Dr. Margaret Altemus (psychiatry) and Dr. Robert Allan (psychology in medicine) were interviewed by Glamour Magazine about the health benefits of exercise to reduce stress and depression.
Dr. Brian Apatoff (neurology) was interviewed by Bloomberg Radio about a possible connection between the Epstein Barr virus and multiple sclerosis.
Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) provided weight-loss advice in USA Today. He was also interviewed by Shape Magazine about whether to eat red meat when bodybuilding.
Dr. Jack Barchas (psychiatry) and Dr. David Silbersweig (psychiatry and neurology and neuroscience) provided background information to Time magazine about the neurological ramifications of schizophrenic relapses.
Dr. Ernst Bartsich (obstetrics and gynecology) was interviewed by Healthscout.com about a Colorado University study finding that diagnoses of gynecological problems via telephone are not as accurate as office visits.
Dr. David V. Becker (radiology) was interviewed by the Fox News Channel, by WCBS-AM by WLBG Radio (Sayreville), by the Journal News (Westchester), and by Consumer Reports about potassium iodide as a preventive measure to be taken during a nuclear disaster.
Dr. Jeffrey Borer (cardiovascular medicine) provided background information to NBC Nightly News about coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) as an alternative to traditional coronary angiogram for diagnosing blockages (engendered by a New England Journal of Medicine article).
Dr. Robert Campagna (medicine) provided background information to WCBS-TV about a surgeon performing five heart procedures in one operation.
Dr. Stephen Chasen (obstetrics and gynecology) was interviewed by WABC-TV about first-trimester ultrasound screening for genetic abnormalities. He was also interviewed by Healthscout.com about the effects of stress on pregnancy (based on a report from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology).
Dr. Marylene Cloitre (psychology in psychiatry) was interviewed by the Medical Herald on the psychological effects of terrorist acts.
Dr. Andrew Dannenberg (medicine) was interviewed by Bloomberg Radio about cancer prevention.
Dr. JoAnn Difede (psychology in psychiatry) was interviewed by the Daily News about grieving family members of World Trade Center victims who were asked for more DNA testing.
Dr. Roger Emert (medicine) was interviewed by Woman's World about the prevention of seasonal allergies.
Dr. Orli Etingin (medicine) and Dr. Shari Midoneck (medicine) gave tips for women on selecting a doctor in First for Women.
Dr. Eric Feldman (medicine) was interviewed by Reuters TV about Gleevec (STI-571) as a promising alternative to bone-marrow transplantation for treatment of leukemia.
Dr. Joseph Fins (medicine and public health) provided background information to the Associated Press about the development and function of Weill Cornell's Division of Medical Ethics.
Dr. Laura Fisher (medicine) was interviewed by Bloomberg Radio about the arrival of cold and flu season.
Dr. Dennis Fowler (surgery) was featured in New York Magazine for an article on minimally invasive surgery.
Dr. Christine Frissora (medicine) appeared in a live half-hour interview on Fox 5 about stomach viruses. She was also interviewed by Fox 5 about how choking on a foreign object can cause loss of consciousness (engendered by the pretzel incident with President Bush).
Dr. Marc Goldstein (urology) was interviewed twice by Men's Health, on vasectomy and on testicular health.
Dean Antonio Gotto and Dr. Arthur Klein (pediatrics) were photographed for the New York Times' society page at a celebratory dinner for the $100 million and $50 million donations to the College from Sanford and Joan Weill and Maurice and Corinne Greenberg.
Dr. Alexander Green (medicine) was interviewed by Medical Crossfire about multicultural medicine: confronting the challenges in primary care.
Dr. Jeffrey Laurence (medicine) was interviewed by BBC Radio about AIDS research.
Dr. John Leonard (medicine) was interviewed by Hem/Onc Today about non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (engendered by research he presented at the American Society of Hematology conference in December).
Dr. Noel Maclaren (pediatrics) was interviewed by Bloomberg Radio about smoking during pregnancy as a cause of diabetes and obesity in offspring (engendered by a British Medical Journal paper). He was also interviewed for a book by Rita Baron-Faust, to be published by Contemporary Books, about Type 1 diabetes, including immune-mediated diabetes.
Dr. Alan Manevitz (psychiatry) was interviewed by the NBC Today Show about kicking bad habits at the start of the year. He was also interviewed by Artnet.com about the psychological profile of white-collar criminals.
Dr. Sheryl Miller (dermatology) was interviewed by Healthscout.com about premenstrual acne.
Dr. Robert Millman (psychiatry and public health) commented in The New York Times Magazine on Acquired Situational Narcissism, a psychological dysfunction that he was the first to identify and treat. He was also interviewed by Us Magazine about celebrity kleptomania (engendered by news reports of actress Winona Ryder's alleged shoplifting).
Dr. Margaret Moline (psychiatry) commented on ENADAlert, a nutritional supplement that was tested for use in sleep-deprived persons, to two media: the Austin (Tex.) American Statesman and WebMD.
Dr. John Moore (microbiology and immunology) published two articles on HIV in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The articles received attention from Newsday.
Dr. Maria New (pediatrics) was interviewed by Newsweek about hormone treatments for abnormalities of stature in children.
Dr. Mark Pochapin (medicine) and Dr. Erica Jones (medicine) were interviewed by WCBS-TV about a Lancet study, "H. pylori eradication reduces risk of peptic ulcers for patients taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs."
Dr. Dix Poppas (urology) was interviewed by Reuters TV about the debate over the health benefits of circumcision.
Dr. Rock Positano (podiatry in medicine) wrote a column for the Daily News, quoting Dr. Allan Gibofsky (medicine), about the diagnosis and treatment of gout.
Dr. Marcus Reidenberg (pharmacology) was interviewed by the Sarasota Herald Tribune about different methods for dosing medication.
Dr. Norman Relkin (neurology and neuroscience) was interviewed by Neurology Today about exercising to improve cognition and memory.
Dr. Herman Rosen (medicine) will edit a regular feature in Educational Update, spotlighting basic and clinical research breakthroughs at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Dr. Neil Sadick (dermatology) was interviewed by Allure Magazine about the importance of sunscreen protection during the winter months. He was also interviewed by Women's Health Advisor about a new genetic skin test called the GeneLink Oxidative Stress (OS) Profile.
Dr. Gail Saltz (psychiatry) was interviewed by Parade Magazine about post-partum depression. She was also interviewed by Self Magazine about the effects of marriage on women's health.
Dr. Peter Schlegel (urology) was interviewed by Genesis Report about testicular and prostate cancer, and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Dr. Gillian Shepherd (medicine) was interviewed by Spa Magazine about seasonal allergies.
Dr. Rache Simmons (surgery) was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about the use of radiofrequency ablation to destroy breast tumors.
Dr. Gregory Siskind (medicine) was interviewed by Healthscout.com about the efficacy and safety of human clinical trials.
Dr. R. Ernest Sosa (urology) was interviewed by NBC Nightly News about the prevention and treatment of kidney stones (engendered by a New England Journal of Medicine report on the appropriate diet to prevent calcium oxalate stones).
Dr. Joseph Stavola (pediatrics) was interviewed by Times Ledger Newspapers about identifying bioterrorism's effects in children.
Dr. Carol Storey-Johnson (medicine) was profiled in Network Journal as one of New York's best doctors.
Dr. Mia Talmor (surgery) was interviewed by Fox 5 News about collagen supplementation in cosmetic and plastic surgery.
Dr. Mathew Varghese (dermatology) was interviewed by Bloomberg Radio about depression as a possible side effect of the acne drug Accutane (engendered by news reports about the teenager who committed suicide by flying a plane into a building in Tampa).
Dr. Carl Vaughan (medicine) was interviewed by Dow Jones Newswire about Ibuprofen blocking aspirin's ability to help protect against heart attacks (engendered by a recent New England Journal of Medicine study).
Dr. Daniel Wagner (neurology in psychiatry) provided background information to ABC Good Morning America about a new home screening product for sleep apnea, called SleepStrip.
Dr. Roger Yurt (surgery) was interviewed by Bloomberg News about the World Trade Center burn victims. He was also featured in a Time-Life book entitled "Life: One Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001."
Dr. Ioannis Zervoudakis (obstetrics and gynecology) was interviewed by the NBC Today Show about a New Year's baby, who will be followed and profiled in future Today Show segments for the next year.
February 4, 2002
