Dr. David Hajjar
Dr. David Hajjar, the Frank H.T. Rhodes Distinguished Professor in Cardiovascular Biology and Genetics and dean of the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, is currently serving as president of the American Association of University Pathologists ("Pluto Club") for the 2001-2002 term. Dr. Hajjar is also serving as co-chairman of the 2002 Keystone Conference on Inflammatory Paradigms and Vasculature, which will be held April 9-14 in Steamboat Springs, Colo., and serves on the Development Committee of the North American Vascular Biology Organization of the American Heart Association. Next year, Dr. Hajjar will be honored as the recipient of the 2003 FASEB (ASIP) Chugai Award for excellence in mentoring and scholarship. This prestigious award is presented to a member of ASIP (American Society for Investigative Pathology) who has had a distinguished career combining excellence in mentoring of students and research fellows in education with outstanding research achievements in experimental and investigative pathology. He will present the keynote lecture and chair the Chugai Symposium for Young Investigators during ASIP's 2003 annual meeting in San Diego.
Dr. Norman Relkin, associate professor of clinical neurology and neuroscience, and director of the Cornell Memory Disorders Program at NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center, hosted a discussion on the screening of the new movie "Memento," an event sponsored by the "Brain Interest Group" and "Psychiatry Within Cinema" on Jan. 29 in Weill Cornell's Archbold Commons.
Dr. Rock Positano, adjunct clinical assistant professor of medicine, received a letter of thanks from David Schomburg, chief of staff and director of medicolegal investigations at New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, for his efforts in locating and identifying those who had perished during the World Trade Center tragedy. Dr. Positano was commended for helping to comfort families during the difficult time. Mr. Schomburg wrote, "It is a comfort to us to know you have been, and remain, at the ready, to provide us with your professional expertise at a moment's notice."
Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, the Rossi Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine at NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center, and attending physician at both NYPH and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, is the author of a new book, "Power to the Patient: The Treatments to Insist on When You're Sick" (Warner Books Hardcover; Feb. 19, 2002). In his latest work, Dr. Rosenfeld, who is the author of seven previous New York Times bestsellers, writes about the most up-to-date information on the proper diagnosis and treatment of the most common ailments afflicting Americans today.
Rev. Curtis Hart, director of Pastoral Care and Education at NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center, published an article entitled "The Contribution of Pastoral Care to Bioethics" in the January 2002 edition of Second Opinion, an interdisciplinary journal. The article is based on Rev. Hart's experiences at NYWCMC. Second Opinion, a publication of the Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith and Bioethics, is based in Chicago.