Newswise — New York City (November 28, 2011) – “Transplantation: Part of the Fabric of America” is the theme of the Third Annual Transplant Symposium sponsored by the Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation. The conference will be held on Friday, December 2 at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City.
The program will present the psychosocial and ethical issues that challenge patients, families, the healthcare system and the community as society strives to maintain equality in allocation and access to organ transplantation. It will also examine the future of transplantation in the era of healthcare reform.
Participants from Montefiore Medical Center include:
Steven M. Safyer, MD, President and CEOMilan Kinkhabwala, MD, Chief, Division of TransplantationPaul Gaglio, MD, Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplantation ProgramDaniel Goldstein, MD, Vice-Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular SurgeryFrederick Kaskel, MD, PhD, Vice-Chairman for Affiliate & Network Affairs, Director, Division & Training Program in Pediatric NephrologyHannah Lipman, MD, MS, Associate Director, Montefiore-Einstein Center for BioethicsDaniel Glicklich, MD, Associate Director of Transplant NephrologyPaula Marcus, MD, Director, Psychosocial Service, Montefiore Transplant Programs
In addition to the Montefiore participants, a wide range of speakers will present talks from such prestigious medical institutions as the New York Organ Network, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Pittsburgh School of Medicine and many others.
About Montefiore Medical Center
As the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore is a premier academic medical center nationally renowned for its clinical excellence and scientific discovery; compassionate, patient-centered model of care; commitment to its community; and medical education, including the second largest residency program in the country. Montefiore is recognized among the top hospitals nationally and sixth out of 180 in the New York metro area by U.S. News & World Report. The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore has consistently ranked in U.S. News “Americas Best Children’s Hospitals,” and is second among those in the New York metro area. As an integrated health system, it is comprised of four hospitals, has nearly 1,500 beds and over 93,000 annual hospital discharges, and is seamlessly linked by advanced technology. State-of-the-art primary and specialty care is provided through a network of nearly 100 locations across the region, including the largest school health program in the nation and a home health program. Inspired by its patients and its community, Montefiore is on the frontlines of developing innovative approaches to care and is a national model for excellence.
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