Dr. Marc Goldstein, holding the Howard and Georgeanna Jones Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Fertility Association, and former boxer Sugar Ray Leonard.
Dr. Marc Goldstein, professor of urology and reproductive medicine and director of the Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery, is the recipient of the Howard and Georgeanna Jones Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Fertility Association. Dr. Goldstein is internationally known for his pioneering work in vasectomy reversals and microsurgical repair of varicoceles and blockages, and is consistently named in national and local surveys for best doctors. The prestigious award is named after Drs. Howard and Georgeanna Jones, whose revolutionary work in in-vitro fertilization led to the first "test-tube baby" in the United States in 1981. Dr. Goldstein received the prize during the Association's annual Kokopelli Ball, at Pier 60 in New York on Nov. 5. Special guests included actress Brenda Strong and boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard.
Dr. Daniel Knowles, the David D. Thompson Professor and chairman of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and chief medical officer of the Weill Cornell Physician Organization, received the 2007 Philip Levine Award for Outstanding Research at the American Society for Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting in New Orleans on Oct. 20. Dr. Knowles is particularly known for his original contributions concerning the immunopathologic and molecular pathologic characterization of malignant lymphoproliferative disorders, especially those associated with immune deficiency. He has published more than 275 scientific papers.
Dr. Harvey Lincoff, professor emeritus of ophthalmology, was named the Guest of Honor in 2007, a special award presented by the American Academy of Ophthalmology during its annual meeting on Nov. 11 in New Orleans. Guests of Honor are selected in recognition of their significant contributions to the field of ophthalmology and to the Academy. Dr. Lincoff is an internationally recognized research scientist specializing in retinal diseases, and is a pioneer in the development of the modern treatment of retinal detachment. He has served on the Medical College faculty since 1961. Dr. Lincoff was also honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy last year.
Dr. Anne Moore and Dr. Arnold Lisio at the Wholeness of Life Awards Dinner, where they both received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dr. Dina Mody, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, was elected president of the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC). She is also director of the cytopathology laboratory at the Methodist Hospital in Houston. Dr. Mody was installed as president for a one-year term at the ASC's annual meeting in Houston. Founded in 1951, the ASC is the largest cytology organization in the country. Its membership consists of physicians, cytotechnologists and scientists who are dedicated to the cytologic method of diagnostic pathology.
Dr. Anne Moore, professor of clinical medicine, was honored, along with her husband, Dr. Arnold Lisio, with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Healthcare Chaplaincy in Manhattan. Dr. Lisio is a faculty member at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and an internist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. The HealthCare Chaplaincy is a multifaith community of professionals from many cultures dedicated to caring for persons in spirit, mind and body. The award was presented at the Healthcare Chaplaincy's Wholeness of Life Awards Dinner on Nov. 8 in New York.
Dr. Nicholas Schiff, associate professor of neurology and neuroscience and public health, was honored with the Research Award for Innovation in Neuroscience, given by Astellas USA Foundation. Recipients are recognized for "imaginative, innovative research that will advance novel ideas and have the potential to lead to significant breakthroughs in the understanding of the brain and nervous system and related diseases." Dr. Schiff, who also serves as director of the Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology, made headlines this summer for research finding that a patient with severe traumatic brain injury in a minimally conscious state showed functional improvement after deep brain stimulation. The award was presented during the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in San Diego on Nov. 3.