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The gala was held at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa/Short Pump. (Photo by Ash Daniel)
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Bette Wallerstein (left), who was treated at VCU’s trauma center after being seriously injured in a 2014 car accident, dances with Trarell White, a care partner with VCU’s medical respiratory unit. (Photo by Ash Daniel)
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Kevin Richardson and Ellen Hairston. (Photo by Ash Daniel)
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The gala honored trauma patient survivors and their caregivers. (Photo by Ash Daniel)
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Wallerstein with her family. (Photo by Ash Daniel)
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Drs. Leela Kriplani, Rao Ivatury and Sudha Jayaraman.(Photo by Ash Daniel)
Nearly 400 people attended the seventh annual Shining Knight Gala held by VCU Medical Center’s Level I trauma center on May 2. The event raised $202,200 for the trauma center’s injury and violence prevention programs. Keynote speakers included state Sen. Tommy Norment, R-Williamsburg; Dr. Marissa Levine, interim state health commissioner; and Dr. Michel Aboutanos, chief of trauma and chair of VCU’s Division of Acute Care Surgical Services.
