Vol. 18, No. 3
Fall 2008
A Gift... Beyond the Gift of Life
12 Winthrop Specialists Named to New York Magazine’s 2008 “Best Doctors” List
Cancer Center for Kids Moves to a New Home
Friends & Benefactors Annual Reception
Winthrop Helps Postal Clerk Get Some Sleep
Winthrop: A Gateway to a Top-Rated Kidney Transplant Program
DiStasio Family Makes Donation to NICU
The Center for Advanced Care of Chronic Conditions
New Center for the Advanced Care of Chronic Conditions: Easing Patients’ Burdens through a Single Coordinated Plan of Care
Golfing for the CCFK
Annual Gala Celebrates Winthrop’s Passion for Care without Compromise
CCFK Families Celebrate Life
Unique Program Helps New Mothers Cope
Saving Lives in Bolivia
Winthrop’s New Welcoming Ambassadors
Tenth Annual Cancer Survivors Day Celebrates Life
Bay’s Big Bash Does it Again!
Spizz Family Supports CCFK
Pediatric Unit Receives Quilt Donation
Amanda Styles Cirelli Foundation Makes Generous Donation to CCFK
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It was an evening marked by hope,
joy and laughter, as nearly 500
guests celebrated life at Winthrop-
University Hospital’s tenth annual
Cancer Survivors Day dinner dance
held on June 5 at the Long Island
Marriott. Once again, this inspirational
event gave survivors and their
loved ones the opportunity to share
experiences and enjoy camaraderie
as they reunited with staff from
Winthrop’s Institute for Cancer Care.
 Guests enjoy the tenth annual Cancer Survivors Day dinner dance.
Jeffrey Schneider, MD, Director of
the Lung Cancer Program at Winthrop
and keynote speaker, shared some of
the insight he has gained from treating
patients with cancer.
“As an oncologist, I have seen so
many of you absorb that jolt (of a cancer
diagnosis) and recover from it to
allow for your transformation to survivorship
that we celebrate today. It
has been said that there are no great
individuals, only ordinary individuals
who may confront great challenges.
I have had the privilege of observing
the many different ways that cancer
has transformed you from the ordinary
to extra-ordinary.”
 Cancer survivor and guest
speaker Stuart Schaller
(above, left) with Jeffrey
Schneider, MD, Director of
the Lung Cancer Program at
Winthrop.
Cancer survivor and guest speaker
Stuart Schaller praised Winthrop and
its healthcare professionals for playing
a major role in his survivorship.
“Winthrop-University
Hospital fits the perfect
profile for me,” he said.
“It’s large enough to
attract great talent and
be a center for leading
edge technology, yet
small enough so that you
don’t feel lost and still
receive a very personal
level of care.”
In addition to the
dinner celebration,
Winthrop’s Institute for Cancer Care
sponsored an educational Cancer
Survivors Workshop on June 25,
which addressed the long-term
medical issues resulting from cancer
treatments, as well as Social Security
disability issues and nutritional
advice specific to cancer survivors.
For more information on the
world-class cancer care services
available at Winthrop, call 1-866-
WINTHROP.
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