HSS Autumn Benefit Raises $1 million
(New York, NY. October 29, 2026). Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), which has an outpatient location in and a Spine Center in Paramus, and a Surgery Center in Mahwah, held its annual Autumn Benefit at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City in October.
Chaired by Lois Kelly and supported by the Autumn Benefit Committee, this signature event raises critical funds for the innovative, academic, and humanitarian work of HSS faculty and staff through the HSS Surgeon-in-Chief Grants Program.
The evening honored Michael L. Parks, MD, FAAOS, hip and knee surgeon at HSS, with the HSS Impact Award, and Robert F. Spiera, MD, rheumatologist and director of the Scleroderma, Vasculitis, & Myositis Center at HSS, with the HSS Research Excellence Award. Actress, writer, and producer Amanda Peet joined as a special guest and delivered inspiring remarks.
The evening raised more than $1 million to strengthen the key pillars of excellence, training, research, education, and academic programming at HSS, for the ultimate benefit of patients worldwide.
Photo Caption: Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), which has an outpatient location and a Spine Center in Paramus, and a Surgery Center in Mahwah, raised more than $1 million at its Autumn Benefit for the innovative, academic, and humanitarian work of HSS faculty and staff. Pictured (l to r) Lois Kelly, event chair; Bryan T. Kelly, MD, MBA, President and CEO at HSS; Amanda Peet, actress, writer, and producer. The event took place in October at Cipriani in New York City.