Dr. Peter Altman (surgery) discussed the architecture and family-centered-care design of a hospital with the Daily News.
Dr. Nasser Altorki (cardiothoracic surgery) was interviewed by Cine-Med about esophageal surgery.
Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) discussed the pros and cons of low-carbohydrate dieting with the New York Post.
Dr. Marc Avram (dermatology) was interviewed by Time Out New York about laser hair removal.
Dr. Barbara Bartlik (psychiatry) discussed sexual enhancement creams with Prevention magazine and common sexual problems with Week Gendai (Japan).
Dr. Ernst Bartsich (obstetrics and gynecology) was interviewed by New York Trend about unnecessary hysterectomies in African-American women.
Dr. Flint Beal (neurology) commented in Newsday about the Royal Society Proceedings of Biological Sciences study that shows muscle supplements can improve cognitive performance.
Dr. Diane Berson (dermatology) discussed the prevention of skin cancer with the Daily News.
Dr. Marc Bessler (surgery) was interviewed by Afonbladet/Sondam (Scandinavia) about the U.S.'s obesity epidemic.
Dr. Shaun Biggers (obstetrics and gynecology) was interviewed by Glamour about the latest advances in oral contraception.
Dr. Gilbert Botvin (public health) was interviewed for CNN's "Lou Dobb's Show" as part of a five-part series entitled "The Forgotten War on Drugs."
Dr. Lawrence Brown Jr. (public health) was interviewed by The New York Times about the new drug, buprenorphine, which may be superior in the treatment of heroin addiction to methadone.
Dr. Andrew Dannenberg (medicine) was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about cancer prevention and by Newsday about the cancer prevention drug, Celebrex/Celecoxib.
Dr. Kip Dolphin (ophthalmology) was interviewed by The New York Times (Science Times) about the cause of eye swelling after crying.
Dr. Oliver Fein (medicine) commented in Newsday and New York Sun about a national health insurance plan.
Dr. Joseph Fins (public health) was interviewed by WFM Radio and the Los Angeles Times about his study in Nature Reviews Neuroscience regarding the use of brain surgery to treat psychiatric illnesses.
Dr. Richard A. Friedman (psychiatry) discussed the marketing and research of antidepressants in a New York Times op-ed piece.
Dr. Richard Granstein (dermatology) was interviewed by New York Sun about warts and the effectiveness of new over-the-counter freezing medications, and by Frau Magazine (Japan) about ultraviolet light and its effect on the immune system.
Dr. Roy Gulick (medicine) commented on the CATCH study on resistance to AIDS drug and implications for treatment in Africa in the International Herald Tribune.
Dr. Katherine Halmi (psychiatry) discussed eating disorders with Shape magazine and the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Dr. Nathaniel Hupert (public health) was interviewed by WCBS Radio about the government's release of a computer model for bioterrorism preparedness and was mentioned in the Institute of Medicine's report on the government's smallpox strategy and Weill Cornell's computer model for vaccine dispensing.
Dr. Jeffrey Kahn (psychiatry) was interviewed by HR Magazine about the review of his book, "Mental Health and Productivity in the Workplace."
Drs. Michael Kaplitt, Philip Stieg (neurological surgery), Antonio Gotto Jr. (Dean's Office) and Herbert Pardes (psychiatry) attended the press conference of the world's first gene therapy for Parkinson's disease with the patient, Nathan Klein, and his family. The press conference was covered by print publications, wire services, and broadcast stations and programs, such as The New York Times, WNBC-TV, Reuters, CNN, and others.
Dr. Richard Kogan (psychiatry) was interviewed by Education Update about the benefits of music to a person's mental well-being.
Dr. Lyuba Konopasek (pediatrics) was interviewed by Fox News Channel about vaccinations children need before returning to school and by Big Apple Parent about the rising rate of obesity in American children.
Dr. Barbara Levine (medicine and Weill Cornell Nutrition Information Center) was interviewed by WPIX-TV, CBSMarketWatch.com, and others about her dehydration study.
Dr. Suzanne Levine (medicine) was interviewed by Sunday Telegraph (London) about anthroplasty surgery performed to shorten toes.
Barbara Maltby, MA (public health) and Dr. Joseph Fins (medicine, psychiatry, and public health) were interviewed by Health Facts about the review of Dr. Fins' book, "Embracing Life & Facing Death."
Dr. Giovanni Manfredi (neurology and neuroscience) was interviewed by Crain's Health Pulse about his $50,000 United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation award for research on the mutation of mitochondrial DNA.
Dr. Teresa Milner (neurology) was interviewed by Canarsie Courier about the link between estrogen and brain function.
Dr. John Mulhall (urology) discussed the prevention of erectile dysfunction with "Daily Health News" on BottomlineHealth.com.
Dr. Eric Ogden-Wolgemuth (pediatrics) discussed whether infants have emotional responses to their surroundings with the Daily News.
Drs. Mehmet Oz (cardiothoracic surgery) and Fred Plum (neurology) commented in Newsday about preventing aging. Dr. Oz was also interviewed by Manhattan Times about the upcoming premier of his Discovery Channel show, "Second Opinion."
Dr. Herbert Pardes (psychiatry) was interviewed by New York Sun about the Milken Institute report that has found the health-care sector to be the fastest growing U.S. industry.
Dr. Mark Pochapin (medicine) was interviewed by Good Housekeeping about the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health.
Dr. Howard Riina (neurological surgery) was interviewed by Details magazine about patients giving personal accounts of brain surgery.
Kathleen Robinson (Office of Public Affairs) was interviewed by PR Week about publicizing not-for-profit institutions.
Drs. Zev Rosenwaks (center for reproductive medicine and infertility), Raymond Chang (medicine) and Pak Chung (obstetrics and gynecology) discussed male biological clocks and the connection between age and genetic abnormalities with Big Apple Parent. Dr. Rosenwaks was also interviewed by Newsweek about egg donations and by Ladies' Home Journal about older women now marrying and having children later in life.
Dr. Gail Saltz (psychiatry) commented on empty-nest syndrome on NBC's "Today Show."
Dr. Douglas Scherr (urology) discussed early detection and treatment of prostate cancer, engendered by State Sen. Joe Bruno's prostate cancer, with WNBC-TV and NY1.
Dr. Mark Souweidane (neurological surgery) was interviewed by the International Herald Tribune on the ethics of surgery to separate conjoined twins.
Dr. Steven Stylianos (surgery) commented in the Daily News about the surgical procedure performed in China to remove a girl's third leg.
Dr. Ayame Takahashi (psychiatry) was interviewed by NBC's "Weekend Today in New York" about separation anxiety in younger and older children as they return to school.
Dr. Alexis Te (urology) was interviewed by Biophotonics International about the Weill Cornell clinical trial for new laser surgery to treat enlarged prostates.
Dr. S. Chiu Wong (medicine) was interviewed by Business Week about new drug-coated stents.
September 9, 2003
