Celebrating the announcement of Kenneth C. Griffin’s historic $50 million gift to Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute are (l-r) Danny Perez, FL State Rep (R) Speaker Designate; Lani Kahn Drody, board chair, Baptist Health Foundation; Alex Villoch, CEO, Baptist Health Foundation; Dr. Michael McDermott, chief medical executive and Irma & Kalman Bass Endowed Chair in Clinical Neuroscience at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute; Kenneth C. Griffin, founder and CEO of Miami-based hedge fund Citadel; Bo Boulenger, president and CEO of Baptist Health; and Jay Hershoff, chair, Baptist Health Board of Trustees

Baptist Health Foundation recently announced the largest single donation in the nearly 65-year history of Baptist Health South Florida. The $50 million gift from Kenneth C. Griffin, founder and CEO of Miami-based hedge fund Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst, will advance neurological care in the region. The gift comes at a critical time, with the incidence of Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases on the rise and the need for clinical care at an all-time high.

Mr. Griffin’s donation will fund the expansion of Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, including the construction of a new, state-of-the-art center that will house the Institute and comprehensive care for patients on the campus of Baptist Hospital in Miami. The new Kenneth C. Griffin Center at Miami Neuroscience Institute will also help advance research related to neuroscience and neurodegenerative disorders.

Along with cutting-edge laboratories equipped with the latest technologies, the new building will provide ample space for Baptist Health researchers to conduct studies in the same facility where they see patients, expanding the Institute’s growing research program. With researchers and clinicians co-located, physician collaboration and innovation will reach new heights, leading to critical advancements in neuroscience and its sub-disciplines.