Local doctor raises funds for the cause.
For the past three years, Dr. Mark Deutsch, founder of Perimeter Plastic Surgery in Sandy Springs, has donated a portion of the proceeds from all breast surgeries during October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month) to Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta. Dr. Deutsch, his staff and patients also sponsor and participate in the Race for the Cure every Mother’s Day Weekend.
“My mother is a breast cancer survivor, and since surgery and reconstruction are such a large part of my practice, I wanted to give back to an organization that has helped so many,” says Dr. Deutsch.
“Seventy-five percent of the net funds raised by Komen Atlanta stay in the metro area,” says Executive Director Cati Diamond Stone, a Sandy Springs resident. “The remaining 25 percent goes directly to research. This year, $450,000 was granted to Georgia Tech. Last year, the same amount went to Emory University Hospital.”
Stone, who was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer, credits her survival to Herceptin, a drug developed with research funding from Susan G. Komen. Once the former attorney recovered, she went to work for Komen Atlanta.
“Dr. Deutsch and his staff not only provide financial support; they also roll up their sleeves and volunteer,” she says. The team is among the sponsors of Komen’s annual fundraiser “Bubbles and Bling” on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. at The Foundry at Puritan Mill. Monies raised at the ’80s-themed event will benefit women in Atlanta.
For more information, visit komenatlanta.org and perimeterplasticsurgery.com.
