December 31, 2021

HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO HAVE DIED FIGHTING COVID-19


Dr Frank Gabrin – Emergency Medicine, NJ/NY
Dr James Mahoney – Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital of Brooklyn/SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Dr Arthur Turetsky – Pulmonary and Critical Care, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Dr Ronald Verrier – Trauma Surgeon, St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, New York
Dr Tomas Pattugalan – Internal Medicine, Nassau University Hospital, NJ
Dr. Lorna Breen – Emergency Medicine, New York-Presbyterian and Columbia Irving Medical Center, NY
Dr Reza Chowdhury – Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, Westchester Medical Healthcare, Bronx, NY
Dr Ashraf Abdo – Primary Care, NYC
Dr Nancy Ajemian – Family Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Point MI
Dr Glenn Barquet – Cardiology, Mercy Hospital, Miami FL
Dr Doug Bass – Medical Director, Drug and Alcohol Treatment, NYC
Dr Joseph A. Bonjiorno – Psychiatry, St. Joseph Hospital (affiliated), Chicago, IL
Dr Sina Zaim – Cardiology & Electrophysiology, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey
Dr Jesus Zambrano – Pediatrician, Mt. Sinai South Nassau, Oceanside, New York
Dr Luis Caldera-Nieves – OB/GYN, UM Health Clinic, Miami, FL
Dr Ricardo Castaneda – Psychiatry, NYC
Dr Charlie Chin Song Chen – Family Medicine, Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, NYC
Dr Kenneth Conte – Family Medicine, Garfield, NJ
Dr Jeffrey Escher – Geriatrician, Westchester County, NY
Dr Jessie Ferreras, – Primary Care Physician, Waldwick, NJ
Dr Chris Firlit – PGY6 Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery Chief Resident, Ascension Macomb Hospital, Detroit, MI
Dr Louis Edouard Fontaine – Internal Medicine, Brooklyn Hospital Center, NYC
Dr Michael Giuliano – Family Medicine, Mountainside Medical Group, Nutley, New Jersey
Dr Jay Galst – Ophthamologist, New York
Dr James T. Goodrich – Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Montefiore Health System, NYC
Dr Nisar Quraishi – Internal Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone, NYC
Dr Harvey Hirsch – Pediatrics, CHEMED, Lakewood, NJ
Dr Mitchell Horowitz – Radiologist, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, NYC
Dr Alex Hsu – Internal Medicine, Northwest Medical Center, Margate, FL
Dr Victor de Jesus – Pediatrician, Hospital HIMA, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Dr Satyender Dev Khanna, – General Surgery, Clara Maass Hospital, Belleville, NJ
Dr Priya Khanna – Nephrologist, Khanna Nephrology, Glen Ridge, NJ (daughter to Dr Satyender Dev Khanna)
Dr Francis “Frankie” Molinari, – Internal Medicine, Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ
Dr Angelo Patsalis – Family Medicine, Henry Ford Medical Group, Detroit, Michigan
Dr Tomas Pattugalan – Internal Medicine, Queens, New York
Dr Steven Perez – Internal Medicine, Medical Center of Annandale, Annandale, Virginia
Dr Barry Webber – General Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Queens, New York
Dr Bredy Pierre-Louis – Family Medicine, Brooklyn, New York
Dr Mark Respler – Urologist, Ahava Medical & Rehabilitation Center, Brooklyn, New York
Dr Barry Sakowitz – Pulmonary Medicine, Paramus, New Jersey
Dr Elliott Samet – Pediatrician, St Mary’s General, Passaic, New Jersey
Dr Gary Sclar – Neurologist, Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens, New York City
Dr Steven J. Huber DMD, – Orthodonist, Jefferson City, MO
Dr Peter Sakas, – Veterinarian, Niles Animal Hospital, Northbrook, Illinois
Cpt Douglas Linn Hickok, PA-C – Lehigh Valley Poconos
Madhvi Aya, PA-C – Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn NY
Alex Bass, PA-C – Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Yaakov Meltzer, PA-C – Brooklyn, New York
Kevin Graiani NP – Nurse Practitioner, Garnerville, New York
Romy Agtarap RN – Columbia New York-Presbyterian NYC
Felicia Ailende RN – BRIA of Forest Edge, Chicago IL
Aracelli Buendia Ilagan, RN – SICU, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami FL
Kious Kelly, RN – Mt Sinai Hospital, NYC
Freda Ocran, RN – Jacobi Medical Center, NY
Theresa E. Berbano, RN – Montefiore Health, Bronx, NY
Theresa Lococo, RN – Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn NY
Jenni Claire Bartolome, RN – Emerson Health, Emerson, NJ
Mark Leighton Bowen, RN – Highland Care Nursing Home, Queens, NY
Danielle Hedrick DiCenso – ICU Nurse, Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah, FL
Maria Grace Esteves-Laureta, RN – Critical Care Nurse, Saint Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY
Ali Dennis Guillermo, RN – ICU Registered Nurse, Long Island Memorial Hospital, Patchogue, NY
Pamela Ann Orlando RN – ED Nurse, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Aleyamma John, RN – Queens Hospital Center, NYC
Felicisimo Luna, RN – ED Nurse, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, NJ
Michael “Mike” Marceaux, RN – ER Nurse, Shreveport, Louisiana
Larrice Anderson, RN – New Orleans East Hospital, LA
Divinia “Debbie” Accad, RN – Detroit VAMC, Detroit MI
Joyce Pacubas-Le Blanc, RN – Nurse, Neuroscience ICU, UIC Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Angeline Bernadel, RN – West River Healthcare Center, Milford, CT
Jerry Alford, RN – Northport Medical Center, Northport, AL
Lisa Ewald, RN – Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit MI
James House, RN – Omni Continuing Care, Detroit MI
Judy Wilson-Griffin, RN – St Mary’s Hospital, St Louis, MO
John Abruzzo, RN – Huntington Hospital, NY
Quen Agbor Ako RN – Future Care Nursing Home, Randallstown, MD
Nicanor Baltazar RN – Long Island Care Center, Flushing, NYC
Celia Yap Banago, RN – Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO
Tamajin Ali, RN – Nursing Supervisor, Centennial Healthcare, Philadelphia PA
Jeffrey Baumbach RN – St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Stockton, CA
Yaw Asante RN – NYC Health+Hospitals/Lincoln, NYC
Joyce Brown, RN – Nurse Manager, LIJ Forest Hills, Forest Hills, NY
Gary Alberto RN – Nursing Home Nurse – Andover, NJ
Dorothy Boles, RN – Greenwood, MS
Brittany Bruner-Ringo RN – Silverado Beverly Place, Beverly Hills, CA
Maria Guia Cabillon RN – Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
Freda Ocran RN – Psychiatric Nurse, Jacobi Medical Center, New York City
Patrick Cain RN – McLaren Flint, Flint, MI
Rebecca Yee – Nurse, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York City
Evelyn Caro, RN – Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD
Rosary Celaya Castro-Olega, RN – Los Angeles, California
Betty Lafuente Clemente, RN – Bloomfield, NJ
Maria Lopez, RN – UIC Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Rosemary Coutou-Figaro, RN – Kingsbrook Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Robert Tarrant, RN – Registered Nurse and EMS Educator, RWJ Barnabas Health, New Jersey
Karla Dominguez, RN – Hospitals of Providence–Memorial Campus, El Paso, TX
Vianna Thompson, RN – Intensive Care Unit, Reno, Nevada
Celia Lardizabal Marcos, RN, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Ellyn Schreiner, RN – Crossroads Hospice, Dayton, Ohio
Raul D. Eslao, RN – Westland, Michigan
Theresa Lococo, RN – Pediatric Nurse, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Livette Plan, RN – Registered Nurse, New York City
Joan Neudecker – Nurse, McAuley Residence Nursing Home, Buffalo, New York
Noel Sinkiat, RN – Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC
Susan Sisgundo, RN – Neonatal ICU, Bellevue Hospital, New York City
Lisa Ewald, RN – Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Jenniffer Davis – Care Center Nurse, Meramec Bluffs Care Center, Ballwin, MO
Sonia Román, 61, Nurse, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Elizabeth B. DelMundo, Nurse, Dover, NJ
Daisy Doronila – Nurse, Hudson County Jail, Kearny, NJ
Obinna Chibueze Eke – Nurse, Irvington, NJ
Mary Ellen Porter – Nurse Manager, Staten Island, New York
Octavia Foxworth – Nurse, St. Clair Shores, MI
Krist Angielen Castro Guzman – Nurse, Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Anjanette Miller – Nurse, Chicago, Illinois
Rose Harrison – Long-term Care Nurse, Hamilton, Alabama
Sheena Renee Comfort Miles – Nurse, Scott Regional Hospital, Morton, Mississippi
Kimberly Napper, RN – Madison, Mississippi
María Hernández Rodríguez, – Nurse, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Patricia Frieson – Nurse (retired), Chicago, Illinois
Maria Krier – Nurse, Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, Littleton, MA
Cynthia “Chi” Mendoza – Nurse (retired) and Hospital Volunteer, Norfolk, Virginia
Karen Cashin Carmello, LPN – Long Island, NY
Barbara Finch, LPN – Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center, Emporia, VA
Hazel P. Mijares, LPN – Amsterdam Nursing Home, NYC
Paul Moise, LPN – Alameda Center, Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Tina Reeves, LPN – Pickaway Correction Institution, Orient, Ohio
Sean D. Boynes, PharmD, Pharmacist, Greenbelt, MD
William Mantell – Pharmacist, Variety Drugs, Rochdale Village, Queens, NY
Patricia Wilke – Pharmacist, Winslow, Arizona
Diedre Heard Wilkes – Mammogram Technician, Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Atlanta GA
Lori Alioa MSW – Healthcare Social Worker, VAMC, Ann Arbor, MI
Cathy Drouin, – Nursing Home Social Worker, Palm Center, Chelmsford, MA
Natasha Ott, – Social Worker, CrescentCare, New Orleans, Louisiana
Jeannie Danker – Director of Radiology, Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Don Batayola – Occupational Therapy, NJ
Mario Salonga – Physical Therapist, Mount Sinai South Nassau, Oceanside, New York
Rina Tagamolila – Physical Therapist, Champlin, Minnesota
Richie Villena – Physical Therapist, New York City
Jorge Mateo – Respiratory Therapist, Coral Gables Hospital, Miami Florida
Petal Williams Richards – Respiratory Therapist, BronxCare Hospital System, Bronx, New York
Andres Benitez – Food and Nutrition Service, Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck, NJ
Idris Bey – EMT Instructor/Coordinator – FDNY, NYC
Terry Billingham, EMT (retired) – MONOC EMS, Clinto, n, NJ
Billy Birmingham, EMT – Kansas City, MO
Reuven Maroth, EMT – Hackensack, New Jersey
Roy Coleman – EMT, Shreveport, LA
Kevin Leiva, EMT – Dover, New Jersey
Richard Seaberry, EMT – Fire Department of New York, New York City
Solomon Donald, EMT – Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, NJ
Ruben Rodriguez, EMT – Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Ridgewood, New York
Mike Field, EMT – Valley Stream, New York
Scott Geiger, EMT – Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ
Greg Hodge, EMT – New York
Rueven Morath, EMT – Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Hackensack, New Jersey
Robert Zerman – EMT and Firefighter, Pioneer Hose Company #1, Robesonia, Pennsylvania
Liana Sa, EMT – Newark, New Jersey
Israel Tolentino, EMT – Passaic, New Jersey
Anthony Thomas – Paramedic, Emergency Medical Services, Brooklyn, New York
David Martin, – Paramedic, American Medical Response, Natchez, Mississippi
Paul Novicki, – Critical Care Paramedic, Detroit, Michigan
Paul Cary – Paramedic (volunteer), Ambulnz, NYC
John P. Careccia, Chief and Training Director, Woodbridge Township Ambulance & Rescue Squad, Woodbridge, NJ
John Redd – Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician, FDNY, New York City
Thomas Ward – Volunteer Firefighter, New York City
Robert Weber – EMT and Firefighter, Middletown Fire Department, Middetown, New Jersey
Donald DiPetrillo – Firefighter, Chief of Fire Rescue, Seminole Tribe Fire-Rescue, Hollywood, FL
John Ferrarella – Firefighter, Wayne Fire Company 3, Wayne, NJ
James Villecco – Ambulance Mechanic, FDNY, New York City
Patrick Buchannan, CNA – Indianapolis, IN
Maurice Dotson, CNA – Austin, Texas
Derik Braswell – Elmhurst Medical Center, NYC
Rafael Cargill – Medical Records, Brooklyn Hospital Center, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY
Priscilla Carrow – Elmhurst Medical Center, NYC
Monica Echeverri Casarez – Surgical Technician, Harper Hospital, Dearborn, MI
Devin Dale Francis – Radiology Technician, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
John Cofrancesco – Nursing Home Administrator, Family of Caring at Montclair, NJ
Bishop Bruce Edward Davis – Shift Leader/Central State Hospital Forensics, Milledgeville, GA
Elizabeth Edwards, – Phlebotomist, Carolina East Medical Center, New Bern, NC
Deborah Gatewood – Phlebotomist, Beaumont Health Farmington Hills, Farmington Hills, MI
Wayne Edwards, – Elmhurst Hospital Center, NYC
James Footit – Baystate Hospital, Springfield, MA
Clair Marie Fuqua – Receptionist, Pediatrics, Pineville, LA
Sam Green – X-ray Technician, Mount Sinai Morningside, NYC
Alexander Gusev – Medical Technician, Reno, NV
Sandra Hardy-Rogers – Hospital Staff, Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ
Aaron Hughes, – Mental Health Technician, New Orleans, LA
Pam Hughes, CNA and Med Tech – Summit Manor Nursing Home, Columbia, KY
Valeria Viveros – Nursing Assistant, Extended Care Hospital of Riverside, Riverside, California
Darrell Johnson, – Porter/Transporter, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
Kim King-Smith – EKG Technician, Newark, New Jersey
Roger Liddell, – CCU Supply Chain Manager, Flint, Michigan
Lydia Lopez – Laundry Services, Samaritas Senior Living, Saginaw, Michigan
Christopher David Matus, – Medical Examiner Investigator, Swartz Creek, Michigan
Juan Martinez – Surgical Technician, UI Health, Chicago, Illinois
Janine Meritet – Patient Care Assistant, Smithtown, New York
Matthew Moore – Radiologic Technologist, GoHealth Urgent Care, Staten Island, New York
William “Bill” Murdock – MRI Technologist, Miami, Florida
Prea Nankieshore, – Emergency Room Unit Clerk, LIJ Forest Hills, New York
Wendell Quinn – Public Safety Officer, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan
Nickeen Ross – Maintenance, Advantage Living Center Roseville, Roseville, Michigan
Alvin Simmons – Environmental Services Worker, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester New York
Thomas Soto – Radiology Clerk, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, New York
Jesus Villaluz – Patient Transport Services, Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck, New Jersey

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