FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com JUNE 4, 2015 • THE QUEENS COURIER 33 Movers & Shakers Everything you need to be cool this summer. SPECIAL LIMITED TIME OFFER EXPIRES 6/30/15 Install an energy-effi cient ductless cooling system in your home for as low as $88/month* No ductwork required Cost-effective Energy-effi cient Programmable remote Service & installation of all major brands! Call today! 877.226.1534 petro.com petro mobile All images used are for illustrative purposes only. *Based on fi nancing a $8,000 installation and 9.99% interest rate up to 132 months. Subject to credit approval by Synchrony Bank and applies to qualifi ed systems only. Limited time offer, expires 6/30/15, equipment must be installed by 7/15/15. Call your local representative for complete terms and conditions. Must present ad at time of quote; cannot be combined with any other offer. Additional terms and conditions may apply. NYC Lic. No. 1314079. ©2015 Petro. P_15159 It’s a girl Mia Scarlett McGowan was born April 8, 2015, at 8 pounds, 4 ounces, 21 inches long. Her proud parents are Vincent and Kim McGowan. Her proud grandmother is Queens Supreme Court Justice and current Justice of the Court of Claims Margaret Parisi McGowan. New ER Chair Flushing Hospital Medical Center announced the addition of James F. Giglio as the new chairman of emergency Doctor with Bayside roots looks to boost cancer fi ght A Bayside native recently led the effort to add more than a dozen new cancer-fi ghting drugs to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) List of Essential Medications. Dr. Lawrence Shulman, chief of staff and director of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Center for Global Cancer Medicine, coordinated the efforts of more than 90 cancer experts from around the world to determine which cancer drugs should be listed. Shulman traveled to WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, last November to present the working group’s case for new drugs derived from disease-based protocols for 29 different malignant forms of cancer. “Without drastic improvements in access to essential cancer medicines, poor countries will continue to be ill-equipped to care for their cancer patients,” Dr. Shulman said in a Dana-Farber press release. “Many diseases can be readily cured with affordable chemotherapy, and making these available to more patients around the world has to be one of our visions.” Dr. Shulman is the son of former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman and resides in Boston. medicine. Dr. Giglio joined Flushing Hospital on April 27, after serving 17 years as the chief of emergency medicine for New York Presybertian Hospital’s Columbia and Allen campuses. Dr. Giglio brings many years of emergency room experience and is very excited to be in his new role of serving one of the most culturally rich and ethnically diverse communities in the entire nation. Flushing Hospital treats over 40,000 patients in its emergency department every year.
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