Marc K. Siegel, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine, presents a Corporate Social Responsibility Award to Gary C. Butts, MD.
Gary C. Butts, MD, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Mount Sinai Health System, recently was honored for his work to eliminate health disparities and improve equity for minority and underserved populations with a Corporate Social Responsibility Award from City and State Reports. The publication showcases exceptional New York business leaders and corporations. Dr. Butts, also Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Programs, Policy and Community Affairs, at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, was awarded for building innovative programs that have increased the percentage of underrepresented minorities at the School of Medicine, and for strengthening diversity programs at the Mount Sinai Health System. He also was honored for his work in the 1990s as Deputy Commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, where he led programs to increase citywide immunization rates and reduce infant mortality.