At its annual meeting on June 2, New York County Medical Society President Joshua M. Cohen, MD, MPH presented the Society’s Nicholas Romaine, MD Lifetime Achievement Award to Anthony A. Clemendor, MD.
“Dr. Clemendor has worked tirelessly on behalf of physicians and patients throughout his career,” said Dr. Cohen. “He embodies the finest attributes represented by this award and its namesake, Dr. Romaine.” The award is named for Doctor Nicholas Romaine, who in addition to serving as the Society’s first president in 1806, was also a founder of the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons. It was said of Doctor Romaine that “he was unwearied in toil and of mighty energy, dexterous in legislative bodies, and at one period of his career was vested with almost all the honors the medical profession can bestow.”
In recognition of the caliber of physician this award honors, this year the Society presents it to a physician of equally impressive stature. A graduate of the Howard University College of Medicine, Dr. Clemendor is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. He is Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York Medical College, where he served as a dean for 23 years.As a member of both New York County Medical Society and the Medical Society of the State of New York, Dr. Clemendor has served in a number of capacities: he chaired the MSSNY Task Force to Eliminate Ethnic and Racial Disparities in Health Care, and served on the AMA Commission to End Disparities in Health Care. He served on the New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct; as treasurer of the Empire State Medical Scientific and Educational Foundation; and on the New York State Council on Graduate Medical Education. In addition, he served on the Executive Committee of the Medical Society of the State for New York as Treasurer and as Councilor representing Manhattan and the Bronx.Dr. Clemendor is a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. He continues to serve as vice chair of the Society’s delegation to the Medical Society of the State of New York.
