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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
The Jefferson Gala is always a highlight of the year, a celebration of our impact in the community. The 23rd Annual Jefferson Gala is even more meaningful as we begin to create our third century of excellence in medicine, education, and research. We will celebrate on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Our beloved tradition puts a spotlight on Jefferson’s best and brightest clinicians providing uncompromising care and the philanthropic community who makes our work possible. Proceeds from the event fuel our mission to improve lives.
Details
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
5:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Business Attire
Tickets
Individual tickets to the Gala are $600 and include your meal and a memento.Â
Sponsorships
Sponsorship opportunities range from $5,000 to $125,000. All levels include tickets to the Gala.Â
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2025 Gala Honorees
Geno J. Merli, MD, MACP, FHM, FSVM
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Senior Vice President
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Division Director, Vascular Medicine
Past Gala Honorees
Achievement Award in Medicine
The Achievement Award in Medicine honors a Jefferson physician who has embraced Jefferson’s mission, provided exemplary care to their patients, and has been a recognized leader in their field.
Award of Merit
The Award of Merit recognizes and celebrates transformative leaders who exemplify Jefferson’s values of putting people first, thinking differently, and doing the right thing.
Faegre Drinker Healthcare Hero Award
The Faegre Drinker Healthcare Hero Award recognizes a healthcare professional, caregiver, or worker whose skillful performance and deep compassion exemplify Jefferson’s commitment to always putting people first.
The Jefferson Gala has raised over $22 million over the past 22 years
Watch the 22nd Annual Jefferson Gala Recording
About the Gala
Each year, the extended Jefferson family gathers together to look back on the year’s shared success and ahead to our new dreams. We hosted our 22nd Annual Jefferson Gala in 2024.
Executive Level Sponsors
The Ferrier, Nicoletti & Peruto Families
The Andréa W. and Kenneth C. Frazier Family Foundation
Independence Blue Cross
Nemours Children's Health
Chair Level Sponsors
Datavant
Farber Family Foundation
Highmark Blue Shield
Lubert Family Foundation
Pam Estadt and Ira Lubert
PATHS, LLC
Susan and Michael Schurr Family
Good Morning Merry Sunshine Foundation
Vice Chair Level Sponsors
EY
Med-Metrix
Benefactor Level Sponsors
Accenture
Ballard Spahr LLR
Bluestone Communications
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia
Jacquie and Michael Cardone
Dilworth Paxson, LLP
Thomas J. and Kathleen Lewis
LF Driscoll
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
PNC
Post & Schell, P.C.
Rothman Orthopaedics
Solis Mammography
Partner Level Sponsors
AblePay
American Association for Cancer Research
Bank of America
Binswanger
CVS Health
Doximity
The Heart House
Herman Goldner, Co., Inc.
Krista Hoglund, ASA, MAAA, MBA
Jefferson College of Nursing
Klunk & Millan Advertising
National Real Estate Advisors
O'Brien & Ryan, LLP
Parkway Corporation
Post & Post LLC
Dr. Edmund Pribitkin and Dr. Yvette Marquez-Pribitkin
The Prischak Family
Nick and Tyan Ragone
Revecore
Dr. Stephen Silberstein on behalf of the Jefferson Headache Center
Stephen Smith and Susan O'Donnell
State Collection Service, Inc.
Target Building
Temple University
Laura and Mark Whalen
Wills Eye Hospital