Congratulations Dr. Julian De Lia

New York Hospital Queens Gala Honors Medical Pioneer Dr. Julian De Lia

More Than $850,000 Donated at Fundraiser Featuring Performance by Bill Cosby

Flushing, New York, June 8, 2010—A number of women and their twin children joined New York Hospital Queens at Lincoln Center last night to laud Julian De Lia, M.D., for his work to treat a syndrome that can impair or cause the death of twins in the womb.
He was conferred the hospital’s highest honor, the Pacesetter Award.

Dr. De Lia is the founder and medical director of the International Institute for the Treatment of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome located at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare- St. Joseph in Milwaukee, WI.

“I am so pleased that Dr. De Lia’s work shines a light on the expertise required to keep women safe in pregnancy, and to bring healthy babies into this world under very difficult circumstances,” said Gary Eglinton, M.D., Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Hospital Queens.

The Pacesetter award is presented each year at the hospital’s signature fundraising event, A Spring Night Gala, to an individual who has had a major impact on the advancement of patient care, medical education, research and the well-being of the human community. As Dr. De Lia was presented the award, five mothers and their twin children, aged 8 years to 8 months, joined Dr. De Lia on stage as a testament to his life’s work.

The ceremony was attended by 2,500 employees and hospital benefactors and featured a private performance by legendary comedian, Bill Cosby. The gala also raised more than $850,000 to support hospital programs.

“This year we have given back to our honoree as a way to support his life’s work,” said Stephen S. Mills, President and Chief Executive Officer, upon the presentation of a $10,000 check to Dr. De Lia for the Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Institute. “We extend our appreciation to his family and friends—we know that people who set the pace in medicine also must have great people beside and around them.”

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