June 2004

Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Study of ProCord for neurologically complete spinal cord injury

Rally for the cure

You are cordially invited to join us on Sunday June 6th, as we announce a special, cutting-edge research collaboration towards the advancement of spinal cord injury research, as part of the program of the Rally for the Cure Symposium, organized by The Spinal Cord Injury Project, W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (www.rallyforthecure.org).

When: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, June 6, 2004

Where: Embassy Suites Hotel, NYC 102 North End Avenue, New York, NY 10282

Who: Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Dr. Bruce Gans The Mount Sinai Medical Center - Dr. Kristjan Ragnarrson ProNeuron Biotechnologies - CEO Mr. Nir Nimrodi

About The Mount Sinai Medical Center
The Mount Sinai Medical Center includes The Mount Sinai Hospital, one of the country's finest teaching hospitals, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, internationally recognized for ground-breaking research, and innovative approaches to medical education. The Mount Sinai Department of Rehabilitation Medicine is a center of excellence in the delivery of complete care for people with disabilities and is consistently ranked among the best in the nation in surveys, such as US News & World Report's best hospital issue. A wide range of comprehensive medical and rehabilitation services is available for individuals with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, and a variety of other neuromuscular, musculosketetal, and chronic conditions.

About Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
For over 55 years, Kessler has pioneered the course of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Today, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, a Select Medical company, continues to lead this field through its comprehensive, medically-based rehabilitation programs in spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, amputation and orthopedic, neuromuscular and musculoskeletal disorders. In fact, Kessler is one of only 16 centers in the country to be designated as a model system for the treatment and research of spinal cord injury. With four hospital centers located in West Orange, East Orange, Saddle Brook and Chester, NJ, Kessler is internationally recognized for its innovative treatment, quality of care, research and education programs. Kessler is also consistently listed among the nation's best rehabilitation hospitals and the top such centers in the east by U.S. News & World Report.



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Marjie Hadad
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Proneuron
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Debra Kaplan Associate Director of External Relations
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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Gail Solomon
Director of Corporate Communications
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
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