NYU Langone receives $9.8 million to advance pediatrics
Gift establishes the Sala Elbaum Pediatric Research Scholars Program and the Sala Elbaum Fellowship Endowment Fund.
NEW YORK , Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — NYU Langone Health’s Department of Pediatrics has received $9.8 million from Trudy Elbaum Gottesman and Robert W. Gottesman, founders of the Sala Institute for Child and Family Centered Care, which has been operating since 2013 profoundly influenced excellence in clinical care at NYU Langone’s Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital.
“We are proud to support innovations in pediatric research and the career growth of physician-scientists,” said Trudy Elbaum Gottesman. “Our commitment is unwavering and focused on improving outcomes for children everywhere.”
The Gottesmans’ recent funding will advance innovation in pediatric research, fuel the career development of gifted pediatrician-scientists, prepare pediatric fellows for life-changing careers, and play a critical role in advancing the understanding, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood diseases. diseases.
“Providing exceptional care means understanding the unique needs of the patients we see at NYU Langone Health – and often no patient is more vulnerable or resilient than a child,” said Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean of NYU Grossman School of Medicine and CEO of NYU Langone Health. “We are fortunate to have supporters like the Gottesmans, who know this so well and are deeply committed to ensuring that Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, through the Sala Institute, remains the best place for every parent to care for their child to search. Their latest gift will allow us to continue advancing research, fellowship training and the next generation of pediatricians.”
Promote clinical research that enables pediatricians to better manage children’s health
One of the key initiatives supported by Gottesmans’ most recent donation is the establishment of the Sala Elbaum Pediatric Research Scholars Program. To meet the global need for more pediatric physician-scientists, the program provides early career physicians with support and protected time for an intensive, guided career development experience in biomedical, behavioral or clinical research.
“This type of formalized program is critical to improving research in pediatric health care to ensure progress in the field overall,” said Catherine S. Manno, MD, Pat and John Rosenwald Professor of Pediatrics and chair of the pediatrics department. “The program will strengthen our ability to attract, grow and retain the most talented future leaders in science and clinical care, both from within and across the country at NYU Langone Health and Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital community.”
The first two Sala Elbaum scientists are Carol Duh-Leong, MD, general pediatrician at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, and Kirsty Hillier, MD, pediatric hematology-oncology specialist at Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.
Over the course of four years, Sala Elbaum Scholars will be supported and trained through this program, and upon completion they will continue to conduct their research independently and competitively through external grants.
Training the next generation of pediatrician leaders
In addition, the Gottesmans’ generosity has created the Sala Elbaum Fellowship Endowment Fund, which will ensure the longevity of a rigorous and competitive fellowship program in the Department of Pediatrics. The Department of Pediatrics recruits some of the nation’s most promising young physicians and trains a full roster of fellows in the diagnosis and care of children with complex and chronic conditions. In recognition of Gottesmans’ gift, two fellows from the Department of Pediatrics will be named Sala Elbaum Fellows in major pediatric subspecialties.
Pediatric subspecialists require an additional two to three years of fellowship training beyond the four years of medical school and three years of residency required to become a general pediatrician.
“Pediatric specialists are the only physicians uniquely qualified to treat many children with complex conditions,” said Dr. Manno. “This fund will help us continue to provide top-notch training for our pediatric fellows, ensuring more pediatricians have deep experience in child- and family-centered care.”
About the Gottesmans
Trudy Elbaum Gottesman and Robert Gottesman are fierce advocates for children’s health and have helped NYU Langone achieve many milestones in pediatric care. Ms. Gottesman has been a trustee of NYU Langone since 2013. She helped found KiDS of NYU Langone in 1991 and currently serves as chair of Sala Circle, a community of supporters who work together to advance the health and well-being of children at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital. past. Mr. Gottesman is executive chairman, senior managing director, portfolio manager and former CEO of First Manhattan. The Gottesmans helped found and expand the Sala Institute for Child and Family Centered Care – named after Trudy’s late mother, Sala Bierman Elbaum, a Holocaust survivor – to ensure that children and families at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital can benefit of support services and resilience programs tailored to their needs.
Visit NYU Langone Giving for more information or to make a donation to the Sala Institute to support children’s health.
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