Dr. Brian Apatoff (neurology) was interviewed by the New York Post on multiple sclerosis.
Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) has begun a series of appearances on the CBS Early Show, commenting on and monitoring a weight-loss program for five participants. In Self magazine, he was interviewed concerning fad diets and celebrities.
Dr. Phyllis August (medicine) was interviewed by the Daily News on possible side effects of NSAIDs.
Dr. Roger Emert (medicine) was interviewed by WABC-TV on the pollen count and by WNBC-TV on allergy shots.
Dr. Mitchell Gaynor (medicine) was interviewed by CNBC on homeopathic medicine, (following reports of actress Suzanne Somers' treatment for breast cancer).
Dr. Antonio Gotto (medicine) and Dr. Carl Vaughan (medicine) were interviewed by the Washington Post on non-lipid-lowering effects of statin drugs and the use of statins as a cardiac prevention strategy.
Dr. Mark Green (psychiatry) was interviewed by the Medical Herald about binge drinking in athletes.
Dr. Claudia Henschke (radiology) was interviewed by the New York Post on the surgeon general's report on women and smoking.
Dr. Alan Manevitz (psychiatry) was interviewed by the Daily News on stress management in the subway.
Dr. John Moore (microbiology and immunology) was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal and Nature on HIV/AIDS drugs and vaccines.
Dr. Peter Pressman (surgery) was interviewed by NBC Nightly News concerning needle vs. surgical biopsy for breast cancer. He was also featured in the New York Post in an abridged listing of the "Best Doctors to See in New York City" (from Castle Connolly's "Top Doctors: New York Metro Area").
Dr. Rache Simmons (surgery) was interviewed by Fox-5 on new minimally invasive breast-surgery techniques.
Drs. Manikkam Suthanthiran (medicine in surgery) and Baogui Li (molecular biology in medicine) received notice on WNBC-TV, Reuters, WebMD and CBSHealthwatch.com for their new, non-invasive diagnostic test to detect kidney transplant rejection.
April 16, 2001
