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Dr. Charles L. Bardes, associate dean of admissions and professor of clinical medicine, has been chosen as the 2011 Siegel Family Faculty Award recipient. Dr. Charles L. Bardes The Siegel Family Faculty Award, made possible through an endowed gift...

"Imagine a patient with Alzheimer's disease who has slipped just beyond the point of contact," says Dr. Nicholas D. Schiff. "Think about what we could do if we knew how to bring him back for a year so that he could talk and interact with his family." Collaborative breakthrough research by Dr. Schiff and his team may one day make this scenario a reality.

For Dr. Ronald G. Crystal, his research field -- personalized genetic medicine -- is much more than a distant promise or something from a science-fiction novel. It is now used successfully to diagnose elusive diseases, improve treatments, and even cure once intractable disorders.

Lawrence P. Casalino, M.D., Ph.D., the Livingston Farrand Associate Professor and chief of the Division of Outcomes and Effectiveness Research, spent six weeks last year at the Nuffield Trust in London to help form policy recommendations for the British...

NEW YORK (July 2011) — Take extra care this Fourth of July and at all of your summer celebrations by ensuring that accidents do not interfere with summer fun. Dr. Roger Yurt, director of the Hearst Burn Center of NewYork-Presbyterian...

The Health IT Certificate Program, run jointly by Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University, graduated its first class on June 24. The program — one of nine new university-based programs throughout the nation and the only one in...

Despite the Imminent Expansion of Insurance Coverage Under Health Care Reform, Patients' Access to Care May Become More Restricted NEW YORK (June 27, 2011) — As required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, millions of people...

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Physician-Scientist Leads Study Reporting That FDA-Approved Telaprevir-Based Regimen Acts Faster and Offers a Stronger Viral Cure Than Standard Treatment NEW YORK (June 23, 2011) — The drug telaprevir (Incivek) provides a dramatic improvement in the treatment of the...

New Studies Illuminate Brain's Complex Neurotransmission Machinery, Point to Potential Source of Problems Leading to Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Conditions NEW YORK (June 22, 2011) — Two studies featuring research from Weill Cornell Medical College have uncovered surprising details about the...

New Program Offers Manhattan Outpatient Clinic and Unique Summer Camp–Style Intensive Treatment Program in White Plains, N.Y. NEW YORK (June 21, 2011) — Children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety or tic disorders are being treated in a...

A select group of students, trainees and faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College were honored with "Pioneers in Diversity" awards from the Medical College's Office of Faculty Diversity in Medicine and Science at an event held June 14 in...

Research Led by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Also Shows That Surgery for the Condition Can Increase Testosterone Levels; Findings Have Wide Implications for Clinical Practice NEW YORK (June 16, 2011) — As many as 15 percent of men have varicoceles, masses of...

Dr. Stanley Goldsmith, professor of radiology and medicine, has been elected to serve on the scientific/medical advisory council of the Lymphatic Research Foundation (LRF). Founded in 1998 by the mother of a child with lymphatic disorders, the LRF has...

Weill Cornell Medical College Research Reports on Adverse Events at Doctors' Offices, Underscores the Need to Improve Outpatient Outcomes NEW YORK (June 15, 2011) — Ever since the Institute of Medicine issued its landmark report "To Err Is Human" in...

Dr. Ari Melnick and his research group tackle big questions every day: What makes a tumor tick? How do you stop cancer at the nuts-and-bolts level? Why do some drugs make some patients better, but others don't?

NEW YORK (June 6, 2011) — For the eleventh straight year, NewYork-Presbyterian has more physicians listed in New York Magazine's "Best Doctors" survey than any other hospital. The magazine lists 191 NewYork-Presbyterian physicians representing 17 percent of the 1,144 New...

Doha, May 30, 2011 — WCMC-Q researchers have identified a region of the date palm genome linked to gender, making it possible for the first time to quickly and easily identify male and female trees, a crucial piece of information...

Institute for Brain Development Will Offer Evaluation, Treatment and Research for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children and Adults NEW YORK (June 2, 2011) — A leading autism authority who is helping transform the way autism spectrum disorders are diagnosed and...