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Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Erin Mills Iannacone aims not only to bring more women to her field, but to broaden NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center’s surgical offerings.

With a $7.5 million gift from the Friedman Family Foundation endowed by Stephen and Vice Chair Overseer Barbara Friedman, Weill Cornell Medicine has established an innovative cross-campus center dedicated to improving human health through research in the complex relationship between nutrition, inflammation and the development of disease.

Dr. Lisa Newman, an internationally renowned breast surgeon and researcher, has been appointed chief of the Section of Breast Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, effective Aug. 20. 

The Class of 2022 adds to Weill Cornell Medicine’s diverse community. Its students hail from 18 countries and collectively speak 29 different languages. 

Dr. Kaushal is one of 78 women chosen by Crain’s New York Business to honor female professionals working in healthcare whose contributions have significantly influenced New York City. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/assets/pdf/CN11652782.PDFhttp://hpr.weill.cornell.edu/https://www.joinallofus.org/en/nyc

NEW YORK (July 30, 2018)—Dr. Laura Riley, a renowned obstetrician who specializes in obstetric...

Dr. Francis Lee, a leading physician-scientist whose research focuses on anxiety disorders, has been named chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and psychiatrist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, effective July 1.

Today’s headlines can seem a grim litany of disasters, from hurricanes in the Atlantic and epidemics in South America to conflicts in Africa and droughts in the Midwest. For Dr. Alan Lockwood ’65, MD ’69, though, these calamities all have two things in common: they’re rooted in climate change, and they’re signs of public health crises that the medical profession—as well as other scientists, policymakers and citizens around the world—must address.

Dr. Dan Landau, an assistant professor of medicine and of physiology and biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine, and a core faculty member of the New York Genome Center, has been awarded the Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research to support his work studying cancer evolution.

Weill Cornell Medicine, in collaboration with Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian, has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct prostate cancer clinical trials.

The Antonio M. Gotto, Jr. Prize in Atherosclerosis Research was awarded to Dr. Daniel J. Rader, an investigator from the Perelman School of Medicine, during the XVIII International Symposium on Atherosclerosis held June 9-12 in Toronto, Canada.

In an era where misinformation is rampant, more and more scientists—at Weill Cornell Medicine and nationwide—see an urgent need to communicate their work to the public.

At Weill Cornell Medicine—and at many of its peer institutions across the United States—immigrants make rich contributions to research, education and clinical care.

Recognizing the increasing importance of emergency medicine as an academic discipline, Weill Cornell Medicine has expanded the Division of Emergency Medicine into a comprehensive department effective July 1. 

With their education behind them, the graduates will now embark on their residencies, postdocs, fellowships and other phases of their careers. But no matter where they go or what they do, Dr. Choi said, they need to remember what inspired them to pursue careers in medicine and science, and hold true to those ideals.

Weill Cornell Medicine has established a new Mentoring Academy that is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of healthcare leaders. 

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar welcomed 34 new doctors, including 13 Qatari nationals—a landmark for the institution—into the medical profession during commencement on May 2.

NewYork-Presbyterian, in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), is expanding its fleet of Mobile Stroke Treatment Units (MSTU) to Queens and Brooklyn. 

On May 6, the National Institutes of Health will open national enrollment for the All of Us Research Program—a momentous effort to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds. A consortium that includes Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem and NewYork-Presbyterian is spearheading enrollment in New York City. 

Weill Cornell Medicine honored 18 faculty, trainees, students and staff April 23 for their outstanding service and leadership in promoting diversity at the academic medical institution.