BrightStar Care Congratulates Dr. Leckman
Prominent Salt Lake City General Surgeon Scott Leckman was recently inducted as the 108th Governor of Rotary International’s District 5420. Dr. Leckman is well known among Utah Rotarians for his passion for humanitarian service and quick wit, as well as for his surgical skills.
As the past president of the Rotary Club of Salt Lake City, Dr. Leckman recently served Utah Rotary as PolioPlus chairman (2008-17) and he regularly organizes trips to India with fellow Rotarians to participate in polio immunization. In 2015, Leckman was awarded The Rotary Foundation’s Certificate of Excellence in recognition of his continuing service to the cause of polio eradication.
Professionally, Dr. Leckman helped initiate the Health Access Project in 2001, a program with a mission to improve access to and coordinate comprehensive health care for low-income uninsured residents of Salt Lake County. To date, more than 600 physicians and nine hospitals are providing free care to income-qualified men, women and children – totaling more than $22 million in donated services. In 2014, in recognition of this effort, he received the Surgical Volunteerism Domestic Award from the American College of Surgeons.
In 2005, Dr. Leckman was named Utah Doctor of the Year, and in 2008, Utah Business Magazine honored him as a “Healthcare Hero. Dr. Leckman is is also the former President of the Utah Medical Association.
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Source: http://www.sunad.com/news/salt-lake-surgeon-named-utah-rotary-governor/article_0b115802-855b-11e8-a96e-7f66d911da32.html