Dr. Bridget A. Bellingar, DO, FACOFP named 2008 ACOFP Osteopathic Family Physician of the Year

Bridget A. Bellingar, DO, FACOFP was selected as the recipient of the 2008 Osteopathic Family Physician of the Year Award by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians during opening ceremonies at the ACOFP Annual Convention.

General Information and Past Awardees

Each year, the FSACOFP Board accepts nominations for awards in the following categories:

Eugene R. DeLucia, DO, FACOFP, Humanitarian Award
This award is to publicly acknowledge exemplary and selfless services to others in the profession or from the community at large. This award need not be given on an annual basis.

Family Physician of the Year
Chosen annually from a list of nominees submitted to the Board of Directors. He/she must be a member in good standing of both the Florida Society American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the National ACOFP.

Distinguished Service Award
Given to an individual who has given of themselves to the support of the profession in an outstanding and exemplary way above the call of duty. This award may be a lay person as well as a physician.

Donald McBath, DO, FACOFP, Lifetime Achievement Award
The candidate must be a member in good standing of the FSACOFP for a minimum of ten consecutive years prior to nomination. The candidate must have been in active practice or in a teaching position for a minimum of ten years in the State of Florida.

Samuel J. Salman Award in Family Medicine
The Samuel J. Salman Award in Family Medicine is presented by the Florida Society of ACOFP to the student whose scholarship, patient empathy, dedication, concern and goals epitomize the osteopathic family physician as exemplified by the late Samuel J. Salman, D.O.

The award (plaque & $500) is presented to the recipient by the Chair of the NSU Department of Family Medicine at the NSU-COM Graduation Banquet.

Past Awardees

Family Physician of the Year
Eugene R. DeLucia, DO, FACOFP - 1979
Samuel Salman, DO, FACOFP - * 1980
H.C. Ledbetter, DO - 1981
William Bosworth, DO - 1982
Robert Greer III, DO, FACOFP - * 1983
B. B. Slaughter, DO - 1984
P. E. Varidin, DO, FACOFP - 1985
Lamar Miller, DO, FACOFP - 1986
Robert Greer IV, DO, FACOFP - 1987
Matthew Terry, DO, FACOFP - * 1988
Louis Radnothy, DO, FACOFP - 1989
Donald McBath, DO, FACOFP - 1990
B. A. Raines, DO, FACOFP - 1991
William Silverman, DO, FACOFP - 1992
E. Dale Brandt, DO, FACOFP - 1993
Barnet Alpert, DO, FACOFP - 1994
Grace Wilson, DO, FACOFP - 1995
Terence Wilson, DO, FACOFP - 1996
Mark Franklin, DO, FACOFP - 1997
David Levine, DO, FACOFP - 1998
Douglas Walsh, DO - 1999
Marcelino Oliva, DO - 2000
Daniel McBath, DO, FACOFP - 2001
Elizabeth Hancock, DO - 2002
Gregory J. James, DO, MPH, FACOFP - 2004
Robert G. Blackburn, DO - 2005
Anthony J. Silvagni, DO, PharmD, MSc, FSACOFP - 2006
Glenn K. Moran, DO, FACOFP – 2007
Bridget A. Bellingar, DO, FACOFP – 2008

Distinguished Service Award
Eugene R. DeLucia, DO - 1996
Plato Varidin, DO - 2001
Dianna Silvagni - 2001
Larry Bunnell, DO - 2002
David B. Levine, DO, FACOFP - 2004
Mark E. Varidin, DO, FACOFP* - 2005

Humanitarian Award
Rev. Bruce Pickering - 1996
Tonya Hawthorne, DO -- 2000
Robert G. Blackburn, DO - 2004

Donald McBath, DO, Lifetime Achievement Award
Donald McBath, DO* - 2000
Howard Neer, DO - 2001
Louis Radnothy, DO - 2002
B.A. Raines, DO, FACOFP - 2004
Plato E. Varidin, Do, FACOFP, FAODME, NAP - 2005

*Deceased

Lifetime Members
Joseph S. De Gaetano, DO, MSEd, FAAFP, FACOFP