About
The National Legacy Gala recognizes individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the liver community, fields of biotechnology, medical innovation, and philanthropy. The American Liver Foundation (ALF) is committed to facilitating, advocating, and promoting education, support services, and research for the prevention, treatment, and cure of liver disease. Through events such as the Gala, we can provide valuable resources for patients and their families. Together, we are moving closer to a world where liver disease is curable and preventable.
ALF’s National Gala will host patient families, medical professionals, organizational partners and business visionaries in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
Funds raised through the National Legacy Gala allow ALF to provide valuable resources to liver patients and their families. Together, we are moving closer to a world without liver disease.
Gala Chair
Richard J. Miller, Jr Esq.
Liver advocate who received a life-saving transplant in May 2021
2023 Award Recipients
Michael Dowling, Healthcare Visionary Award
Michael Dowling is one of healthcare’s most influential voices, taking a stand on societal issues such as gun violence and immigration that many health system CEOs shy away from.
Tom F. Nealon III, Lifetime Achievement Award
Tom Nealon served initially as Board Chair and then as CEO and President of ALF. Prior to that he was the Vice Chairman and Director of Legal Affairs for LNR Partners, LLC – the largest special servicer in the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) industry.
David A. Piccoli, MD, Leadership Award
Dr. Piccoli is Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University (1975) and Harvard Medical School (1979).