Dr. Michael Stewart
Weill Cornell Medical College is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Stewart has been appointed the new senior associate dean for clinical affairs at the Medical College, effective January 1, 2010. Dr. Stewart will fulfill this role while retaining his titles as professor and chairman of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Weill Cornell Medical College and otorhinolaryngologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Stewart replaces Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan, who is retiring from the Medical College.
In addition to his duties as chairman of the Otorhinolaryngology Department, Dr. Stewart will oversee all matters relating to clinical organization and patient care, serving as chief liaison among the clinical faculty, Physician Organization, and the Dean's Office. Dr. Stewart will also work to maintain and foster joint programming and service planning with the Medical College's chief clinical partner, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, as well as the Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Rockefeller University and Methodist Hospital in Houston. In addition, he will collaborate with the research dean and chief operating officer as the Medical College moves forward with its strategic planning process. Dr. Stewart will also collaborate with the other associate deans to promote and advance clinical research and clinical excellence.
Dr. Stewart received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, completed residency training in general surgery and otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, and received his M.P.H. degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health. Following residency training, he joined the otolaryngology faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, where he served as associate professor and director of residency education in the department, chief of service at Ben Taub General Hospital, and associate dean of clinical affairs for the college.
The Medical College would also like to express its gratitude to Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan for his many years of devoted service to the institution. As the former chairman and now chairman emeritus of the Department of Urology and former chief medical officer of the Physician Organization at Weill Cornell, Dr. Vaughan embodies the values that are the cornerstone of our commitment to education, research, quality patient care and community.