers in medicine.
The Academy would like to thank the following sponsors and participants for their generous support of this year’s outing:
Sponsor:
Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company
Hole Sponsors:
AgeWell New York • Ameet Goyal, MD • Barnum Financial Group • Charles J. Sellers & Co, Inc. •
Dr. Alfred Tinger & Dawn Tinger • ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP • GAMCO Asset Management Co. (Mary Ellen Pilkington) • Joel Greenspan, MD • Joseph McNelis, MD • MLMIC • Morgan Stanley (Steve Malfitano) • M-Tech Printing • Nixon Uniform Service and Medical Wear • Northern Westchester Hospital Medical Staff • Owen O’Neill, MD • Westchester Hyperbaric Medicine • Pilkington & Leggett, PC • KIA of White Plains • Thomas T. Lee, MD • UBS—The Mitchell Group • Westchester County Association •
Webster Bank
Raffle Donors:
New York Football Giants • Pilkington & Leggett, P.C. • Mary Ellen Pilkington • Westchester Academy of Medicine • R & M Woodrow Jewelers • Gus’ Seafood • Tom Sellers • Barry Mitchell • Arcade Books • Twish • LifeWorx •

2016 Golf Committee:
Joseph Tartaglia, MD, Chair, President Westchester Academy of Medicine • Louis F. McIntyre, MD •
Robert Ciardullo, MD • Ameet Goyal, MD • John SanFilippo • Steve Malfitano • Mary Ellen Pilkington •
Janine Miller, Executive Director
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Pool Party 2016
2016-08-21
On Sunday, August 21, 2016 Robert Ciardullo, MD & Kira Geraci-Ciardullo, MD opened their home for our Annual Pool Party and Barbecue. More than 70 WCMS Members, their family & guests were in attendance for the event. Special guests included ; Dr. Malcolm Reid, President MSSNY; Dr. Adolph Meyer, Past President Queens County Medical Society; Dr. Michael Goldstein, Past President New York County Medical Society; We enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and the amazing atmosphere of the Geraci-Ciardullo home. A wonderful time was had by all!

We would like to thank our Pool Party Sponsors:
Charles J. Sellers & Co., Inc.
Webster Bank
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Holiday Party 2015
2015-12-11 | Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck, 054 Walton Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY, 10543
On Friday, December 11 the Westchester Academy of Medicine held its Annual Holiday Party at the Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck. Over 100 members and guests enjoyed an evening filled with great food, conversation and a lively raffle. The Academy would like to thank all of our sponsors and raffle donors for their support of this event and our ongoing educational activites. All raffle proceeds will go to benefit the WESEF Scholarship fund.
Photo from the event

Pool Party 2015
2015-08-08
On Saturday, August 8, 2015 Robert Ciardullo, MD & Kira Geraci-Ciardullo, MD opened their home for our Annual Pool Party and Barbecue. More than 70 WCMS Members, their family & guests were in attendance for the event. Special guests included Dr. Joseph Maldonado, President MSSNY; Dr. Malcolm Reid, President-elect MSSNY; Dr. Adolph Meyer, Past President Queens County Medical Society; Dr. Nan Hayworth; Dr. Joshua Cohen, New York County Medical Society; Dr. Michael Goldstein, President New York County Medical Society; Dr. David Jakubowicz, President-elect Bronx County Medical Society; Diane Miller, Executive Director Bronx County Medical Society. We enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and the amazing atmosphere of the Geraci-Ciardullo home. A wonderful time was had by all!

We would like to thank our Pool Party Sponsors:
Charles J. Sellers & Co., Inc.
Park Avenue Benefit Planning, Inc. – Michael LaValley
Webster Bank
Thomas T. Lee, MD

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Annual Meeting 2015
2015-06-19 | Crabtree’s Kittle House
On Friday, June 19, 2015 the Westchester County Medical Society and the Westchester Academy of Medicine held their Annual Meeting at Crabtree’s KittleHouse in Chappaqua. About 100 members and guests enjoyed an evening of fellowship with colleagues and family, great food, networking, and the opportunity to interact with some of the WCMS Preferred Partners and sponsors. Outgoing WCMS President Louis McIntyre, MD was thanked for his outstanding leadership and gave remarks on the importance of volunteer organizations and WCMS in particular. Newly installed President Thomas Lester, MD a Hematologist/Oncologist practicing in Mt. Kisco gave his inaugural remarks and spoke about the challenges physicians face going into the future.
The 4th Annual “Friend of Medicine” Award was presented to Mary Jane Denzer in recognition of her ongoing strong support and fundraising efforts for not-for-profit healthcare causes including juvenile diabetes and White Plains Hospital.
A Special “Thank You” to the sponsors of our Annual Meeting
