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Jul 16, 2025

Healthcare Heroes 2025

Two RWJBarnabas Health programs and six dedicated health care team members were recognized by NJBIZ as 2025 Healthcare Heroes, and were honored at a formal event on June 24 at The Palace at Somerset Park.

  • Healthcare Heroes 2025

    2025 Healthcare Heroes

    Balpreet Grewal-Virk, PhD, Senior Vice President of Community Health at RWJBarnabas Health, recognized as a 2025 NJBIZ Healthcare Hero in the Public Health category

  • Healthcare Heroes 2025

    2025 Healthcare Heroes

    Grant Hobson, volunteer at Trinitas Regional Medical Center’s Cancer Center, recognized by NJBIZ as 2025 Volunteer of the Year

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    2025 Healthcare Heroes

    Uzma Hasan, MD, Division Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Assistant Professor at RWJ-Rutgers Medical School, honored by NJBIZ as a 2025 Physician of the Year

  • Healthcare Heroes 2025

    2025 Healthcare Heroes

    Maureen Harding, MSN, BSN, RN, Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at RWJBarnabas Health and Interim Chief Nursing Officer at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, honored as 2025 Nurse of the Year by NJBIZ

  • Healthcare Heroes 2025

    2025 Healthcare Heroes

    Rachana Kulkarni, MD, Director of Community Cardiology and the Women’s Heart Health Collaborative at RWJBarnabas Health, and President of Medicor Cardiology, recognized as a 2025 Physician of the Year by NJBIZ

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    2025 Healthcare Heroes

    Alexis LaPietra, DO, FACEP, System Director of Addiction Medicine Emergency & Hospitalist Service Line and Medical Director at the RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery, honored in the Health Care Professional category

  • Healthcare Heroes 2025

    2025 Healthcare Heroes

    Laura Higgins, PT, DPT, Board Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist at Children’s Specialized Hospital, accepted the 2025 NJBIZ Healthcare Hero Award in the Physical Therapy category on behalf of the hospital’s Physical Therapy Department

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    2025 Healthcare Heroes

    Serena Collado, Director of Community Health at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, accepted the 2025 NJBIZ Healthcare Hero Award in the Education category on behalf of the hospital’s Community Health Department

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