Babies Heart Fund Gala
Please join us for the 36th Annual Babies Heart Fund Gala at The Plaza on Tuesday, February 24, 2026!
The Babies Heart Fund supports pediatric cardiology and congenital heart 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.
Help us lead the world in curing congenital heart disease—one gene, one cell, one heart at a time!
For event information, please contact:
Heather Messina
917-708-1451
babiesheartfund@cumc.columbia.edu
Babies Heart Fund Council and Gala Leadership
Gala Committee
Lisa Detwiler, Chair
Ashley Balaban
Kelly Connor
Michelle Diliberto
Kara Gerson
Alexandra Gralton
Patricia Grayson
Elizabeth Moran
Ellen Oppenheim
Nancy Roskind
Haley Walsh
Babies Heart Fund Leadership
CO-CHAIRS
John Minio
Scott Roskind
VICE CHAIRS
Lisa Detwiler, Gala, Research
Michael Diliberto, Outreach
Michelle Diliberto, Stewardship
Evan Licht, Corporate Partnerships
MEMBERS
Brett Carrey
Tyler Fischer
Kara Gerson
Cynthia Godsoe, Esq.
Patricia Grayson
Thomas Irwin
Elizabeth Moran
Michael Moran
Ellen Oppenheim
Eric Pitt
Beatrice Riccardo
Lorenzo Sargenti
Louis V. Sorsaia
Allison Stabile
Christian Wall
Maggie Wall
FACULTY ADVISORS
Emile A. Bacha, MD
Matthew A. Crystal, MD
Christopher J. Petit, MD
FOUNDERS
E. Robert Roskind
Diane Roskind