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Sam Gorovitz has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by Upstate Medical University.

Posted on: May 2, 2017

Delos (“Toby”) Cosgrove III, MD, and Samuel Gorovitz, PhD, will receive honorary Doctor of Science degrees and address students at Upstate Medical University’s 2016 Commencement, to be held Sunday, May 22 at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center at Oncenter Complex in Syracuse.

Cosgrove, a cardiothoracic surgeon, is president and chief executive officer of the Cleveland Clinic where its patient-centered care serves as a national health care model.

Gorovitz, professor of philosophy at Syracuse University, is a distinguished ethicist, philosopher, educator and scholar who played a major role in developing the field of biomedical ethics.

Read the full article at Upstate Online.