Philanthropist and businessman Leonard Abramson, recently made a donation of $10 million to establish an endowed chair of cardiac surgery at Jupiter Medical Center. Abramson made the gift in honor of his beloved late wife of 65 years, Madlyn.
To recognize Abramson’s generous gift, the new main entrance to Jupiter Medical Center has been named the Madlyn K. Abramson Plaza which features a water fountain in her honor. This was not Abramson’s first gift to the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, “and I don’t expect it to be my last,” said the JMC Foundation board member of more than two decades. “I’m very impressed with their leadership, and I’d like to help the hospital grow.”
In April of 2020, the medical center launched the Timothy and Jayne Donahue Cardiac Surgery Program. Dr. Arthur Katz, Medical Director of Cardiac Surgery and the current Madlyn K. Abramson Endowed Chair of Cardiac Surgery, has performed more than 225 open heart surgeries at Jupiter Medical Center. The additional philanthropic investment made by Abramson is enabling Jupiter Medical Center to continue expanding the breadth of innovative cardiovascular services to treat such conditions as valvular heart abnormalities, atrial fibrillation and aneurysms of the aorta. Treatments include Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for aortic stenosis, MitraClip for leaking mitral valves, the WATCHMAN for AFib and minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
“Since the launch of our cardiac program and the addition of a minimally invasive cardiac surgeon, Jupiter Medical Center’s capabilities have expanded to successfully treat nearly all cardiac conditions” said Dr. Amit Rastogi, President and CEO, Jupiter Medical Center.
Dr. Katz emphasized “I am thrilled that we can now provide our patients the full gamut of cardiovascular services offered by our nation’s top academic medical centers.” Katz adds “we are honored to welcome NYU trained Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgeon, Dr. William Kokotos, to Jupiter Medical Center’s cardiac surgery program.”
“Len’s gift to cardiac surgery is creating a lasting legacy that will allow cardiac patients the care they need close to home,” said Mike Morsberger, Chief Philanthropy Officer and President of Jupiter Medical Center Foundation.
