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Kenneth Gee and Paula Shaw, Ph.D., Give $1 Million to Establish Heart Research Chair
Kenneth Gee, a retired Xerox executive, and his wife, Paula Shaw, Ph.D., owner of Altos Federal Group, have given Cleveland Clinic $1 million to establish a chair to fund ongoing heart research.
The Kenneth Gee and Paula Shaw, Ph.D., Chair in Heart Research will provide financial support for research programs in Cleveland Clinic's Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Eugene Blackstone, M.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon at Cleveland Clinic, will be the first physician to hold the Chair.
The gift was made in honor of Bruce Lytle, M.D., Chairman of Cleveland Clinic's Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, who performed Mr. Gee's heart surgery.
Expression of Gratitude
"My wife and I are deeply grateful for the care I received from Dr. Lytle and the cardiovascular team at Cleveland Clinic," Mr. Gee says.
"This gift is an expression of our gratitude and an investment in Cleveland Clinic's ongoing cardiac research, which will benefit many patients to come." he adds.
Philanthropy Fuels Possibilities
This chair and the funding of ongoing cardiac research will help expand possibilities for heart patients, Dr. Lytle says.
"The generosity of individuals like Kenneth Gee and Paula Shaw are what fuels the work being done at Cleveland Clinic to better understand the causes of heart disease and develop new treatments and cures."
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