$50 million gift to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

The gateway to the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute will be centered in the NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell's Greenberg Pavilion. The Institute will expand upon the Hospital's cardiac care expertise and connect all cardiac services from treating life-threatening arrhythmias to complex coronary artery disease. The generous support from Mr. Perelman will also make possible the recruitment of additional top-ranked physician-scientists, and the promotion of translational and clinical research efforts aimed at new ways to diagnose and treat patients with heart disease. New interventional cardiology labs will be equipped with the latest technology and allow physicians to continue to develop advances in minimally invasive procedures that ensure quicker recovery and shorter hospital stays for patients.

"Quality care is truly a team effort. At the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute, patients and their families will be treated like honored guests. Mr. Perelman's support will allow us to create a state-of-the-art facility focused on delivering the best possible cardiac patient care, the ultimate patient experience and preventive outreach to better inform patients about managing their heart health," adds Dr. O. Wayne Isom, chairman and Terry Allen Kramer Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, and the cardiothoracic surgeon-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.

"From preventive care to long-term management of complex cases, Mr. Perelman's gift will allow us to continue to offer our patients the very latest treatment options -- from new minimally invasive procedures for clearing occlusions to the use of anticoagulation medication for heart-attack patients to developing specialized approaches to preventing and treating heart disease in men and women," says Dr. Bruce Lerman, the Hilda Altschul Master Professor of Medicine and chief of the Greenberg Division of Cardiology at Weill Cornell Medical College, and director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.

Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine