Docs Rock for a Cause

These talented docs know how to rock. And they’ll be making music to help silence a disease that affects approximately 3 million Americans—Type 1 diabetes.

The Second Annual Rockin’ Docs for Diabetes Cure is a benefit concert open to all ages on Sunday, April 29 from 1:30-5:00 pm at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia.

Doylestown Hospital orthopedic surgeon Dr. Guy Lee fronts the band Rose’s Cross for the cause. Lee plays lead guitar and provides vocals for this popular local band.

Named after Lee's wife, Rose, Rose's Cross initially was formed to save local Catholic parishes some money.

"We go to Our Lady of Guadalupe, and our kids go to school at ," Lee said last year before the first Rockin' Docs concert. "The people running their benefits were paying four to five thousand dollars to the band each time, so we put Rose's Cross together as a way to avoid that."

All proceeds from this concert will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the worldwide leader in research to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes and its complications.

The concert will feature established local rock bands comprised predominantly of doctor-musicians from area hospitals, including Doylestown Hospital, Abington Memorial Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Einstein Medical Center.

Andre Gardner, WMGK Afternoon Drive On-Air Personality and host of Breakfast with the Beatles, will emcee the event.

The event was created by two area doctors, both of whom are fathers of children with Type 1 diabetes. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International is the leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes research worldwide.

Each year, more than 15,000 children and 15,000 adults—about 80 people per day—are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in the United States.

Advance tickets are available through the Electric Factory box office (421 N. 7th Street Philadelphia, PA), Ticketmaster's web site (http://www.electricfactory.info/) or by contacting the Eastern PA/Delaware chapter of the JDRF at http://www.jdrfeasternpa.com or 610-227-0364.

Tickets are $27 for adults, $15 for children under 12. Day of show tickets cost $30 for adults and $18 for children under 12.

For more information, visit www.rockindocs.org.