7th Annual Neurosurgery Softball Tournament to Benefit Childhood Brain Tumor Research
Hosted by Columbia University Medical CenterSponsored by The New York Yankees
WHAT: 300 neurosurgeons from 22 of the nations’ top medical institutions (see list below) will battle it out in NYC’s Central Park on Saturday, June 5, to raise funds for Columbia University Medical Center’s Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Fund, which focuses on making research advancements to improve the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric brain tumors. This annual athletic event provides an opportunity for neurosurgeons to trade in the operating room for the softball field for a day, to support brain tumor research. For more information, please visit www.columbiakidsneuro.org.
WHY: Pediatric brain tumors are among the leading causes of cancer death in children, according to data from the National Cancer Institute and American Cancer Society.
WHEN: Saturday, June 5, 2010 (which Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has declared as, "Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament Day" in the City of New York, in honor of the event)
9 a.m. – Games begin3 to 7 p.m. – Final four teams face off for championship
WHERE: Central Park, North Meadow (enter b/w 97th to 102nd St. – on the east or west-side of the park)
WHO: Available for Interviews: 14-year-old Pediatric Brain Tumor Patient Dan Palumbo, and/or his parents Kim and Lenny Palumbo Dr. Neil A. Feldstein, Dan’s neurosurgeon at Columbia Dr. Ricardo J. Komotar, founder of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Fund and chief neurosurgery resident
*** Photo Opportunity with the above-mentioned family and doctors, and other brain tumor patients and families attending the event ***
In addition to Columbia University Medical Center (host), the leading neurological institutions from all regions of the U.S. participating in the tournament include: Albert Einstein College of MedicineBarrow Neurological InstituteBrown UniversityCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeDuke UniversityEmory UniversityHarvard UniversityMount Sinai School of MedicineNew York UniversityNorthwestern UniversityPenn State UniversityThe Johns Hopkins UniversityThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of MiamiUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of TorontoUniversity of Utah
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