Contact: Deborah CobleNYU Medical Center212-263-2920
NYU MEDICAL CENTER TO HONOR FDNY AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY 9/11
LOCAL FIREMEN AND THREE PEDIATRIC HEART SURGERY PATIENTS TO BE HONORED AT MEND-A-HEART 2002
New York, NY -- February 10, 2002 - NYU Medical Center will honor the FDNY and three pediatric heart surgery patients who lost their fathers at the World Trade Center tragedy during its seventh annual Mend-A-Heart event, Sunday, February 10th from 12:30 until 4:30 p.m. This year's event will be dedicated to these three families and some of New York's greatest heroes -the FDNY. Engine 16, Ladder Company 7 located on 29th Street will be honored and play a major role in the day's activities. Mend-A-Heart is held each year as a 'celebration of life' for NYU's pediatric heart surgery patients and their families.
The children will enjoy a special visit from Shrek and Donkey, entertainment, lots of activities, and special guest appearances.
Stephen Colvin, MD, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Aubrey Galloway, MD, Director of Cardiac Surgical Research, perform congenital heart repair surgery on children who come from the greater New York area as well as from around the world, many with high-risk life-threatening conditions. Two infants who recently came from Iraq and Jamaica underwent life-saving surgery and will be present at the event.
Drs. Colvin and Galloway are recognized worldwide as leaders in minimally invasive surgery for children and adults, techniques so advanced they are performed through very small incisions without breaking the sternum. Patients experience decreased pain and scarring, and shortened recovery time.
Mend-A-Heart 2002 is sponsored by the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, and Women's Auxiliary. It will be held at 550 First Ave. in the main lobby of NYU Medical Center. Over 500 attendees are expected.
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