Cohn's donation honors Stephen B. Colvin, M.D., chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and his work in pediatric and adult cardiac surgery. Dr. Colvin's specialty is cardiothoracic surgery on children and adults, and his main interests include minimally invasive heart surgery, repair and replacement of defective heart valves, and surgery for congenital heart disease. This gift will enable the NYU Hospitals Center to build on its already strong cardiac surgery program. The gift will also support the school's Pediatric Cardiology Research Fund, also known as the Leo M. Taran Visiting Fellowship, directed by Chief of Pediatric Cardiology Michael Artman, M.D., and the Cardiovascular Research Fund. I'm happy to be able to make this commitment, and I look forward to seeing the progress this initial gift will allow the school and the Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery to make.
Generous donors are truly the lifeblood of our school.
Many children with heart rhythm disorders will be able to have their disorders repaired with radio-frequency ablation techniques.