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"Rather than discuss something useful, I decided to make a trip-down-memory-lane speech: a talk about my time as an intern," said Dr. Kent Sepkowitz, professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. On...

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences held its Convocation ceremonies on May 29, 2007. Graduate School leadership, including Dr. David Hajjar, dean; Dr. Randi Silver, associate dean; and Francoise Freyre, assistant dean, presented the following awards for special...

Convocation recognizes outstanding graduates, other medical students, faculty and staff for distinguished achievement, dedication to scholarship and/or research, devotion to teaching or service, or demonstration of exceptional professional qualities. Prizes were presented on May 29, 2007. The Clarence C....

The Weill Cornell Class of 2007 take the Hippocratic Oath during Commencement at Carnegie Hall, May 30. Dr. Antonio M. Gotto Jr. Dr. David Skorton Backstage, students were abuzz with excitement. Sanford Weill Click here for a slideshow of...

Weill Cornell and GHESKIO Research Also Finds Rapid Testing To Be Cost Effective NEW YORK (May 28, 2007) — Congenital syphilis is a major preventable public health problem in many developing countries, frequently causing stillbirths or neonatal death and disabling...

Advanced Electrical Stimulation Technology Gives Patients Control of Their Foot and Leg Muscles NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Is Only NYC-Area Hospital to Offer the Treatment NEW YORK (May 24, 2007) — Among stroke survivors, one common difficulty is foot drop, a partial...

NEW YORK (May 23, 2007) — The Dyson Foundation has given $5 million to Weill Cornell Medical College towards the Dyson Family Ophthalmology Floor in the Weill Greenberg Center, the new ambulatory care and medical education building. The new floor...

Discovery Could Advance Treatment for Alzheimer's, Immune Diseases, Weill Cornell Team Says NEW YORK (May 22, 2007) — Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have gotten much closer to understanding how immune-based therapies can treat Alzheimer's disease — by studying...

4th Consecutive Year College Has Been Selected for the Prestigious Honor $2.5 Million Grant Supports Research Into Potential Pharmaceutical Targets for Treating Vascular Complications of Diabetes NEW YORK (May 21, 2007) — A leading authority and pioneer in the pharmacology...

NEW YORK (May 21, 2007) — In a move to improve global public health, Weill Cornell Medical College students have helped place a lifesaving heart disease drug onto the World Health Organization's (WHO) list of essential medicines. This list is...

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Study Outlines Plan to Efficiently Inoculate With Minimal Disruption to Patient Care NEW YORK (May 18, 2007) — Community preparedness for a bioterrorism attack or influenza outbreak has been the focus of much interest and effort in recent...

Weill Cornell Experts Also Available for Commentary on Breaking News and Other Stories at AUA Conference Embargoed Until Day & Time of Specific Presentation NEW YORK (May 18, 2007) — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center urologists are presenting exciting new...

Dr. Charles Inturrisi, professor of pharmacology, is the president-elect of the American Pain Society (APS), the national organization dedicated to improving pain management through research, education and clinical practice. The multidisciplinary group, based in Glenview, Ill., was founded 30...

On hand to help unveil the portraits of former Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) chairmen were (from left) Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of Weill Cornell Medical College; Dr. Michael Stewart, chairman of the Department of ENT; Dr. Laura Forese, SVP,...

From left: Dr. Peter Guida, co-chair of the Greenberg Award dinner; Dr. Joseph Hayes; Maurice Greenberg; and Arthur Mahon, vice chairman of the Board of Overseers and a trustee of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Addressing family, friends and colleagues, Dr. Hayes...

New Weill Cornell Paper Shows That These Judgments Do Not Bias; In Fact, They Make for Better Research NEW YORK (May 14, 2007) — Medical research scientists in public health and other areas routinely make ethical value judgments, even if...

Enzyme Thought Essential to All Synaptic Function Acts More Subtly, Weill Cornell and Yale Researchers Find NEW YORK (May 11, 2007) — An unexpected finding on how nerve cells signal to one another could rewrite the textbooks on neuroscience, says...

Modified Surgery Is Easily Incorporated Into Standard Care, Say Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell NEW YORK (May 11, 2007) — Thousands of men facing surgical removal of the prostate due to cancer may someday have one less thing to worry about:...

27th Annual Award Honors 44 Years of Outstanding Service at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell NEW YORK (May 10, 2007) — An esteemed cardiologist and pioneering advocate for the benefits of information technology in medicine, Dr. Joseph G. Hayes has been named the...