Jewish Journal The Jack and Gitta Nagel Foundation Donates $5 Million to Cedars-Sinai Skip to main content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Menu Close Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 toggle search form Close Los Angeles, 14 January 2022 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles Jewish Journal The Jack and Gitta Nagel Foundation Donates $5 Million to Cedars-Sinai "Supporting education is my family's credo," says Gitta Nagel. Photo courtesy of the Nagel Family. Mrs. Nagel Photo The Jewish Journal recently spoke with Joanna Chikwe, MD, founding chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery in the Smidt Heart Institute, about the creation of a heart surgery fellowship at the institute, funded by a $5 million gift from the Jack and Gitta Nagel Foundation. Most physicians in training take on enormous debt to graduate medical school and complete residency, Chikwe told the Jewish Journal. "This gift opens Cedars-Sinai to the best and brightest talent in cardiac surgery by removing financial barriers to spending additional time in research and training," she said. The Jack and Gitta Nagel Family Endowed Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program will fund specialist training in advanced cardiac surgery for three qualified general surgeons each year. The training will focus on lung and heart transplantations, heart valve repair and improving hybrid cardiac procedures. Gitta Nagel, a longtime philanthropist, gave birth to all four of her children at Cedars-Sinai. She and her late husband, Jack Nagel, both survived the Holocaust and later helped establish their religious community in Los Angeles. "Jack and I always felt that as grateful patients of care at Cedars-Sinai, our Orthodox Jewish community should support our outstanding local hospital," Nagel told the newspaper. The Smidt Heart Institute is home to the #1 heart transplant program in the U.S. and has been ranked No. 1 in California for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. Chikwe told The Jewish Journal that surgeons at the institute have performed more adult heart transplants than any other U.S. medical center for the past 10 years. Click here to read the complete article from The Jewish Journal. Related Stories RSS feed - Related Stories (opens in new window) View all headlines - Related Stories HealthDay Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries October 07, 2022 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles HealthDay recently interviewed Rebecca J. Schneyer, MD, a resident in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program at Cedars-Sinai, about a study she led that found Black and Hispanic women were less likely than white women to receive minimally … Read more KCRW Want New Omicron Booster Wait at Least 2 Months After Last Shot October 06, 2022 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles KCRW program Press Play recently featured Rita Shane, PharmD, vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Cedars-Sinai, discussing who qualifies for the updated COVID-19 booster and how long patients must wait before getting the shot.The Centers … Read more ABC 7 Spider-Man Swings by 4-Year-Old Leukemia Patient s Birthday Party at Cedars-Sinai September 30, 2022 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles ABC 7 recently profiled Cedars-Sinai patient Jabari Henley, who celebrated his fourth birthday with a special superhero at Guerin Children's newly opened inpatient facility.The Lifedriven Foundation helped throw Henley a surprise party in the Guerin … Read more Show previous items Show next items Contact the Media Team Email: [email protected] Share this release Jewish Journal The Jack and Gitta Nagel Foundation Donates $5 Million to Cedars-Sinai Share on: Twitter Share on: Facebook Share on: LinkedIn Search Our Newsroom Social media Visit our Facebook page (opens in new window) Follow us on Twitter (opens in new window) Visit our Youtube profile (opens in new window) (opens in new window) Latest news 07 Oct 2022 - HealthDay Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries 07 Oct 2022 - Faculty Publications: Sept. 29-Oct. 6 07 Oct 2022 - Fine-Tuning Organ-Chip Technology 06 Oct 2022 - KCRW Want New Omicron Booster Wait at Least 2 Months After Last Shot 05 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Schedules Free Flu Vaccine Clinics 04 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Showcases Hispanic and Latinx Art Newsroom Home