Oszkar Szentirmai, MD, Debbie Johnston, Tony Huerta, Donna Qvarnstrom, Lenny Schelin Sr., Irene Bell
September 29, 2023 – Stuart, Fla., — Cleveland Clinic’s Martin Health Foundation recently received a $68,000 gift from proceeds raised during the fifth annual Lenny Schelin, Jr. Memorial Fishing Tournament. Family and friends of Lenny Schelin, Jr. presented the gift, which will continue to help support research into glioblastoma, an aggressive form of malignant brain tumor. Schelin Jr. passed away in 2018 at the age of 33 from glioblastoma. An avid fisherman, The Lenny Schelin Jr. Memorial Tournament helps keep his legacy alive.
Oszkar Szentirmai, MD, researcher, and neurosurgeon at Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, was present to receive the gift and is thankful for the continued support which allows the brain tumor research program to engineer novel therapeutics for brain tumor patients.
“Over the past three years, our research has shown that each patient with glioblastoma has a brain tumor with many types of tumor cell types that require multiple types of treatment tailored to achieve better results than what today’s therapies can provide,” Dr. Szentirmai said.
The next Lenny Schelin Jr. Memorial Tournament will take place on Jan. 5 – 14, 2024. For more information, click here.
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