NYC Benefit 2024

Thursday, November 21st, 6:30pm

IAC Building
555 W. 18th St, New York, NY 10011 

Kosher Dietary Laws Observed

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ABOUT DR. FREY

Melissa Frey, MD, MS

Dr. Melissa Frey is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Director of the Genetics and Personalized Cancer Prevention Program at Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Frey graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Duke University and earned her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, graduating with honors in research. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital,

where she served as the Chief Resident. She subsequently completed her fellowship in gynecologic oncology at New York University Langone Medical Center and a Masters in Clinical and Translational Investigation at Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences.

Dr. Frey provides surgical management and chemotherapy for all types of gynecologic cancer including ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancer. Dr. Frey also specializes in the management of individuals with hereditary cancer syndromes (e.g. BRCA1, BRCA2, RAD51C, RAD51D, BRIP1, PALB2, and Lynch syndrome) and strong family history of breast and gynecologic cancers. Dr. Frey is the Associate Program Director for the Weill Cornell Medicine Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program.

Dr. Frey’s research focuses on cancer genetics and healthcare delivery. She has presented her research at national and international meetings and has more than 120 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Dr. Frey is the Principal Investigator on NIH-funded clinical trials evaluating cascade genetic testing and health information technology for cancer risk assessment in diverse patient populations.

Dr. Frey has received numerous awards and grants for her clinical excellence, surgical expertise and medical research, including the National Institutes of Health KL2 Award, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology / American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation Scholar Award, Siegel Family Faculty Development Prize, Sarnoff Research Foundation Fellowship, Alan von Kreuter Cancer Research Prize, and several resident and medical student faculty teaching awards.

EVENT CO-CHAIRS

Kim and Jonathan Kushner
Alyse and Adam Mandel
Amy Mines Tadelis and Jamie Tadelis
Kim Molstre and Phil Singer

HOST COMMITTEE

Karen Blatt and Ari Hirt

Jeannie Blaustein and Peter Bokor

Barbara and Jonathan Blinken

Drs. Tammy and Hillel Bryk

Ashley and Larry Buterman

Marcie and Ken Cappell

Sherry and Neil Cohen

Rena Cole and Ephie Bernstein

Lauren and Alexander Crane

Dr. Lauren and Michael Feit

Sharon and Gary Greengrass

Katie and Josh Gruenbaum 

Drs. Tamar and Dov Kahane

Dr. Jennifer Kindman

Lynne and Caleb Koeppel

Lani and Jason Kollander 

Julie and Reuben Kopel

Melanie and Andrew Kule

Deb Leipzig and Sam Shpilberg

Dr. Gila Leiter and James Lavin

Mac Levine

Shari and Nathan J. Lindenbaum

Iris and Shalom Maidenbaum

Kyle and Alberto Mann

Livia and Elias Marcovici

Michelle and Daniel Marx

Jilly Mehlman

Suzy and Lon Merin

Jordanna and Marc Nadritch

Dana Norris and Dr. Stanley Frankel

Sharon Nussbaum

Dina and Jonathan Ohebshalom

Batya and Nachman Paul

Jeanne and Adam Peldman

Gail Propp

Dr. Gabriella and Saul Safdieh 

Dalia Schwalb

Stacy and Jeffrey Schwartz

Dr. Jenny Shliozberg and Dr. Howard Menikoff

Sydney and Daniel Silvermintz

Joy and Dr. Mark Sultan

Abigail and Shai Tambor

Leah and Joel Weinberg

Alissa and Sammy Zagha

EVENT SPONSORS

To learn more about becoming a sponsor, contact Leora Goor at [email protected] or 866.474.2774.