Dean Daniel Alonso was interviewed about the new Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar for the The Reporter, the newsletter of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Dr. Craig Basson (medicine) was interviewed by Reutershealth.com and theheart.org about a gene mutation identified in Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. (The syndrome, a cardiac disorder caused by abnormal electrical pathways in the heart, was the subject of a June 14 NEJM article and editorial).
Dr. Ronald Crystal (medicine) was included in a list published by Science magazine of the research scientists who receive the most funding from the NIH.
Dr. Christine Frissora (medicine) was interviewed about irritable bowel syndrome for the CBS Early Show.
Dean Antonio Gotto took part in a discussion of new cholesterol guidelines for a Family Circle article on women and heart disease.
Dr. Ben-Gary Harvey (medicine) was interviewed by CBSHeathWatch.com about CD40L gene therapy for lung cancer.
Drs. Milan Kinkhabwala, Joseph Del Pizzo, and David Serur (surgery), and Marian Charlton, transplant coordinator, were interviewed by Newsday for a Father's Day feature about a kidney donation from father to son.
Dr. Mark Lachs (medicine/geriatrics) was mentioned in the Our Town community newspaper regarding a $2-million grant recently awarded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to support geriatric medical education at Weill Cornell (see article in this issue of the "Dean's Bulletin").
Dr. Michael Rubin (neurology) was interviewed about carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) by Healthscout.com and WebMD, following publication of the June 12 issue of the Journal of Neurology, which was devoted to CTS.
August 13, 2001
