Dr. Bruce Ballard (psychiatry), who has been named to a newly formed board that will oversee the distribution of monies raised for the September 11th Fund, was cited by PR Newswire. The September 11th Fund was established by the New York Community Trust and United Way of New York City to assist people who have had significant losses related to the World Trade Center disaster.
Dr. Neil Bander (urological oncology) was interviewed by ReutersHealth.com about a new monoclonal-antibody-based therapy for advanced prostate cancer.
Dr. Charles Bardes (medicine) wrote a Letter to the Editor of The New York Times listing six reasons why he does not prescribe antibiotics to patients who do not work in a building where anthrax has been documented.
Dr. Jeffrey Borer (cardiovascular medicine) was interviewed by Reuters about the possible danger of COX-2 inhibitor-drugs to the heart.
Dr. John Carucci (dermatology) was interviewed by Dermatology Times about anthrax.
Dr. Stephen Chasen (obstetrics and gynecology) was interviewed by Pregnancy magazine about the safety of aerobics during pregnancy.
Dr. Marylene Cloitre (psychology in psychiatry) is being interviewed by Dateline NBC for a special long-range feature on traumatic grief and chronic bereavement, and by CBS 60 Minutes II for a segment on the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. She was also interviewed by Bloomberg Radio about engaging in "bad habits" as a way of coping with the World Trade Center tragedy.
Dr. Jay Edelberg (medicine), who has been named a 2001–2004 Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholar, was again cited by the Medical Herald.
Dr. Joseph Fins (medicine) provided background information to the CBS Early Show about the cloning of a new breed of cat that doesn't cause allergies.
Dr. Neal Flomenbaum (medicine) was interviewed by Crain's Health Pulse about the increase in inquiries that emergency rooms have received because of the anthrax scare.
Dr. Richard Friedman (psychiatry) was interviewed by The New York Times Magazine about various medications used to treat anxiety.
Dr. Marc Goldstein (urology) was interviewed by Newsweek about the latest treatments for male infertility, by Men's Health about vasectomy and vasectomy reversal, and by Bottom Line Report about male infertility.
Dr. Antonio Gotto (medicine), Dr. Orli Etingin (medicine; medicine in obstetrics and gynecology), Dr. Shelley Aarons (psychiatry), Dr. Sandra Belmont (ophthalmology), and Dr. Richard Granstein (dermatology) made presentations at the 19th annual Women's Health Symposium on "Aging Well: Good News for the Heart, Mind and Body." Among the media who attended were representatives from Self, Lilith magazine, Family Circle, More and several freelance writers. The Women's Health Symposium is co-sponsored by Weill Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr. Jonathan Jacobs (medicine) was interviewed by Time magazine, the Daily News and Japan-TV about anthrax. He was also interviewed by WCBS-TV about smallpox and by Newsday about changes in diagnoses of infectious diseases in light of the recent anthrax scare.
Dr. Michael Lockshin (medicine) was interviewed by The New York Times about the risk of heart attack from taking the pain reliever Vioxx.
Dr. Alan Manevitz (psychiatry) appeared on NY1 with its health editor Cheryl Wills for more than an hour to answer questions from the public on anthrax and to help calm fears. He also discussed a press conference by Gov. Pataki and Mayor Giuliani on anthrax as it aired on NY1. In addition, he was interviewed by The New York Times about helping World Trade Center employees cope with stress and anxiety, by the Daily News about people visiting "ground zero" to enable them to cope with the tragedy, and by WNBC-TV about how to recognize signs of depression and anxiety.
Dr. Alvin Mushlin (public health) was interviewed by The New York Times about public health aspects of the anthrax scare.
Dr. Sunil Panchal (anesthesiology), who has been appointed NYWC's director of the Center for Pain Medicine, was cited by the Medical Herald.
Dr. Mark Russo (medicine) was interviewed by Gastroenterology News about complementary/alternative medicine for hepatitis C.
Dr. Rache Simmons (surgery) was interviewed by Oxygen TV about prophylactic mastectomy. With Dr. Sandra Belmont (ophthalmology), she was also interviewed by Glamour magazine about what doctors don't tell their patients.
Dr. Dirk Sostman (radiology) and administrator Rick Perez were interviewed by Decisions in Imaging Economics about disaster readiness in NYWC's Department of Radiology.
Dr. Philip Wilner (psychiatry) was interviewed by Crain's New York Business about fear and anxiety.