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Dinner
&
Celebration
IN HONOR OF
Felicia B. Axelrod, MD
A celebration of the career
of Dr. Felicia B. Axelrod
Cocktails, Dinner
&
Testimonials
Sunday, January 25th at 6 PM
The Pierre Hotel
Fifth Avenue at 61st Street
New York City
The Dysautonomia Foundation invites you to
celebrate the career of Dr. Felicia B. Axelrod for
her 45-year commitment to the health and
well-being of familial dysautonomia patients
and others afflicted with autonomic disorders.
Dr. Axelrod's involvement as founding Director
of the NYU Dysautonomia Center, her dedication
to every patient as if they were her own family, and
her 24/7/365 availability for every patient for every
concern, makes her a part of all of our families.
Please join us as we celebrate the amazing
accomplishments and career of this
extraordinary doctor, and help us honor her
with a gala retirement party.
Dinner&Celebration
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Contributions to this event are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. A portion
of each ticket purchase is tax deductible; the value of goods and services provided for
each ticket is $200, which is not a tax-deductible contribution. The Dysautonomia
Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and a 509(a)2 public charity.
DYSAUTONOMIA FOUNDATION
The Dysautonomia Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports
medical treatment, research, public awareness and social services for the
benefit of people afflicted with Familial Dysautonomia (FD).
FD is a life-threatening Jewish Genetic Disease that causes dysfunction of
the autonomic and sensory nervous systems. Those afflicted with FD cannot
do many things that normal people take for granted. They do not feel heat or
cold. They lack even the most basic reflexes, and often experience severe
cardiac, respiratory, orthopedic, gastrointestinal, ophthalmologic and renal
problems. Frequent hospitalizations and multiple surgeries are common.
Blood pressure, swallowing and pain sensation are a few of the functions
that are dangerously compromised. Crying without tears is one of the most
striking symptoms of FD.
The Dysautonomia Foundation is the primary source of funding for the
Dysautonomia Treatment Center at NYU Langone Medical Center. The
Foundation funded research that led to the discovery of the FD gene twelve
years ago. This has made carrier and prenatal screening available to every
Jewish couple.
Our clinical research laboratory continues to unravel the mysteries of FD,
and medical research is investigating therapies to help slow the progression
of this degenerative disease. Finding the FD gene has led to important
breakthroughs in understanding the physiology of FD. Yet people with FD still
face tremendous challenges, and our work is dedicated to improving and
extending the lives of people suffering from FD with the hope of one day
discovering a cure.