Greetings!
My name is Dr. Ramin Rak and this is my first blog post. I am a Neurological Surgeon and I work for Neurological Surgery, P.C., which is the largest neurosurgical group in New York. I am also the Chief of Neurosurgery in the Neurological Surgery, P.C. office located in Rockville Centre, New York.
I am writing this blog post because some of my colleagues at the Long Island Brain Tumor Center (part of Neurological Surgery, P.C.) are sponsoring the second annual “Run for Rob” walk this Sunday, October 28th.
This annual fundraiser was created to honor the memory of Dr. Robert Bernstein, an obstetrician and gynecologist. At the time I wrote this blog, “Run for Rob” had already raised over $50,000 to fund research for brain cancer. The walk will take place at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York, with registration beginning at 9 AM. It is not too late to make a donation; simply head to the “Run for Rob” website to make a general donation or to donate to a specific team.
“Run for Rob” is organized by Voices Against Brain Cancer!
This organization was established in loving memory of Gary Lichtenstein, a 24-year old options trader at Wolverine Trading who lost his battle with brain cancer on October 1st of 2003. Gary’s family started “Voices Against Brain Cancer” to advance scientific research, increase awareness in the medical community, and to support patients and family members affected by this terrible disease. Funds raised by Voices Against Brain Cancer pay for research at Universities such as:
- Columbia
- Cornell
- Duke
- Harvard
- John Hopkins
- MD Anderson
- Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Yale
Voices Against Brain Cancer also sponsors a number of support groups including the New York Non-Malignant Brain Tumor Support Group, and support groups for family members and caregivers of brain cancer patients.
If you are able to donate to “Run for Rob,” your donation will help fund research that will uncover new methods of treating brain tumors.
Thank you for time, and be sure to stop by again to learn more about my work with Neurological Surgery, P.C.
Dr. Ramin Rak
