Dr. Jeremiah Barondess
The Weill Cornell Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) has invited Dr. Jeremiah Barondess, president of the New York Academy of Medicine and Weill Cornell professor emeritus of clinical medicine, to lecture on "The Importance of Wondering." Dr. Barondess will present the A.O.A. Lecture for the medical student honor society on Tuesday, May 20, at 4 p.m. in Uris Auditorium.
Dr. Barondess received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. He later completed his residency training in medicine at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. He remained at Cornell until 1990, rising through the faculty ranks to hold the William T. Foley Distinguished Professorship in Clinical Medicine. In July 1990, Dr. Barondess was appointed president of The New York Academy of Medicine.
Dr. Barondess is president emeritus of the American College of Physicians, and a past president of Alpha Omega Alpha, the American Osler Society, and the American Clinical and Climatological Association. He has written extensively on clinical matters in internal medicine, medical education, clinical ethics, and the training of internists.