LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Greg Ribakove upon the occasion of
his designation for special recognition by Brooklyn Housing and Family
Services on June 21, 2012

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve the
best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration and
cannot be sufficiently extolled; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Greg Ribakove has given not only of his time and energies
but also of his competence, intelligence and leadership and consequently
has been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Dr. Greg Riba-
kove upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition by
Brooklyn Housing and Family Services, to be celebrated at its Awards
Dinner on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at Rex Manor in Brooklyn, New York;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Greg Ribakove has been called upon to contribute his time
and talents to countless civic and charitable endeavors and has always
given of himself unstintingly; and
WHEREAS, Born at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Greg
Ribakove is the grandson of Russian Jewish immigrants; he grew up in
Queens and later on Long Island; and
WHEREAS, Interested in medicine since high school, Dr. Greg Ribakove
graduated first in his class with Phi Beta Kappa from Franklin and Mars-
hall College in 1976; in 1980, he graduated from the University of
Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Greg Ribakove did his Internship and Residency at NYU
Medical Center in Surgery and completed it in 1986; he also spent two
years at NIH doing research in Heart Protection during Cardiac Surgery
and received a Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery at NYU in 1988; and
WHEREAS, In 1993, Dr. Greg Ribakove went on sabbatical to Stanford
University to study heart and lung transplantation; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Greg Ribakove was an Assistant Professor at the NYU
Cardiac Surgery Facility from 1988-1996; he received permanent tenure at
NYU and became Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery in 2008; and
WHEREAS, In March of 2010, Dr. Greg Ribakove became Chief of the Divi-
sion of Cardiac Thoracic Surgery at Maimonides Medical Center; and
WHEREAS, A valued and involved member of his community, Dr. Greg Riba-
kove is a member of the following societies: Fellow of American College
of Surgeons, Society of Thoracic Surgery, Spencer Surgical Society,
Society of Critical Care Medicine and International Society of Heart and
Lung Transplantation; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of his community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Dr. Greg Ribakove has stood constant
in dignity, good grace and humor; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individ-
ual for the benefit of others which Dr. Greg Ribakove has displayed
throughout his life; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Dr. Greg Ribakove upon the occasion of his designation for special
recognition by Brooklyn Housing and Family Services on June 21, 2012;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. Greg Ribakove.