Mary Waldron understands the impact the right medical care can have. Her visits to HSS began at age 15, and started her lifelong relationship with the Hospital. "It's been a wonderful journey," says Mary. "My surgeries at HSS were a gift that changed my life."
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For over 40 years, Donna MacCrae has been teaching elementary school students, sitting in small chairs designed for nine-year-olds and stooping to meet her students eye to eye. Diagnosed with scoliosis as a child, Donna credits HSS with allowing her to enjoy her life and her career. "The Hospital is keeping me healthy," she says.
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The late Susan Vavroch was a patient at Hospital for Special Surgery for her entire life. As a young child, she was treated by Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus Dr. Philip D. Wilson, Sr. and throughout her adulthood she was under the care of his son, Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus Dr. Philip D. Wilson, Jr, last seeing him for a 19 year post-operative check-up in 2013.
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Even before Dr. Philip D. Wilson, Jr., came to Hospital for Special Surgery for his orthopedic residency in 1948, the Hospital was a part of him. His father, Dr. Philip D. Wilson, Sr., had assumed the role of Surgeon-in-Chief at HSS over a decade earlier, and their close father-son relationship inspired Dr. Wilson, Jr.'s passion for medicine.
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"My first association with HSS was involuntary," quips Sam Polk, referencing his 1966 knee surgery performed by Dr. Rolla D. Campbell following a skiing accident. His surgery prompted Sam to join the Board of Trustees and began a 50-year relationship with the Hospital.
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Dr. Levine came to Hospital for Special Surgery as a first-year Resident in 1961 and in 1968 was named Chief of the Scoliosis Service. For the next 30 years, he dedicated his life to helping patients and advancing standards in orthopaedic treatments. Along the way, he played an integral role in shaping and sharing the HSS story.
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Ann and Alan Mintz ski down mountains only accessible by helicopter, scale Himalayan peaks, and bike across challenging terrain. Their passion for extreme sports takes them around the world, and to HSS for care.
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When applying for a fellowship in 1985, Mark P. Figgie was advised by his brother, then a fellow at Hospital for Special Surgery, that "if you train at HSS, you will be able to take care of anyone."
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Inspired by his extraordinary experiences at Hospital for Special Surgery as a fellow in 1961, Dr. Root became a member of the HSS medical staff in 1967 and has devoted his medical career to helping as many patients as possible benefit from the outstanding level of care provided by HSS.
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After receiving years of care at Hospital for Special Surgery, husband and wife Herbert and Minnie Puller became charter members of The Wilson Society when, in 1998, they included a bequest to HSS in their will.
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Wilson Society member Peter Haring Judd, PhD, has said that from the moment he walked through the doors at Hospital for Special Surgery, he knew he was in the right place to receive exceptional care.
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Grateful for the successful care she has received at Hospital for Special Surgery over the past 20 years, Ms. Christiane Ramirez has joined The Wilson Society by establishing a charitable gift annuity.
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Inspired by fond memories of Philip D. Wilson, Jr., MD, benefactors David and Judy Dines have joined The Wilson Society by naming Hospital for Special Surgery in their wills.
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Grateful for the extraordinary care they have received at Hospital for Special Surgery, Maria and Morris Coppersmith have chosen to name the Hospital in their wills.
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Edwin G. Roos, Wilson Society member, has established six charitable remainder trusts with Hospital for Special Surgery. He recently shared the story behind his decision to use the charitable remainder trust to make a planned gift to the Hospital.
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Howard "Tom" Thompson was certain that his wife had played a trick on him. He walked from the kitchen to the living room to answer the phone and when he turned around to grasp his canes, they were gone. She hid them! Or so he thought.
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