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News Break: 32nd Annual Katz Institute Luncheon and Fashion Event raises $800K · 20-Minute Health Talk

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  Northwell Health and Americana Manhasset raised more than eight hundred thousand dollars for women’s health at the 32nd annual Katz Institute for Women’s Health Luncheon and Fashion Event,
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  held recently at Old Westbury Gardens.
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  This article, written by Neena Samuel, appeared in the Northwell Newsroom on October 3rd, 2024.
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  More than 600 supporters attended the event,which was presented by the Partners Council for Women’s Health and hosted by Rebecca Haarlow,
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  award-winning television broadcaster,public speaking coach and a member of the Katz Institute Advisory Council.
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  The day featured lunch by Lawrence Scott Events and a runway show by international fashion brand Max Mara.
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  Iris and Saul Katz,the benefactors of Northwell’s Katz Institute for Women’s Health served as lead sponsors.
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  To date,the Katz Institute Luncheon and Fashion Event has raised nearly $14 million for women’s health programming and research across the regions that Northwell serves.
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  This year’s honorees included Doctor Michael Nimaroff,
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  senior vice president and executive director of Northwell Health Obstetrics and Gynecology services.
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  Doctor Nimaroff drives the strategic vision and quality initiatives for 10 Northwell hospitals,
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  which account for nearly 1% of all births in the United States.
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  Under his leadership,Northwell has been recognized with a Network of Excellence designation in both minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and robotic surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation.
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  In addition,Doctor Nimaroff and his team spearheaded the creation of the Center for Maternal Health,
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  a multidisciplinary initiative to combat the crisis of racially disparate maternal outcomes.
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  Doctor Nimaroff has practiced in the New York metropolitan area for more than 30 years and has a clinical interest in fertility-preserving minimally invasive procedures and the prevention of recurrent pregnancy loss.
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  “Throughout my career,I’ve been dedicated to helping couples grow their families with the most advanced state-of-the-art solutions,
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  " he said.
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  "Today,I’m so proud to say our obstetrics team at the Katz Institute,
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  along with experts throughout Northwell,can offer real hope to disheartened couples who are struggling to have children.
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  This is a place of relentless innovation and support.
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  ” Also honored at the September 26th event was 12-year-old Max Levine who received the inaugural Partners Council for Women’s Health Youth Impact Award for his fundraising efforts to support breast cancer patients.
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  Max was inspired to raise funds when his mother,Hilary Levine,
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  was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.
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  He has raised $17,000 to date for Northwell’s Breast Cancer Initiative Fund,
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  which helps support free genetic testing,research studies,
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  advocacy groups for women in underserved communities,
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  education forums for physicians and patients and provides customized binders that will guide breast cancer patients through their health care journey.
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  “Whether you are a seasoned professional like Doctor Nimaroff or a young person inspired to do good like Max Levine,
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  we are so grateful for their steadfast dedication and passion to raise health for women,
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  ” said Doctor Stacey Rosen,executive director of the Katz Institute for Women’s Health,
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  senior vice president of women’s health for Northwell and the Partners Council Professor of Women’s Health.
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  “Northwell and the Katz Institute have been at the forefront of creating a movement that challenges conventional approaches to women’s health.
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  We are pioneering solutions that address women’s specific needs and empower them to take charge of their own health.
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  ” The Katz Institute for Women’s Health was created in 2008,
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  thanks to the vision and generosity of Iris and Saul Katz,
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  and provides an innovative,integrated approach to women’s health and wellness.
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  Supporters of the Katz Institute and the annual luncheon and fashion event advance Northwell’s Outpacing the Impossible campaign and become champions for women.
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