Babies Heart Fund Gala

Please join us for the 35^th Annual Babies Heart Fund Gala on Wednesday, February 26, 2025!

The Babies Heart Fund supports pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery research that leads to breakthroughs in care for children with complex heart conditions, in our local community and around the globe. Columbia’s physician-scientists are world leaders in developing novel ways to treat and save children, and funding from the Babies Heart Fund accelerates innovation.

This year, Columbia’s Gala will honor the Roskind Family for their unwavering dedication to the Babies Heart Fund mission and community. The Babies Heart Fund was founded by Robert “Bob” and Diane Roskind almost forty years ago following their nine-year-old son’s successful second heart surgery by Columbia surgeons. Other Roskind family members quickly joined Bob and Diane in their mission to advocate for research on congenital heart defects (CHD). Today, three generations of Roskinds continue the legacy started by Bob and Diane, raising funds and awareness and inspiring others to support treatments and cures for CHD. Join us at the Gala to honor the Roskind Family and their decades of dedication to children with heart disease.

For questions and further information, please contact us at babiesheartfund@cumc.columbia.edu or 212-304-7222.

Babies Heart Fund Council and Gala Leadership