Eduardo Lopez, M.D., is the Inaugural the Catherine and Ladislav P. Hinterbuchner Endowed Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine

It was standing room only in the Dr. Richard K. Stone Conference Room at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan for the Catherine and Ladislav P. Hinterbuchner Endowed Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine Dedication Ceremony on August 10. The new endowed chair title was officially bestowed upon Eduardo Lopez, M.D., second from left, who presented “Primary Prevention of Brain Injury.” The event paid tribute to the late Dr. Catherine Hinterbuchner, who served as chair of NYMC's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine from 1971 to 2004. She was named emeritus in 2005 and passed away in 2015 at the age of 88. The endowment is named after Dr. Hinterbuchner and her late husband and will support the teaching and training of medical students and residents as well as foster research endeavors is rehabilitation medicine. Dr. Lopez was joined by, from left: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer, New York Medical College; Alina Moran, M.P.A., chief executive officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan; and Alan Kadish, M.D., president, New York Medical College and Touro College and University System. View the Catherine and Ladislav P. Hinterbuchner Endowed Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine Dedication Ceremony photo gallery here.