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The home of Kathy and John Orton was the beautiful venue for a cocktail reception to inform their guests of the cutting edge work being done at St. Luke's Hospital in the area of pulmonology.  About 50 guests gathered for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, and listened as host Kathy Orton began her welcome message.

Dr. Peg Van Bree, Chief Executive Officer of St.Luke's Episcopal Hospital introduced the guest speakers, who gave their short remarks about their experince at St.Luke's Episcopal Hospital: Hari Mallidi, MD, Surgical Director, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Programs; Prasad Manian, MD, Medical Director, St.Luke's Center of Sleep Medicine and Ramachandra Sista, MD, Medical Director, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Programs.

These three physicians represent the outstanding medical staff that helped St.Luke's pulmonology and lung transplant programs to be among the best in the nation. The evening ended with more discussions, mingling and cocktails.

To learn more about the pulmonology program at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital or the new diagnostic imaging center and the impact philanthropic funding will have on these important initiatives, please contact:

Jon K. Gossett, ACFRE, Executive Director

St. Luke’s Foundation

832-355-4718 • jgossett@sleh.com

Meredith S. McCrary, Director, Major Gifts

St. Luke’s Foundation

832-355-5855 • mmccrary@sleh.com

About St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital

Founded by the Episciopal Diocese of Texas, the hospital anchors the St. Luke's Episcopal Health System and delivers care to thousands of patients from the Houston metropolitan area and from around the world each year. Home of the Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke's is recognized for the strength of its cardiology and vascular care, orthopedics, oncology, urology, neurology and neurosurgery, liver and digestive health, pulmonology, palliative programs, rehabilitation and nursing care.

Find more information at www.stlukestexas.com