Dr. Robert Allan (medicine) appeared on Brazil's TV Global to discuss anger management counseling.
Dr. Patricia Allen (obstetrics and gynecology) was interviewed by the Daily News about alternatives to hormone therapy.
Dr. Daniel Alonso (pathology and laboratory medicine) gave an update about the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar to the AMA newsletter, American Medical News.
Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) commented in the Wall Street Journal about designing a diet for weight loss and in "O" The Oprah Magazine about the weight-loss drugs Zonisamide and CNTF.
Dr. Marc Avram (dermatology) was interviewed by Healthology.com about hair loss transplantation and follicular extraction.
Dr. Barbara Bartlik (psychiatry) commented in Glamour magazine about questions to ask a partner before sex.
Dr. Ernst Bartsich (obstetrics and gynecology) was interviewed by Amsterdam News about hysterectomy alternatives.
Dr. Flint Beal (neurology and neuroscience) will appear in a Parkinson's Disease Foundation Video News Release, discussing the promising results of co-enzyme Q10 for early Parkinson's. Dr. Beal was also mentioned in Fitness Magazine for his new book, "The DANA Guide to Brain Health."
Dr. David S. Becker (dermatology) commented in Toronto's Medical Post on the recent finding that Botox may cause new wrinkles.
Dr. Sandra Belmont (ophthalmology) appeared on Medstar Television to discuss Laser Presbyopia Reversal (LAPR).
Dr. Diane Berson (dermatology) commented about anti-aging skin care in Time Out New York.
Dr. John Blass (neurology) appeared on WCBS-TV to discuss new research that shows "silent strokes" could be the catalyst for more damaging, full-blown strokes, and in the Associated Press about undetected strokes raising the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Dr. Mark Callahan (public health) commented in General Surgery News about subspecialty training.
Drs. Frank Chervenak and Robert Sassoon (obstetrics and gynecology) were mentioned in an Avenue Magazine advertorial for a fashion show benefiting NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center's Lying-In Hospital (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology).
Drs. Richard Cohen (medicine), Lisa Ravdin (neurology) and Norman Relkin (neurology and neuroscience) were mentioned in both Time Out New York and Newsday for their presentation at the Spring 2003 Community Health & Wellness Seminar Series, "How to Live to 102: Strategies for Successful Aging."
Dr. Andrew Dannenberg (medicine) commented in Caribbean Life about cancer prevention programs.
Dr. Susan Evans (psychiatry) was interviewed by The New York Times "Science Times" about the benefits of exercise in reducing stress, and by Newsday and Newsday.com about methods to decrease stress at work, based on Weill Cornell's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program. Dr. Evans was also interviewed by both The New York Times and Fitness Magazine about the health benefits of meditation and other relaxation techniques.
Dr. Marc Goldstein (urology) was interviewed by the Urology Times about the cryopreservation of sperm.
Ruth Gotian (MD-PhD Program) was featured in Keepsake Magazine on the Weill Cornell/Rockefeller University/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program and the Gateways to the Laboratory Program.
Dr. Antonio Gotto (Dean's Office) was interviewed by the Hospitals & Health Networks about the Medical College's Southtown housing being built on Roosevelt Island and by the AAMC Reporter about the impact of Sept. 11 on undergraduate education. Dr. Gotto appears in the introduction to CCG Metamedia Educational Video's interactive CD-ROM on diabetes. Dr. Gotto also spoke at a conference about the Hippocratic Oath and its role in contemporary medicine that was covered by Education Update.
Dr. Claudia Henschke (radiology) commented in Hematology-Oncology Today on lung cancer screening.
Dr. Michael Kaplitt (neurological surgery) was interviewed by the Washington Senior Beacon and Science Central about the use of gene therapy in Parkinson's disease research.
Dr. Carol Levy (medicine) commented in The New York Times about diabetes and women.
Dr. Hung-Ching Liu (obstetrics and gynecology) commented in Ladies Home Journal about new research in fertility treatments.
Dr. Samuel Mann (medicine) participated as a panelist in The Rockefeller University's forum on "Stress: A New York State of Mind," which was covered by Science Central News, New Scientist and Newsday.
Dr. Enrique Mesri (medicine) commented in The Medical Herald about new findings regarding Kaposi's sarcoma.
Dr. Teresa Milner (neuroscience) was interviewed by Newsday about her Journal of Neuroscience study on estrogen and memory, which may provide early clues to Alzheimer's disease.
Dr. Robert Min (radiology) was interviewed by Health & Fitness Sports Magazine about laser treatment for varicose veins.
Dr. John Moore (microbiology and immunology) commented in The Scientist about the results of the HIV/AIDS VaxGen vaccine.
Dr. Ruben Niesvizky (medicine) was interviewed by Dow Jones Newswire about the efficacy of the experimental drug Velcade in treating multiple myeloma.
Dr. Paulo Pacheco (medicine) was interviewed by Bottom Line Personal Newsletter about ENTERYX, a new treatment for acid reflux disease.
Dr. Jean Pape (medicine) met with President Bush prior to his recent speech on AIDS, calling for renewed global efforts against the disease. During his speech, President Bush singled out Dr. Pape and the GHESKIO Weill Cornell program, thanking them for their work in Haiti to combat HIV/AIDS. Dr. Pape was also featured by NBC's "Nightly News" for his work in Haiti.
Dr. Cynthia Pfeffer (psychiatry) participated in a media briefing on suicidal behavior in children and adolescents sponsored by the American Medical Association. The event was covered by WFUV Radio, WNYX-TV, Bloomberg News, Glamour, Johns Hopkins White Papers and WebMD.com. Dr. Pfeffer will also be featured in The Westchester County Times concerning her NIH grant for work with children who lost parents in the World Trade Center attacks.
Dr. Mark Pochapin (medicine) commented in both the Park Slope Paper and Bay Ridge Paper on the Medical Center's new endoscopy suite.
Dr. Dix Poppas (urology) was featured in Big Apple Parent about robotic pediatric pyeloplasty.
Dr. Herman Rosen (medicine), a Stuyvesant High School alumnus, was featured in Education Update when he became his former school's principal for a day.
Dr. Ruth Rosenblatt (radiology) appeared on WNBC-TV to discuss how mammograms reduce breast cancer deaths.
Drs. Zev Rosenwaks, Pak Chung (obstetrics and gynecology) and Raymond Chang (medicine) commented in HealthNewsDigest.com about the fertility-boosting benefits of acupuncture. Dr. Rosenwaks also participated in the fourth annual "Revolutionizing Medicine in the 21st Century" lecture series at the American Museum of Natural History, co-sponsored by Weill Cornell. At the lecture, which was covered by WABC-TV, Dr. Rosenwaks presented an overview of "In Vitro Fertilization: Present Aspects and Future Promise."
Dr. Neil Sadick (dermatology) was interviewed by New York Magazine about radio-wave wrinkle treatment and by Allure Magazine about the latest laser technology in today's body treatment for skin. Dr. Sadick also commented in Fitness Magazine about laser treatment for varicose veins.
Dr. Gail Saltz (psychiatry) appeared on NBC's "Today Show" to discuss the monitoring of children's Internet use.
Drs. Bruce Schackman (public health) and Marshall Glesby (medicine) commented in HealthNewsDigest.com about the benefits of early HIV HAART therapy, based on Dr. Schackman's Archives of Internal Medicine study. Dr. Schackman's study was also mentioned on WNBC-TV.
Dr. Peter Schlegel (urology) was interviewed by Newsday and quoted by HealthNewsDigest.com about post-mortem sperm retrieval. Dr. Schlegel was also interviewed by the Urology Times about the higher rate of clinical pregnancies achieved when testicular sperm (rather than sperm from ejaculate) is used in in-vitro fertilization, and also about the use of Doppler ultrasound in diagnosing subclinical varicocele, and how the use of herbals for fertility may be doing more harm than good.
Dr. Theodore Shapiro (pediatrics) commented in The New York Times about the psychology of messiness.
Drs. David Silbersweig and Jane Epstein (psychiatry) were interviewed by The New York Times about the use of PET scanners to study paranoia and schizophrenic patients; International Herald Tribune also picked up the story.
Dr. Alexander Swistel (surgery) appeared on ABC's "20/20" to discuss breast cancer and pop star Anastacia.
Dr. Thomas Templeton (microbiology and immunology) was interviewed by Science and ScienceNow.com about a novel vaccine that slows down the transmission of malaria.
Dr. Vijay Vad (rehabilitation medicine) was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about alternative non-surgical treatments for acute back pain.
May 16, 2003
