Weill Cornell Faculty in the News - July 2, 2003

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Dr. Margaret A ltemus (psychiatry) appeared on WABC-TV to discuss the risks of hormone replacement therapy.

Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) was interviewed by O, The Oprah Magazine, about the effects of weight-loss drugs on child development.

Dr. Barbara Bartlik (psychiatry) was interviewed by Cosmopolitan magazine about germ phobias and sex.

Dr. Frank Chervenak (obstetrics and gynecology) was interviewed for the cover story in Newsweek on the ethical issues of in utero surgery and technology.

Dr. Richard Devereux (medicine) was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about the value of autopsies.

Dr. Terri Edersheim (obstetrics and gynecology) was interviewed by the New York Post about her specialty in high-risk pregnancies.

Dr. Joseph Fins (medicine and public health) discussed psychosurgery with Atlantic Monthly.

Dr. Antonio Gotto (Dean's Office) was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about his recent American Heart Journal article that focuses on the importance of elevating HDL cholesterol. Dr. Gotto was also interviewed by Today in Cardiology about a national cholesterol education program.

Dr. Richard Granstein (dermatology) discussed aging, nutrition, and skin issues on Discovery TV.

Dr. Katherine Halmi (psychiatry) was interviewed by Watertown Daily News about drugs that curb food cravings.

Dr. Daniel Herrera (psychiatry) was interviewed by CNN radio, CNN.com, WLIE-AM's "The Doug Stephan Radio Show," Associated Press, Reuters, Charlotte Observer, Kansas City Star, Salt Lake Tribune, Charleston Post Courier, WCVB-TV (Boston), Independent Online (South Africa), ABC Science Online (Australia) and the New Zealand Herald about his Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study on neural impairment resulting from alcohol abuse.

Dr. Carol Levy (medicine) was interviewed by Woman's Day about the self-test for diabetes.

Drs. Marcus Loo (urology) and Carol Levy (medicine) were profiled in the "Hall of Fame" section of New York Magazine's "Best Doctors" issue.

Dr. John Moore (microbiology and immunology) was cited in TAG Newsletter for his 2002 Research in Action Award (RIAA).

Dr. Teresa Milner (neuroscience) was interviewed by the Recorder (Amsterdam, N.Y.) about the Journal of Neuroscience study that found spinal cord fluid may predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

Dr. Jean Pape (medicine) was profiled on NBC's "Nightly News" and PBS's "News Hour with Jim Lehrer" for his efforts to combat HIV/AIDS in Haiti.

Dr. Cynthia Pfeffer (psychiatry) appeared on CNN and CNNfn to discuss teen depression and suicide.

Dr. Shari Platt (pediatrics) appeared on WCBS-TV to discuss the reported rise in strep throat cases in area schools.

Dr. Neil Sadick (dermatology) appeared on WNBC-TV to discuss varicose veins in men and women.

Dr. Gail Saltz (psychiatry) appeared on NBC's "Today Show" to discuss ways working women can cope with stress.

Dr. Bruce Schackman (public health) was profiled by TAG Newsletter for his HIV/AIDS activism.

Dr. Peter Schlegel (urology and reproductive medicine) was interviewed by HealthScout.com about the possibility that defects in sperm are responsible for recurring miscarriages and by Newsday about postmortem sperm retrieval.

Dr. Gillian Shepherd (medicine) was interviewed by Glamour magazine about whether blood or skin tests should be used when testing for allergies.

Dr. David Silbersweig (psychiatry and neurology) was interviewed by Hamilton Spectator (Ontario) about auditory hallucinations in schizophrenics.

Dr. Scott Wadler (hematology and oncology) answered general oncology questions on Discovery TV.

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