The Distinguished Guardian of Faith Award is presented to individuals who exemplify faith and love of God in their personal lives and in their healing profession by special service and dedication to the Catholic Medical Association.
Diane T. Gowski, M.D. (pictured left)
Dr. Gowski is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. She has been a member of the CMA for 16 years. She is the founding president of the Tampa Guild, serves as State Director of Florida and is a Regional Co-Director. She coordinates the annual White Mass in the Tampa Diocese and started and organizes the annual Florida Bioethics Conference that brings together all the guilds within Florida for a weekend conference and retreat. She is also an active member of the Pinellas County Medical Society, the Florida Medical Association (FMA), the American Medical Association (AMA), and the American College of Physicians. She is a member of the FMA House of Delegates and has testified before the AMA semi-annual and annual meetings on matters of end-of-life issues. She is also a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and has served as delegate to the FMA meeting.
Robin J. Goldsmith, M.D. (pictured center)
Dr. Goldsmith is a board-certified anesthesiologist. She has been a member of the CMA for the past seven years. She is a CMA representative to the Catholic Alliance for Professional Organizations, CMA National Board At-Large Member, CMA National Board Advisor to the President, Regional director, Wisconsin State Director, co-founded the State Director program, and was the founding president of the St. Gianna Molla Guild. She is also the co-founder of the St. Gianna Clinic and serves as its president and chief medical officer. Dr. Goldsmith is an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiology and has served as a delegate for the past seven years. She is also a member of the Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiology and of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia & Perinatology (SOAP). For SOAP, she has served as an education committee member, membership committee member and was the Gertie Marx Education and Research Winner.
Anne Nolte, M.D. (pictured right)
Dr. Nolte is a board-certified family physician with an area of concentration in women’s health and fertility. She is a certified FertilityCare Medical Consultant and FertilityCare Instructor. She serves as the president of the New York Guild of the Catholic Medical Association and has been a member of the CMA for a decade. Dr. Nolte serves as the Main Representative to the United Nations for the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations. In addition, she is the Chair of the Pro-Life Commission for the Archdiocese of New York. Dr. Notle is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the National Gianna Center for Women’s Health and Fertility, the first pro-life, faith-based women’s medical center in New York City. She is also the co-founder of the John Paul II Center for Women, a nonprofit organization dedicated to education women, couples and teenagers about the Christian vision of the dignity of women, the meaning of human sexuality and the benefits of natural family planning.