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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center's Dr. Roy Gulick Is Lead Investigator of Phase 3 Multicenter Trial; Results in Oct. 2 New England Journal of Medicine New Class of HIV Medication Takes Upper Hand Against Drug Resistance NEW YORK (Oct. 2,...

Dr. John Boockvar, the Alvina and Willis Murphy Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, recently received two major grants for his research on brain tumors. The first grant is awarded by the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute, totaling $650,000...

More than a half century has passed since Dr. Joseph E. Murray — in a 5½-hour procedure that took place two days before Christmas — transplanted a kidney from Richard Herrick to his twin brother, Ron Herrick, to complete...

The 1st World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes brought together nearly 1,000 leading health experts. Dr. Francesco Rubino On Sept. 15-16, Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital hosted the first World Congress on Interventional Therapies...

NEW YORK (Sept. 17, 2008) — A major study from a team of researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College and Massachusetts General Hospital has found that a recent change to HIV-treatment guidelines recommending genetic screening is cost-effective under certain conditions....

New York (September 12, 2008) — Nearly 1,000 of the world's leading authorities on diabetes, health care policy and finance from public and private sectors will gather in New York City next week to discuss the appropriate role of new...

Students looked for their next clue among the library's stacks. Maps helped them figure out the library's layout. Information Access Service staff members Kevin Pain and Judy Stribling. One day they will be doctors. And among their ranks, there...

Dean Gotto and Dr. Boutin-Foster assisted members of the Class of 2012 into their white coats. Dr. Donald D'Amico delivered the Opening Exercises.click here to enlarge Dr. Emilio Carrillo explained the significance of the white coat. Dr. Estomih Mtui...

Appointment to Professor Badreldeen I. Ahmed, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. (Dr. Ahmed is on staff at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar.) Jerry B. Lefkowitz, M.D., Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Ravinder Mamtani,...

Dr. Palmer Bessey, professor of surgery, was elected secretary of the American Burn Association at its annual meeting in Chicago in May. Dr. Bessey will also be an invited speaker at the annual meeting of the Australia and New...

Weill Cornell Medical College's Department of Public Health — chaired by Dr. Alvin I. Mushlin — is an extensive, multidisciplinary network of physicians and scientists whose research and practice influences almost every aspect of modern medicine. To better acquaint...

Dr. Rache Simmons A research project headed by Dr. Rache Simmons, the Weiskopf Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology and medical director of clinical research at Weill Cornell Medical College, has been chosen as the primary recipient of this year's...

It's not an ordinary day on the 13th floor of the Weill Greenberg Center. Weill Cornell scientists are studying an MRI of an adolescent brain, but in a way that defines cutting-edge technology. A participant examines the dynamic changes...

New Weill Cornell Collaboration Uses Computer-Modeling Techniques to Help Resolve Bottlenecks in Drug Distribution and Medical Personnel Staffing NEW YORK (Aug. 22, 2008) — In the past 10 years, the global campaign to expand treatment for millions of people with...

National Leader in Evidence-Based Medicine NEW YORK (Aug. 18, 2008) — A noted proponent of evidence-based medicine, Dr. Brendan M. Reilly has been appointed executive vice chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical...

NEW YORK (Aug. 7, 2008) — Joel Stein, M.D., a leading national figure in stroke research and patient care, has been named chief of the Coordinated Program in Rehabilitation Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical College and...

Innovative donor chain performed at NewYork–Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center NEW YORK (Aug. 4, 2008) — The lives of three Los Angeles–area kidney transplant patients were transformed by one of the West Coast's first three-way...

Diabetes Surgery and New Interventional Treatments Offer New Hope to Patients With Type 2 Diabetes NEW YORK (August 4, 2008) — The 1st World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes will bring together leading experts in diabetes, endocrinology,...

Research on Innovative ShangRing Device Planned for Africa NEW YORK (July 31, 2008) — With the recent endorsement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists worldwide of adult male circumcision as an important strategy for HIV prevention, there is...