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George Shinn Endowed Chair
in Neurovascular Health Named
After announcing, virtually, a transformational $7.5 million gift to Atrium Health’s stroke network in 2020, philanthropist George Shinn and his wife, Megan, visited Charlotte this September to tour the stroke center named in his honor and celebrate the formal naming of the George Shinn Endowed Chair in Neurovascular Medicine. Dr. Rahul Karamchandani, stroke medical director and co-director of the cerebrovascular program for Atrium Health Neurosciences Institute, will hold the inaugural title, which was bestowed upon him during a private investiture at the Duke Mansion.
“We are incredibly grateful to the Shinn Foundation for this funding, which enables us to recruit the brightest talent and to provide the very best educational and research opportunities for our stroke team,” said Dr. Karamchandani, surrounded by family and supporters at the investiture. “I look forward to continuing to expand our capabilities and serve patients within our community and beyond.”
An entrepreneur who changed the sports landscape in the Carolinas by founding its first major league franchise, the Charlotte Hornets, George is also a stroke survivor. He was inspired to make one of the first gifts to Giving Hope: The Campaign for Atrium Health, crediting the stroke center at Carolinas Medical Center for saving his life.
"It’s important to our family that patients – regardless of where they live, their ethnicity or their socio-economic status – have access to the very best care possible. This city was supportive of me and my dreams, and now I enjoy serving others and giving back to show my appreciation.”
— GEORGE SHINN
