The Board of Governors
The Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors helps to ensure that the Medical Center continues to provide world-class patient care and conduct leading-edge research.
Comprising more than 700 leaders in the Los Angeles community, the Board of Governors provides vital support to the hospital's clinical programs, biomedical research, and community outreach.
Established by the Board of Directors in 1971, the Board of Governors is one of the primary fundraising and leadership groups at Cedars-Sinai. Board of Governors members are enthusiastic participants in key committees and are ambitious and generous in fundraising initiatives. Major initiatives have included:
- The Board of Governors Center for Cancer Research at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute
- The Board of Governors Gene Therapeutics Research Institute
- The Board of Governors Endowed Chair in Medical
Genetics
- The Board of Governors Endowed Chair in Gynecologic Oncology
- Sports Spectacular, benefiting the Cedars-Sinai Medical Genetics Institute
Through its current $20 million campaign, the Board of Governors is advancing the prevention and reversal of heart disease through stem cell research at the Board of Governors Heart Stem Cell Center.
The Board of Governors Stem Cell Center will foster research into new stem cell therapies to regenerate heart tissue damaged after a heart attack.
Research conducted at the Board of Governors Heart Stem Cell Center will concentrate on determining whether a patient's own stem cells--including cardiac and bone marrow stem cells--can help the heart regrow healthy tissue and repair itself.
This revolutionary therapy has the potential to transform the paradigm of recovery after a heart attack, and can provide alternatives to traditional treatment options such as medication, implanted devices, or transplantation.
To learn more about giving opportunities, please contact the Board of Governors at (310) 423-7471.
