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Football sans politics — knees neither straight nor bent, but only scarred from years on the gridiron — was the theme for The Brooklyn Hospital Center’s (TBHC) 19th annual Founders’ Ball, a keystone charitable event that raised some $1.3 million dollars in support of Brooklyn’s oldest health institution. On hand as guest of honor at the Sept. 27 event was NFL Hall of Famer and New York Jets legend, Joe Namath.
“God bless these guys and the care they provide!” Broadway Joe told the 1,000-plus gathered in the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge banquet room before swapping play-action passes with TBHC’s Vice President and Chief Development Officer Debbie Niederhoffer and two members of the NYPD Football Squad.
Among those honored for the care they provide were Dr. Anders Cohen and Dr. Saimamba Veeramachaneni. Cohen’s specialty is minimally invasive neurosurgical treatments. He was the first New York City surgeon to perform extreme lateral interbody fusion and Trans1 procedures to treat the lumbar spine. A onetime professional tennis player, Cohen also served as team physician for the U.S. Open.