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Astoria Medical, Dental & LASIK Center Voted No. 1 in 2011-2012 "Best of the Boro" Awards

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By Published: February 07 2012

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Astoria Medical, Dental & LASIK Center (AMDLC) has been voted No. 1 in the Queens Courier's 2011-2012 Best of the Boro "Health & Beauty" Awards of Excellence in all the five categories it was nominated.

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ASTORIA, NY (February 7, 2012) - Astoria Medical, Dental & LASIK Center (AMDLC) has been voted No. 1 in the Queens Courier's 2011-2012 Best of the Boro "Health & Beauty" Awards of Excellence in all the five categories it was nominated.

AMDLC won the following five awards: Best General Physician, Best Pediatrician, Best Dentistry, Best Eye Care and Best LASIK. The Queens medical center, with its highest quality of care and dedicated team of doctors and staff, won among more than 80 clinical facilities and/or physicians that were nominated.

Best of the Boro is organized by The Queens Courier, which is operated by Schneps Communications. The public decides which local businesses should be nominated by submitting their nomination online in each category. The voting period ran from November 26, 2011 to January 10, 2012. More than 101,500 votes were received overall.

"We are very pleased to win in all the five categories in the Best of the Boro's Health and Beauty Awards of Excellence," said Irfan Iqbal, President & CEO. "We would like to thank our patients, the Queens Courier and its readers for recognizing our medical center and our doctors and staff for the excellent care that we provide."

For more information about AMDLC, call (718) 873-9550 or visit www.astoriamed.com