Past HonoreeS
Since 2005, the Wonderful World Gala has recognized musicians, artists, physicians, philanthropists, and patients who serve(d) to make the world a better place. These honorees, and their legacies, continue to inspire their peers, the medical and artistic communities, donors, patients, and society at large.
Over the Years
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2025
Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal
Ron Spitzer
Patrick Brunner MD

2019
Christian McBride
Julia Justo
Deborah Korzenik
David Amram
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2024
Paul Shaffer
Michelle Alvarez
David Steiger MD

2018
Eddie Palmieri
Vanessa Williams
Paul Zucker
Charles Radcliffe
Shantelena Mouzon
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2023
Samara Joy
Zoë Brecher
Manjeet Chadha MD

2017
Jackson Browne
Charles P. Melone, Jr., MD, FACS
Ed and Donna Sirlin
Beau Rich

2022
David Sanborn
Rosemarie Greene RN, LP
Grant Mitchell MD
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2021
Richard Lloyd Baxt
Bonnie Raitt
Nathan Goldstein MD
John Leong

2016
Dionne Warwick
Michael Leitman, MD
Karen Joyner
Sharon Mahn

2015
Roy Haynes
Bernie Williams
Gabriel A. Sara, MD
Kaley Clavell

2020
Wayne Shorter
Norah Jones
Christine Mahoney
Luis M. Solivan Jr.

2014
Jonathan Batiste
Aimee Telsey, MD
Ann Marie Dassler, NP, RN
Gweneviere Mann