The region’s leading diabetes advocacy group, JDRF, on April 5, 2014 awarded Ernest Post, MD, Head, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, and Marc Laufgraben, MD, MBA, Head, Division of Adult Endocrinology, Cooper University Health Care, their Distinguished Service Awards for 2014. The awards honor outstanding contributions to patients and families, as well as a spirit of service and support in the fight against Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the region.
“We were so pleased to present these awards to Dr. Post, who has faithfully served on our volunteer Board of Directors for so many years, and to Dr. Laufgraben, who has been so supportive as our focus has moved from ‘juvenile’ diabetes patients to adults and children living with T1D,” said Nanette Gerst, Executive Director of JDRF’s South Jersey chapter. “Their work with patients, families and us at JDRF has really made a difference in the region.”
The Distinguished Service award is the highest honor given annually by JDRF and is presented at their annual Gala, which this year was attended by about 300 people and raised nearly $450,000.