
The Reiss-Odenheimer Lecture 2025
Theme: Caring for Religious Patients
Please join The New York State Chapter of the American College of Cardiology’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force as it hosts its DEI Seminar Series. Join us on May 8th at 12 Noon to learn more.
Panelists:
Rabbi Simcha Silverman, Director, Spiritual Services Lenox Hill Hospital
Morty Lerner, Minister, Hospital Liaison Committee, HLC for Jehovah’s Witnesses
Shmuel Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Interventional Cardiology / Structural Heart Disease Instructor, Weill-Cornell Medical Center/ New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Facilitators:
Dr. Rachel Maria Brown Talaska, Chair of the NYACC DEI Task Force
Dr. Tracey Paul, Program Co-chair of the NYACC DEI Task Force
What: | Caring for Religious Patients |
When: | May 8, 2025, 12 Noon |
Where: | Virtual – Zoom |
Invitees: | NYACC mentorship program members and guests |
Registration: | Click here! |
Additional Information: |
[email protected] | (212) 686-0228 |
Panelists

Shmuel Chen, MD,PhD
Assistant Professor, Interventional Cardiology
Structural Heart Disease Instructor
Weill-Cornell Medical Center/ New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Morty Lerner
Minister, Hospital Liaison Committee, HLC for Jehovah’s Witnesses

Rabbi Simcha Silverman
Director, Spiritual Services Lenox Hill Hospital