Noreen and Andrew first crossed paths on the bridge connecting Presby and Montefiore Hospital. Noreen thought, “Wow, what a nicely dressed Asian man." Per Noreen, Andrew just stared at her making Noreen quickly change her opinion to "Wow, what an a**." To this day, Andrew has no recollection of this encounter and believes Noreen mistook him for another Asian (and probably a real physician). Later that day, they were in a meeting together. Months passed with very little interaction between the two until they crossed paths again at the annual Presby & Shadyside Golf Outing. Andrew harassed Noreen for a bit and quickly decided, “She might be funny.” After this, Andrew will not admit it, but he pursued Noreen by showing up left and right unannounced until Noreen agreed to go out with him. The two have been inseparable since.
Andrew never really asked Noreen the big question until two months after the actual wedding date was set. He asked Noreen's sister Nadia for help, and she planned a beautiful elaborate proposal where Andrew ended up asking Noreen, "So can we continue with our scheduled programming?"