On
Thursday, May 14, 2009, Akris, the Swiss fashion house,
fetured the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 collection at a special fashion show
benefit to support women's health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill
Cornell Medical Center at Cipriani 42nd Street. The event expects
to raise $500,000 for the medical center's Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology.
Sloan Barnett, Renee Belfer, Samantha
Boardman, M.D., Frank A. Chervenak, M.D., Lisa Cohen, Stephanie Coleman,
Brenda Earl DePaola, Fiona Druckenmiller, Claire Edersheim, Danielle
Ganek, Pamela Gross, Tania Higgins, Suzanne Ircha, Nathalie Kaplan,
Lenora Klein, Mara Landis, Amalia Lindemann, Frayda Lindemann, Heather
Mnuchin, Francine Neu, Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, Dr. and Mrs. Zev Rosenwaks,
Lizzie Tisch, Sue Ann Weinberg were event co-chairs.
Founded in 1799, the Lying-In Hospital was New York's first
hospital devoted solely to the care of women in childbirth. Today,
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell's Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology/Lying-In
Hospital, under the direction of Frank Chervenak, M.D., continues to
set the standard in patient care, research training and community outreach
that translate into better medical care of women of all ages.
