Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

03/16/2026

What an incredible night! On behalf of , thank you for supporting the 38th Annual Lombardi Gala!

Breakthroughs come in many forms. We are so grateful for:
✨ Our powerful storytellers: Nick Van D**e and Kimberley Strassel, Dr. Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza, and Marcelo Sleiman, Jr.

🏆 Our champions: Congratulations to the Georgetown Breast Cancer Advocates (Margaret L. Hodges Leadership Award) and Dr. Benjamin Weinberg (John F. Potter, M.D. Award)

🙏 Our sponsors: Your commitment drives our mission forward.

Together, we are making the world a better place 💙 See you in 2027 for the 39th Annual Lombardi Gala!


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03/13/2026

With deep gratitude, we recognize our Lombardi Gala Champions Circle for driving our mission forward.

Circle member Harriet Weiner said it best: “supporting Lombardi’s research and clinical care is the rocket fuel for current and future cancer prevention and cures.”

Swipe through to meet fellow Champions Circle members Dan Herlihy, Dr. Karen Howenstein, and Kevin Reilly.

Link in bio for tickets and information 🔗

See you TOMORROW!

03/11/2026

Special message from Rayshun LaMarr of NBC’s the Voice! 🎵 🪩

03/10/2026

Save the date for the 11th Annual GI Cancer Patient Summit on Saturday, July 25, 2026, from 10:00 am- 1:00 pm EST. The summit provides information and tools to manage cancer care. This free event is a partnership with Hope Connections For Cancer Support and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Learn more: bit.ly/GISummit26.

03/09/2026

John L. Marshall, MD, and Christopher Lieu, MD, comment on the rising incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer during CRC awareness month.

03/09/2026

Don’t miss this year’s Lombardi Gala, Saturday, March 14! Incredible stories of resilience with performances by award-winning artists!

Join us in the fight to beat cancer!

03/06/2026

Next week’s Lombardi Gala promises to be a night of hope, breakthrough, and incredible music. 🎶

Get ready for special live performances by Jordin Sparks, Rayshun LaMarr, Nova Payton and Children’s Chorus of Washington!

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03/03/2026

Claire Conley, PhD, and Marcelo Sleiman, Jr., discuss the need for protocols in supporting patients’ psychosocial needs.

03/02/2026

02/27/2026

Every breakthrough in cancer research begins with someone who cares deeply about making a difference. For over forty years, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has been conducting and supporting cancer research. With continued support, we can keep building on the steady decline in cancer deaths and move closer toward our goal of eradicating cancer.

Your participation in the Lombardi Gala, whether by joining us, sponsoring a table, or making a gift, directly helps us advance the discoveries that are reducing cancer deaths and bring so much hope to patients and families.

Find out more about sponsorship and tickets at https://lombardigala.georgetown.edu/

02/27/2026

Save the date: Friday, March 6th, we will join our Colorectal Cancer advocacy partners around the world in support of by taking part in . Join us in raising awareness about this disease.

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Hackensack Meridian Health, and MedStar Washington Hospital Center

02/23/2026

Celebrating strength and style with Runway to the Cure ✨👗

This inspiring all-volunteer community organizes an annual fashion show that features breast cancer patients and survivors as the stars of the runway. We are so grateful that the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi was a beneficiary of this year’s event!
L to R: Anne Davis Burns (Vice Chairman of the Board), Jane Abraham (Event Founder), Justine Weissenborn (Georgetown Lombardi), Theresa Goudie (Chairman of the Board), Faye Cascio (Treasurer of the Board)