Children's Heart Surgeon Honored

Thursday July 05, 2007 05:37:12 PM

In the July 5, 2007 issue, the Memphis Commercial Appeal's News in Brief reporter, Mary Powers, reported:

"Dr. William Novick, a Memphis pediatric heart surgeon, was honored in Switzerland recently for his work founding the International Children's Heart Foundation. Novick was awarded the Frederique Constant Passion Award, which recognizes a successful business entrepreneur. At a June 28 ceremony in Geneva, he received a gold Frederique Constant watch. He is also being offered business advise. In 1997, Novick launched the heart foundation to provide needed surgical care to infants with life-threatening heart defects. The foundations has cared for nearly 3,000 youngsters in 20 countries."

To read more and see the awards photo, see a full article written by the ICHF staff.