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Lenox Hill Hospital Autumn Ball


The Autumn Ball.

Lenox Hill Hospital’s 2006 Autumn Ball, the premier annual fundraising event of one of New York City’s finest hospitals and teaching facilities was held on November 13 at the Waldorf-Astoria.  The event raised $2.75 million for the hospital’s medical services and community programs.

Maestro James Levine, the acclaimed Metropolitan Opera and Boston Symphony Orchestra music director and conductor received the hospital’s medal of distinction. Maestro Levine’s doctor Len Horovitz, MD is an attending at Lenox Hill Hospital and his recent shoulder surgery was performed at Lenox Hill Hospital by Dr. Francis Mendoza.

The special guest of the evening was Beverly Sills, opera star and former chairman of the Board at Lincoln Center and at the Metropolitan Opera. Also honored were Lenox Hill physicians Dr. Ira R. Hoffman, acting chairman, Department of Medicine; Dr. Chitranjan S. Ranawat, chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and Dr. Valavanur Subramanian, chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Chairs for the “Strike Up The Band”-themed ball were Jean and Ralph Baruch, Marlene  Hess and James Zirin.
 
Lenox Hill Hospital will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2007.


James Zirin, trustee Ralph Baruch, trustee Marlene Hess, Beverly Sills, Dr. Ira Hoffman, Dr. Valavanur Subramanian, Dr. Chiranjan Ranawat, Jean Baruch, Judy Hiltz, Lenox Hill Hospital chairman of the Board Will Hiltz.


Maestro James Levine, Len Horovitz, MD, Francis Mendoza, MD and Beverly Sills.


President and CEO of LHH Gladys George and husband Stuart Orsher, MD.


James and Ellen Marcus.

Richard Green, MD, chairman of Surgery and wife Barbara.


Valavanur Subramanian, MD, chairman of Cardiothoraic Surgery and his wife Myrna.

Gary Roubin, MD, PhD, chairman of Interventional Cardiology and his wife  Petra.


Fabien Bitan, MD, chief of Spine Service
and his wife.


Ruth Weichsel, MD and Ira Hoffman, MD.

Michele and James Jeffery and Jean and Ralph Baruch.


Donald and Eleanor Taffner.

Murray Rodgers, MD and his wife.


Howard Cohen, MD and his wife.

Chitranjan S. Ranawat and his wife Gudrun.


James Levine and Mercedes Bass.
  

Jack Urim and Gwen Korovin, MD.

Michele Mendoza and Francis Mendoza, MD.

Lauren Cassell, MD and
Jacques Blinbaum.

Photos: Brad Hess

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