Weill Cornell Faculty in the News - August 11, 2003

Dr. Nasser Altorki (cardiothoracic surgery) was interviewed by WABC-TV and Mamm about his Journal of Clinical Oncology study highlighting the use of COX-2 inhibitors for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, and by Cine-Med about esophageal surgery.

Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) was interviewed by FOX-5 about health issues caused by vomiting.

Dr. M. Flint Beal (neurology and neuroscience) was interviewed by CBS Evening News, WCBS-TV, and WCBS-AM Radio about how eating fish may help prevent Alzheimer's disease, based on a recent Archives of Neurology study.

Dr. Leif Bergsagel (medicine) was interviewed by NBC's "Discoveries and Breakthroughs" about the efficacy of the drug Velcade in treating multiple myeloma.

Drs. Ellen Chuang and Gail Roboz (medicine) were interviewed by the New York Sun about cancer treatment during pregnancy.

Dr. J. Francois Eid (urology) was interviewed by FOX-5 about the effect of male sexual dysfunction on marriage.

Dr. Laura Fisher (medicine) commented about a JAMA study concerning West Nile Virus on WCBS-TV.

Dr. Antonio Gotto (Dean's Office) provided a profile of Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar for University Business.

Dr. Isaac Kligman (obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive medicine) was interviewed by Brazil's TV Globo about the 25th anniversary of IVF and recent advances in the field.

Dr. Marc Kramer (otorhinolaryngology) was interviewed by Crain's New York Business about New Yorkers' hearing loss due to urban din.

Dr. Daniel Lasser (obstetrics and gynecology) commented on a profile of cancer survivor Juliet Jones in Glamour magazine.

Dr. Alan Manevitz (psychiatry) was interviewed live on FOX News Channel about the physical and emotional state of the Iraq War P.O.W., Private Jessica Lynch, after being released from a German hospital.

Dr. Peter Marzuk (psychiatry) was interviewed by USA Today about trends in suicides among rescue workers involved in high-profile cases.

Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld (medicine) answered viewers' health questions live on FOX News Channel.

Dr. Gail Saltz (psychiatry) was interviewed by NBC's "Today" about compulsive shopping disorder.

Dr. Joan Tolchin (psychiatry) was interviewed by the Daily News about how and when to tell a child that a parent is not biologically related.

Dr. Jonathan Victor (neurology and neuroscience) appeared on the television pilot, "Edges of Perception," to discuss the neurology of color blindness.