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"Trauma affects everyone, regardless of age, race, or economic status. Stepping Strong aims to reduce the number and severity of traumatic injuries in Boston and beyond."
—Ali Salim, MD, Stepping Strong Center Medical Co-Director

"A moment that defines my commitment to leading the center was when Gillian and I participated in B.A.A. 5K race. Our goal is to fuel innovation programs that lead to happy endings like Gillian’s."
—Mitchel B. Harris, MD, Stepping Strong Medical Co-Director

“For patients with a high level of chronic pain, amputation can be the best form of salvage. Ewing Procedure patients enjoy more precise control of their limb and increased sensory freedom.”
— Matthew J. Carty, MD, Stepping Strong Center Director of Strategy and Innovation

“Our goal is to provide the brilliant professionals at the Brigham with the funding to help patients with devastating traumatic injuries achieve the best possible outcomes."
—Steven, Audrey, Danielle, and Gillian Reny

The mission of The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation is to catalyze trauma innovation for injured civilians and military heroes, through multidisciplinary investigative collaborations across the continuum of trauma care, from prevention to treatment and recovery. 

The Stepping Strong Innovator Awards program inspires multi-institutional faculty to pursue groundbreaking innovation with a goal of transforming outcomes for civilians and military heroes worldwide.

The Stepping Strong Injury Prevention and Intervention program aims to reduce the number and severity of traumatic injuries resulting from elderly falls, gun violence, distracted driving, and substance use.

The Stepping Strong Plastic Surgery Trauma Fellowship is a unique program designed to train the next generation of medical leaders in advanced and innovative techniques for treating acute and complex injury.

True to the Boston Strong spirit of kindness and collaboration, the members of the Stepping Strong community are inspired to come together to help those with traumatic injuries step strong again.

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There is ONE WEEK LEFT to participate in the Stepping Strong Center’s 10-Year Blood Drive! 

To celebrate a decade of innovation and revolutionary trauma care, Stepping Strong is partnering with the Kraft Family Blood Donor Center to benefit patients at @brighamandwomens and @danafarber who are in need of blood or platelets as a result of traumatic injury or another serious health condition. 

Thank you @WCVB for allowing us to share more about the Stepping Strong Center’s mission and highlight the importance of blood donations. To see the feature that Maria Stephanos references at the end of the video, please click the link below that features the 2023 Stepping Strong Breakthrough Award recipient, Nakul Raykar, MD. 
https://www.wcvb.com/article/stepping-strong-center-celebrates-10th-anniversary-with-blood-drive/46885023 

If you are eligible to donate blood, we encourage you to sign up on the Kraft Center website. Please include “STEP” in your reservation notes.
https://donor.kraftfamilyblooddonorcenter.org/donor/auth/signin?fbclid=IwAR1ek7ajPjmT8MfjUsQF_ahT_mdE3PXtoBAXH79pQeivZfzZ03GXyFbQuVY

Thank you for saving lives. 

#10YearsOfSteppingStrong #SteppingStrong #InjuryPrevention #TurningTragedyIntoHope #BloodDonation #BloodDonor

There is ONE WEEK LEFT to participate in the Stepping Strong Center’s 10-Year Blood Drive!

To celebrate a decade of innovation and revolutionary trauma care, Stepping Strong is partnering with the Kraft Family Blood Donor Center to benefit patients at @brighamandwomens and @danafarber who are in need of blood or platelets as a result of traumatic injury or another serious health condition.

Thank you @WCVB for allowing us to share more about the Stepping Strong Center’s mission and highlight the importance of blood donations. To see the feature that Maria Stephanos references at the end of the video, please click the link below that features the 2023 Stepping Strong Breakthrough Award recipient, Nakul Raykar, MD.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/stepping-strong-center-celebrates-10th-anniversary-with-blood-drive/46885023

If you are eligible to donate blood, we encourage you to sign up on the Kraft Center website. Please include “STEP” in your reservation notes.
https://donor.kraftfamilyblooddonorcenter.org/donor/auth/signin?fbclid=IwAR1ek7ajPjmT8MfjUsQF_ahT_mdE3PXtoBAXH79pQeivZfzZ03GXyFbQuVY

Thank you for saving lives.

#10YearsOfSteppingStrong #SteppingStrong #InjuryPrevention #TurningTragedyIntoHope #BloodDonation #BloodDonor
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March is #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth.

According to the @cdcgov, between 2020-2021, 586 people were hospitalized due to traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and 190 people died from TBIs every day in the United States. Despite this concerning data, TBIs are preventable. 

Click the link in our bio to learn more about common brain injuries and how you can partner with the @bia_usa to amplify the conversation around brain injury, support educational events, and participate in #MyBrainInjuryJourney to encourage survivors and loved ones to share their unique stories.

In 2023, the Stepping Strong Center awarded Saef Izzy, MD (left center in the dark jacket), with a Stepping Strong Innovator Award for his novel immune therapy to promote recovery in TBI patients. Read more about this innovative work by visiting BWHSteppingStrong.org.
@brighamandwomens 

#SteppingStrong #InjuryPrevention #TurningTragedyIntoHope

March is #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth.

According to the @cdcgov, between 2020-2021, 586 people were hospitalized due to traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and 190 people died from TBIs every day in the United States. Despite this concerning data, TBIs are preventable.

Click the link in our bio to learn more about common brain injuries and how you can partner with the @bia_usa to amplify the conversation around brain injury, support educational events, and participate in #MyBrainInjuryJourney to encourage survivors and loved ones to share their unique stories.

In 2023, the Stepping Strong Center awarded Saef Izzy, MD (left center in the dark jacket), with a Stepping Strong Innovator Award for his novel immune therapy to promote recovery in TBI patients. Read more about this innovative work by visiting BWHSteppingStrong.org.
@brighamandwomens

#SteppingStrong #InjuryPrevention #TurningTragedyIntoHope
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March is #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth.

According to the @bia_usa, more than 5 million people in the United States live with a permanent brain injury-related disability — that’s 1 in every 60 people. Despite this concerning data, brain-related injuries are preventable. 

Click the link in our bio to learn more about common brain injuries and how you can partner with the @bia_usa to amplify the conversation around brain injury, support educational events, and participate in #MyBrainInjuryJourney to encourage survivors and loved ones to share their unique stories.

In 2023, the Stepping Strong Center awarded Saef Izzy, MD, with a Stepping Strong Innovator Award for his novel immune therapy to promote recovery in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. Read more about this innovative work by visiting BWHSteppingStrong.org.

#SteppingStrong #InjuryPrevention #TurningTragedyIntoHope

March is #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth.

According to the @bia_usa, more than 5 million people in the United States live with a permanent brain injury-related disability — that’s 1 in every 60 people. Despite this concerning data, brain-related injuries are preventable.

Click the link in our bio to learn more about common brain injuries and how you can partner with the @bia_usa to amplify the conversation around brain injury, support educational events, and participate in #MyBrainInjuryJourney to encourage survivors and loved ones to share their unique stories.

In 2023, the Stepping Strong Center awarded Saef Izzy, MD, with a Stepping Strong Innovator Award for his novel immune therapy to promote recovery in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. Read more about this innovative work by visiting BWHSteppingStrong.org.

#SteppingStrong #InjuryPrevention #TurningTragedyIntoHope
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We are 50 days away from the 2024 #BostonMarathon! 🏃‍♀️💪

We’re so thankful to have a team of runners who are passionate and enthusiastic about helping the #SteppingStrong Center #turntragedyintohope for trauma survivors. On Monday, April 15, runners will come together from around the world to participate in this historic event.

This year, the Stepping Strong team has set a $1.7 million goal to help support the center’s mission of catalyzing trauma innovation across the continuum of trauma care from prevention to treatment and recovery. 

To read more about our runners and support them from Hopkinton to Boston, click the link in our bio 💙🩷💛

#Boston128 #oneBOSTON

We are 50 days away from the 2024 #BostonMarathon! 🏃‍♀️💪

We’re so thankful to have a team of runners who are passionate and enthusiastic about helping the #SteppingStrong Center #turntragedyintohope for trauma survivors. On Monday, April 15, runners will come together from around the world to participate in this historic event.

This year, the Stepping Strong team has set a $1.7 million goal to help support the center’s mission of catalyzing trauma innovation across the continuum of trauma care from prevention to treatment and recovery.

To read more about our runners and support them from Hopkinton to Boston, click the link in our bio 💙🩷💛

#Boston128 #oneBOSTON
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To celebrate 10 years of innovation and revolutionary trauma care, the Stepping Strong Center is partnering with the Kraft Family Blood Donor Center to host a blood drive, from now until March 20, to benefit patients at @brighamandwomens and @danafarber with traumatic injuries and other significant health conditions. 

Thank you @wcvb5 for this feature and to the 2023 Stepping Strong Breakthrough Award recipient, Nakul Raykar, MD, MPH, for providing valuable information about the impact of traumatic blood loss and the importance of blood donations.

If you are eligible to donate blood, we encourage you to sign up on the Kraft Center website. Please include “STEP” in your reservation notes.
https://donor.kraftfamilyblooddonorcenter.org/donor/auth/signin?fbclid=IwAR1ek7ajPjmT8MfjUsQF_ahT_mdE3PXtoBAXH79pQeivZfzZ03GXyFbQuVY

If you would like to learn more about Dr. Raykar’s Breakthrough Award project about applying walking blood banks to a low-income civilian setting, please visit our website.

To celebrate 10 years of innovation and revolutionary trauma care, the Stepping Strong Center is partnering with the Kraft Family Blood Donor Center to host a blood drive, from now until March 20, to benefit patients at @brighamandwomens and @danafarber with traumatic injuries and other significant health conditions.

Thank you @wcvb5 for this feature and to the 2023 Stepping Strong Breakthrough Award recipient, Nakul Raykar, MD, MPH, for providing valuable information about the impact of traumatic blood loss and the importance of blood donations.

If you are eligible to donate blood, we encourage you to sign up on the Kraft Center website. Please include “STEP” in your reservation notes.
https://donor.kraftfamilyblooddonorcenter.org/donor/auth/signin?fbclid=IwAR1ek7ajPjmT8MfjUsQF_ahT_mdE3PXtoBAXH79pQeivZfzZ03GXyFbQuVY

If you would like to learn more about Dr. Raykar’s Breakthrough Award project about applying walking blood banks to a low-income civilian setting, please visit our website.
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“If you see something, say something”.

This national public safety campaign was launched in 2010 to encourage members of the public to speak up in moments of fearful uncertainty. The @sandyhookpromise Foundation — founded after the tragic 2012 school shooting — has embraced this motto and established the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System (SS-ARS) to connect concerned students with counselors and crisis managers to prevent shootings and report potential acts of violence. Schools in 23 states have set up these anonymous 24/7 tip lines, serving more than 5 million students in grades 6-12. 

To learn more about the SS-ARS tip line or submit a tip, click the link in our bio. 

If you or someone you know are living with suicidal thoughts, call or text @988lifeline. Help is available.

Through training and education initiatives, the Stepping Strong Center remains committed to reducing the burden of traumatic injuries in our community. To watch a Lunch & Learn webinar on the topic of community violence prevention, please visit BWHSteppingStrong.org/lunch-and-learn. 

#SteppingStrong #FirearmPrevention #SuicidePrevention #InjuryPrevention #TurningTragedyIntoHope

“If you see something, say something”.

This national public safety campaign was launched in 2010 to encourage members of the public to speak up in moments of fearful uncertainty. The @sandyhookpromise Foundation — founded after the tragic 2012 school shooting — has embraced this motto and established the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System (SS-ARS) to connect concerned students with counselors and crisis managers to prevent shootings and report potential acts of violence. Schools in 23 states have set up these anonymous 24/7 tip lines, serving more than 5 million students in grades 6-12.

To learn more about the SS-ARS tip line or submit a tip, click the link in our bio.

If you or someone you know are living with suicidal thoughts, call or text @988lifeline. Help is available.

Through training and education initiatives, the Stepping Strong Center remains committed to reducing the burden of traumatic injuries in our community. To watch a Lunch & Learn webinar on the topic of community violence prevention, please visit BWHSteppingStrong.org/lunch-and-learn.

#SteppingStrong #FirearmPrevention #SuicidePrevention #InjuryPrevention #TurningTragedyIntoHope
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10 YEARS! 💙🩷💛
 
From Stepping Strong Co-Founders, @aereny and @_gilliansara:

“It is hard to believe that it has been ten years since we established The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation to thank the medical heroes who saved our family and to push forward new ways of helping other trauma survivors. Over the past decade, we have connected people from around the world who are committed to our mission of supporting trauma patients across the continuum of trauma care from prevention to treatment, and recovery. The Stepping Strong community includes brilliant researchers, dedicated clinicians, passionate educators, gritty runners, brave trauma survivors, and more, all with a shared passion and we are honored to call you family.

As we enter the next decade, we have even bigger aspirations—to expand our programs, extend our reach, and continue to fill an underfunded gap in trauma research. We are committed to doing our part to tackle the number one cause of death for people ages 44 and younger. With the support of our Stepping Strong family, we know we will build on our successes and achieve even more in the years ahead. 

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for 10 years of hope, healing, and #SteppingStrong.”
 
 #TurningTragedyIntoHope #10Years #Decade #InjuryPrevention
@brighamandwomens @massgeneralbrigham @bostonmarathon

10 YEARS! 💙🩷💛

From Stepping Strong Co-Founders, @aereny and @_gilliansara:

“It is hard to believe that it has been ten years since we established The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation to thank the medical heroes who saved our family and to push forward new ways of helping other trauma survivors. Over the past decade, we have connected people from around the world who are committed to our mission of supporting trauma patients across the continuum of trauma care from prevention to treatment, and recovery. The Stepping Strong community includes brilliant researchers, dedicated clinicians, passionate educators, gritty runners, brave trauma survivors, and more, all with a shared passion and we are honored to call you family.

As we enter the next decade, we have even bigger aspirations—to expand our programs, extend our reach, and continue to fill an underfunded gap in trauma research. We are committed to doing our part to tackle the number one cause of death for people ages 44 and younger. With the support of our Stepping Strong family, we know we will build on our successes and achieve even more in the years ahead.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for 10 years of hope, healing, and #SteppingStrong.”

#TurningTragedyIntoHope #10Years #Decade #InjuryPrevention
@brighamandwomens @massgeneralbrigham @bostonmarathon
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