New York, NY,
November 9, 2009
— The Hospital for
Joint Diseases (HJD) raised more than $1 million
to support programs designed to improve the
lives of people with musculoskeletal and
neurological disorders at its annual Founders
Gala on Monday night at the Waldorf Astoria in
Manhattan. Hosted by NYU Langone Medical Center
dean and CEO, Robert I. Grossman, MD, the
black-tie event was attended by more than 630
supporters.
“What makes our Medical
Center and our Hospital for Joint Diseases so
fantastic are the people who have been steadfast
supporters of
our physicians and scientists, as well as our
institution,” said Dr. Grossman. “The support we
have received has catalyzed amazing strides in
musculoskeletal health and the field of
orthopaedics, and
in bringing our future to our present.”
The mission of HJD is to
provide the highest quality of surgical and
therapeutic care in the treatment,
rehabilitation, and prevention of
musculoskeletal, rheumatic, immunological,
neurological, and other related diseases and
injuries. This year’s event represented the 23rd
Founders Gala and marked the 104th
anniversary celebration of HJD.
This year’s gala was co-chaired by HJD Advisory
Board Chair Robin L. Smith, MD, MBA, and
fellow Advisory Board member Anthony G.
Viscogliosi. The Gala honored John W. Brown,
chairman of the board of Stryker, for
advancement in medical technologies; Thomas J.
Errico, MD, associate professor, Departments of
Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, NYU
Langone Medical Center, for the outstanding
accomplishments he has made in his fields; and
actor and active philanthropist Anthony Edwards,
chairman of the foundation Shoe4Africa, who is
working to build the first public children’s
hospital in Kenya.
“We are thrilled to be able
to present awards to three distinguished
gentlemen whose actions illustrate what
humanitarianism is all about: providing
kindness, help and benevolence, impartially, to
all human beings,” said Ms.
Smith. “Each of our honorees has helped
to improve the lives
of people with musculoskeletal and neurological
disorders and we are thrilled to have the
opportunity to recognize them for their
outstanding achievements.”
“We’ve made tremendous
progress since the last time we gathered
together for this annual celebration, and we
have so much to show
for it,” said Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD, chairman,
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery; the Walter A.L. Thompson
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU School of
Medicine; and president of the American Academy
of Orthopaedic Surgeons. “In addition to our
continued growth in our field, we have been
ranked among the nation’s top hospitals in
orthopaedics, rheumatology and rehabilitation by
U.S. News & World Report.
This recognition not only honors the talent and
dedication of our physicians and scientists, it
also reminds us that HJD is a
world-class institution with a long and
distinguished history.”
Attendees included:
Kenneth G. Langone, chairman of the Board of
Trustees, NYU Langone Medical Center, and his
wife, Elaine; Robin L. Smith, MD, MBA,
chairman of the NYUHJD Advisory Board of
Directors; Michael Gardner; William A. Perlmuth;
Douglas A. Phillips; Norma Smith (Gordon) and
the following NYUHJD Advisory Board members:
Susan Chapro, Alan Harris, MD, PhD, Felix
Kaufman, PhD, Stanley Katzman, Merrill M.
Kraines, Alan S. Samuels, Abraham (Axel) Stawski,
MD, Carol Stone and Anthony G. Viscogliosi.
About the Hospital for Joint Diseases:
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, the
musculoskeletal center of excellence at NYU
Langone Medical Center, is a 190-bed facility
located at 17th Street and Second Avenue in the
Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan. First
incorporated in 1905 and relocated to its
present site in 1979, NYUHJD specializes in
orthopaedic surgery, rheumatology and molecular
medicine, rehabilitation medicine, and
neurology. NYUHJD provides primary, secondary,
and tertiary levels of service in the treatment,
rehabilitation, and prevention of
musculoskeletal, rheumatologic, and neurological
diseases and injuries. NYUHJD serves an area
that encompasses New York City, Nassau County,
New York State, Northern New Jersey and beyond.
NYUHJD is a teaching site of the NYU School
of Medicine. For additional information, please
visit:
http://www.med.nyu.edu/hjd/
.
About NYU Langone
Medical Center
NYU Langone Medical Center
is one of the nation's premier centers of
excellence in health care, biomedical research,
and medical education. For over 167 years, NYU
physicians and researchers have made countless
contributions to the practice and science of
health care. Today the Medical Center consists
of NYU School of Medicine, including the Smilow
Research Center, the
Skirball
Institute for Biomolecular Medicine, and the
Sackler Institute of Graduate
Biomedical Sciences; the three hospitals of NYU
Hospitals Center, Tisch Hospital, a 726-bed
acute-care general hospital; Rusk Institute of
Rehabilitation Medicine, the first and largest
facility of its kind; NYU Hospital for Joint
Diseases, a leader in musculoskeletal care; and
such major programs as the NYU Cancer Institute,
the NYU Child Study Center, and the Stephen D.
Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer and
Blood Disorders.
For
additional information, please visit:
www.med.nyu.edu
.