The Maria and Sam Miller Professional Excellence Awards

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Maria and Sam Miller 2011 Award Recipients

Pictured Left to Right: Elizabeth Ambrose, RN, BSN, CNOR, RNFA; Officer Derrick Dark; Richard S. Lang, MD, MPH; Brian I. Rini, MD; Elias I. Traboulsi, MD; Serpil C. Erzurum, MD

Sponsored by the Miller family, the Maria and Sam Miller Professional Excellence Awards are presented annually to Cleveland Clinic physicians, nurses, scientists and other professional staff who demonstrate exemplary service and dedication to excellence.

Recipients epitomize leadership, talent, innovation, commitment, and outstanding outcomes. They are nominated by their peers and selected by a committee of Cleveland Clinic leaders.

Thanks to the generosity of the Miller family, each recipient is honored at the professional staff awards reception with both a monetary gift and commemorative plaque.

One recipient is named in each of the following six categories:


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