SOURCE: http://www.op.nysed.gov/# "... The Licensed Professions in New York State ... In 1891, medicine became the first profession licensed by the New York State Board of Regents. New York's unique system of professional regulation, recognized as a model for public protection, has grown to encompass nearly 900,000 practitioners and over 30,000 professional practice business entities in more than 50 professions. ... Guided by the Regents, a citizen body, the professions are within New York State's unified system of education - The University of the State of New York. This recognizes the key role education plays in both preparing licensed professionals and in ensuring their continuous development. ... The State Education Department, under Regents' direction, administers professional regulation through its Office of the Professions, assisted by the State Boards for the Professions. ..." Lorna M. Breen New York Medical License :: SOURCE: http://www.nysed.gov/coms/op001/opsc2a?profcd=60&plicno=222761&namechk=BRE "... Verification Searches ... The information furnished at this web site is from the Office of Professions' official database and is updated daily, Monday through Friday. The Office of Professions considers this information to be a secure, primary source for license verification. License Information * SHOWN & "captured: date > 07/18/2020 Name : BREEN LORNA M Address : NEW YORK NY Profession : MEDICINE ************************* License No: 222761 Date of Licensure : 09/12/2001 Additional Qualification : Status : REGISTERED Registered through last day of : 09/20 Medical School: VIRGINIA MEDICAL COLLEGE Degree Date : 05/15/1999 Note: The Board of Regents does not discipline physicians(medicine), physician assistants, or specialist assistants. The status of individuals in these professions may be impacted by information provided by the NYS Department of Health. 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Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide" “She tried to do her job, and it killed her,” said the father of Dr. Lorna M. Breen, who worked at a Manhattan hospital hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak. Dr. Lorna M. Breen. Dr. Lorna M. Breen.Credit...Chris Leary Photography (image) By Ali Watkins, Michael Rothfeld, William K. Rashbaum and Brian M. Rosenthal Published April 27, 2020 -- Updated April 29, 2020 A top emergency room doctor at a Manhattan hospital that treated many coronavirus patients died by suicide on Sunday, her father and the police said. Dr. Lorna M. Breen, the medical director of the emergency department at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, died in Charlottesville, Va., where she was staying with family, her father said in an interview. Tyler Hawn, a spokesman for the Charlottesville Police Department, said in an email that officers on Sunday responded to a call seeking medical assistance. “The victim was taken to U.V.A. Hospital for treatment, but later succumbed to self-inflicted injuries,” Mr. Hawn said. ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story Dr. Breen’s father, Dr. Philip C. Breen, said she had described devastating scenes of the toll the coronavirus took on patients. Latest Updates: Global Coronavirus Outbreak Updated 17h ago California’s governor announced rules that would force most schools to start the year with virtual learning. State and local leaders issue grim warnings as U.S. cases shatter records and deaths rise. Where are Americans wearing masks? Check our map. See more updates More live coverage: Markets “She tried to do her job, and it killed her,” he said. The elder Dr. Breen said his daughter had contracted the coronavirus but had gone back to work after recuperating for about a week and a half. The hospital sent her home again, before her family intervened to bring her to Charlottesville, he said. Thanks for reading The Times. Subscribe to The Times Dr. Breen, 49, did not have a history of mental illness, her father said. But he said that when he last spoke with her, she seemed detached, and he could tell something was wrong. She had described to him an onslaught of patients who were dying before they could even be taken out of ambulances. “She was truly in the trenches of the front line,” he said. He added: “Make sure she’s praised as a hero, because she was. She’s a casualty just as much as anyone else who has died.” In a statement, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia used that language to describe her. “Dr. Breen is a hero who brought the highest ideals of medicine to the challenging front lines of the emergency department,” the statement said. “Our focus today is to provide support to her family, friends and colleagues as they cope with this news during what is already an extraordinarily difficult time.” ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story Dr. Angela Mills, head of emergency medical services for several NewYork-Presbyterian campuses, including Allen, sent an email to hospital staffers on Sunday night informing them of Dr. Breen’s death. The email, which was reviewed by The New York Times, did not mention a cause of death. Dr. Mills, who could not be reached for comment, said in the email that the hospital was deferring to the family’s request for privacy. “A death presents us with many questions that we may not be able to answer,” the email read. ImageAs of April 7, there had been 59 patient deaths at Allen hospital, according to an internal document. As of April 7, there had been 59 patient deaths at Allen hospital, according to an internal document.Credit...Gregg Vigliotti for The New York Times Soon after Dr. Breen’s death, her family established a fund in her honor, through the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, a local nonprofit organization, to provide mental health support for health care providers. Aside from work, Dr. Breen filled her time with friends, hobbies and sports, friends said. She was an avid member of a New York ski club and traveled regularly out west to ski and snowboard. She was also a deeply religious Christian who volunteered at a home for older people once a week, friends said. Once a year, she threw a large party on the roof deck of her Manhattan home. She was very close with her sisters and mother, who lived in Virginia. One colleague said he had spent dozens of hours talking to Dr. Breen not only about medicine but about their lives and the hobbies she enjoyed, which also included salsa dancing. She was a lively presence, outgoing and extroverted, at work events, the colleague said. NewYork-Presbyterian Allen is a 200-bed hospital at the northern tip of Manhattan that at times had as many as 170 patients with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. As of April 7, there had been 59 patient deaths at the hospital, according to an internal document. Dr. Lawrence A. Melniker, the vice chair for quality care at the NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, said that Dr. Breen was a well-respected and well-liked doctor in the NewYork-Presbyterian system, a network of hospitals that includes the Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Weill Cornell Medical Center. ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story “You don’t get to a position like that at Allen without being very talented,” he said. Dr. Melniker said the coronavirus had presented unusual mental health challenges for emergency physicians throughout New York, the epicenter of the crisis in the United States. Doctors are accustomed to responding to all sorts of grisly tragedies, he said. But rarely do they have to worry about getting sick themselves, or about infecting their colleagues, friends and family members. And rarely do they have to treat their own co-workers. Another colleague said that Dr. Breen was always looking out for others, making sure her doctors had protective equipment or whatever else they needed. Even when she was home recovering from Covid-19, she texted her co-workers to check in and see how they were doing, the colleague said. [If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources. Here’s what you can do when a loved one is severely depressed.] Benjamin Weiser and Joseph Goldstein contributed reporting. Ali Watkins is a reporter on the Metro desk, covering crime and law enforcement in New York City. Previously, she covered national security in Washington for The Times, BuzzFeed and McClatchy Newspapers. @AliWatkins Michael Rothfeld is an investigative reporter on the Metro desk and co-author of a book, "The Fixers." He was part of a team at The Wall Street Journal that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for stories about hush money deals made on behalf of Donald Trump and a federal investigation of the president's personal lawyer. @mrothfeld William K. Rashbaum is a senior writer on the Metro desk, where he covers political and municipal corruption, courts, terrorism and broader law enforcement topics. He was a part of the team awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news. @WRashbaum • Facebook Brian M. Rosenthal is an investigative reporter on the Metro Desk. Previously, he covered state government for The Houston Chronicle and for The Seattle Times. @brianmrosenthal A version of this article appears in print on April 28, 2020, Section A, Page 13 of the New York edition with the headline: ‘Truly in the Trenches,’ Doctor Dies by Suicide. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe