FRANCINE PARNES CO-CHAIR PINK RUNWAY COMMITTEE
RACHEL LOUSTEAU CO-CHAIR PINK RUNWAY COMMITTEE
In Honor of Dr. Patrick Borgen and Maimonides Breast Cancer Center October is upon us, ushering in tonight’s event to celebrate cancer survivors who mark their journey by walking the Pink Runway. But first, let me take you back to when Maimonides needed its current Breast Cancer Center. Enter Dr. Patrick Borgen. As Chair of the Maimonides Department of Surgery and Director of the Breast Cancer Program, he now marks 15 years since establishing the Breast Cancer Center in 2009.
Dr. Borgen,
When Dr. Borgen arrived on the scene, Brooklyn stood out with its outsized population of residents and its underserved population of patients.
You have my deepest gratitude for your unwavering dedication and exceptional care. Your tireless commitment to ensuring each of your patients receives the highest quality treatment is truly remarkable. You make every patient feel valued and important, and your compassion and expertise have an extraordinary impact. Thank you for all that you do.
Indeed, the sheer size of the borough could have qualified it as the largest city in the Western hemisphere without a dedicated breast cancer center, Dr. Borgen has said.
Naturally, Dr. Borgen set about reworking that equation.
Fast-forward to today: under his leadership, Maimonides Breast Cancer Center distinguishes itself as the sole comprehensive breast center in Brooklyn accredited by the American College of Surgeons. “What is so important about the Maimonides Breast Cancer Center is that we provide diagnosis and treatment for women and men with breast cancer in Brooklyn, close to home and their jobs, close to their families,” Dr. Borgen says. “This is unbelievably important. Patients should not have to travel for their cancer care.”
Rachel Lousteau
Chalk it up to the proverbial relevance of location, location, location – after that, Dr. Borgen notes that Brooklyn has more breast cancer cases than 15 U.S. states.
“Our work is so vital,” he says. “In January of this year, we treated patient number 7,000.”
With heartfelt appreciation to beloved Drs. Borgen and his colleague Daniel Fass, M.D.,
Francine Parnes
Pink Runway 2024 Committee Co-Chair
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