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Prestigious Award Recognizes Dr. Barchas' Numerous Contributions to Psychiatry NEW YORK (October 10, 2006) — Honoring his many contributions to psychiatry, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has awarded the 2006 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Award in Mental Health to...

First Hospital in NY State with "1A" Designation, One of Only Seven Nationwide NEW YORK (October 10, 2006) — The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has accredited NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital as a Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) hospital with the highest...

Pakistani President Seeks to Undo Misconceptions About Pakistan During Weill Cornell Address President Musharraf of Pakistan addresses an audience of Cornell and Weill Cornell students, faculty and staff on Sept. 26. Cornell University President Dr. David Skorton and President...

Dean Antonio Gotto (left) and Maurice Greenberg With a grant of $100 million made by the Starr Foundation and announced at a Sept. 21 press conference, Weill Cornell Medical College officially became one of five internationally renowned research institutions...

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Physician-Surgeons Present at American College of Surgeons 92nd Clinical Congress NEW YORK (October 9, 2006) — Leading physician-surgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are participating in the American College of Surgeons 92nd Clinical Congress: Working Together Toward...

Appointment to Professor Edward B. Butler, M.D., Clinical Professor of Radiology. (Dr. Butler is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.) Lotfi Chouchane, Ph.D., Professor of Genetic Medicine (Education) (primary appointment) and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology...

The Weill Cornell Humanities and Medicine Program is pleased to present "Gospel Music and Healing," an evening that will include a performance by the McCullough Sons of Thunder, a 12-piece brass shout band. The McCullough Sons of Thunder, based...

During a ceremony held in Griffis Faculty Club on Monday, Sept. 18, the Gift of Life Foundation presented NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center with a gift of $120,000 as part of the Roger Madoff Bone Marrow Donor Recruitment Program....

Stephen Gillers, the Emily Kempin Professor of Law at New York University, outlines the case of King Lear v. Goneril and Regan during a mock trial held in Weill Cornell's Uris Auditorium. Daniel Kornstein, cousel for King Lear, cross-examines...

(From left) Dr. Ellen Scherl, Jill Roberts, Dr. Herbert Pardes and Dr. Antonio Gotto at the opening of the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Sept. 12. Weill Cornell Medical College, along with hospital partner NewYork-Presbyterian, celebrated a...

Dr. Warren Johnson and Dr. Estomih Mtui greet First Lady of Tanzania Salma Kikwete outside the Medical College on York Avenue. (From left) Dr. Imani Swila, professor at the Bugando University College of Health Sciences; Elizabeth Mahiga, wife of...

Studies Are First with VR Simulation of World Trade Center Interior, and First with Drug D-cycloserine NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Is Only Center to Offer VR Therapy for Sept. 11–Related PTSD NEW YORK (September 14, 2006) -- Millions of New Yorkers witnessed...

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Findings Published in September 13 JAMA NEW YORK (September 12, 2006) — For high-blood-pressure patients, preventing or reducing enlarged heart (left ventricular hypertrophy, LVH) reduces risk of atrial fibrillation (AF or afib), a life-threatening condition that can lead...

Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Focused on Patient Care, Research and Education NEW YORK (September 12, 2006) — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center today celebrated the opening of the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Made possible...

101 Students Begin their Weill Cornell Careers with the White Coat Dean Antonio Gotto recites the Hippocratic Oath to new students at the 2006 White Coat Ceremony and Opening Exercises. Dr. Carla Boutin-Foster stressed the importance of finding a...

Calls for Increased Collaboration Between Campuses Cornell's 12th president, Dr. David J. Skorton, enjoys inauguration day, Sept. 7. Photo by Jason Koski/Cornell University Photography. Dr. Antonio Gotto, provost for medical affairs and dean of Weill Cornell Medical College. Photo...

Addressing Challenges in Communications and Triage NEW YORK (September 7, 2006) — With the nation's busiest burn center and the metropolitan area's largest hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) fleet, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital rescued and treated many survivors of the Sept. 11,...

NEW YORK (August 29, 2006) — A noted authority in cosmetic surgery, reconstruction following cancer surgery and trauma, as well as tissue-engineered approaches to wound healing, Dr. Robert T. Grant has been appointed to chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery...