We
Cohen Children's Medical Center is dedicated to
providing the absolute best care for the children
and parents in our community and beyond.
Welcome to the
latest issue of
Kids First!
You may have
noticed a change
within our health
system. North
Shore-LIJ Health
System is now Northwell Health. This
new name signals our emphasis on
innovations in providing the very best
care for our communities. As always,
Cohen Children's is dedicated to giving
kids advanced, family-centered care.
Our cover story features Rei Karki, a
competitive tennis player from Phoenix
whose dreams of playing in the US
Open Men's Final were sidelined by
scoliosis. Fortunately his family put
their trust in the experts at the Billie
and George Ross Center for Advanced
Pediatric Orthopaedics and Minimally
Invasive Spinal Surgery. Now, following
surgery, Rei is back on the court.
Another teen beat very different odds
when Cohen Children's admitted him
for treatment after a knife attack. Our
clinicians at Cohen Children's, the only
American College of Surgeons-verified
Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in the
metro area, made all the difference to
Mohmund Farhadi and his family. See
the amazing story on page 4.
We hope you are able to get outdoors
with your children and enjoy an active
lifestyle as a family. Please consider
joining us at one of our three Northwell
Health Walks in May. You can read
about those on page 15. We hope to
see you there.
Kevin McGeachy
Executive Director
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Breathe Easy
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A Group Effort
to Save a Life
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Giving Fernando a
Second Chance
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Finding a Marrow Match
10
Celebrating Two Lives
A Perfect Round for Philanthropy
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Straight from the Heart
12
Scoliosis Treatment Keeps Teen
in the Game
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Specialty Care, Close By
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Uniting on the Path
to Good Health
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Encouraging a
Healthy Lifestyle
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Better
for the
Change Kids' Lives
Michael Dowling
President and CEO
Northwell Health
Kevin McGeachy
Executive Director
Cohen Children's Medical Center
Charles Schleien, MD
Chair, Northwell Health
Department of Pediatrics,
and Philip Lanzkowsky
Professor of Pediatrics at
Hofstra Northwell
School of Medicine
Giustine Altschuler
Senior Development Director
Cohen Children's Medical Center
Terry Lynam
Senior Vice President and
Chief Communications Officer
Northwell Health Public Relations
Brian Mulligan
Assistant Vice President
Northwell Health Public Relations
Maria Conforti
Director, Editorial Services
and Executive Communications
Northwell Health Public Relations
For more information
about making a
contribution to support
Cohen Children's
Medical Center, please call
516-465-2550 or visit
Support.Northwell.edu/
cohen-childrens-donation.
CohenChildrens.com
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kidsFIRST | Spring 2016