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Students from Qatar Net Summer of Research in New York For the first graduating class of Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar, this summer offered a special way to celebrate a fruitful first year. Eleven outstanding students in the Class of...

Dr. Robert Min assumes the chair of the Department of Radiology. Dr. Robert Min, director of Cornell Vascular and associate professor of radiology, has been appointed acting chairman of radiology at Weill Cornell Medical College and acting radiologist-in-chief at...

Dr. Phyllis August is the first recipient of the Ralph A. Baer, M.D. Professorship of Medical Research. Two new endowed professorships were recently established at Weill Cornell Medical College: The Ralph A. Baer, M.D. Professorship of Medical Research, held...

Dr. John Boockvar has been named the first recipient of the Alvina and Willis Murphy Assistant Professorship of Neurological Surgery. Endowed assistant professorships at Weill Cornell Medical College support the efforts of outstanding physicians and scientists in the early...

Dr. Jessica Davis (left) accepts the 2005 Antoine Marfan Award, presented by Priscilla Ciccariello, chair emeritus of the National Marfan Foundation. Dr. Steven Larson (left) receives the distinguished Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award from the Society of...

Appointment to Professor Stanley Appel, M.D., Professor of Neurology. (Dr. Appel is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX). Alberto Ayala, M.D., Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. (Dr. Ayala is on staff at The Methodist Hospital...

Computer-Based Rhythm Interpretations Are No Substitute for Cardiologist NEW YORK (August 10, 2005) — Americans will receive an estimated 100 million electrocardiograms (ECGs) this year to diagnose heart disease — including heart attack, acute angina, and hypertrophy (enlarged heart). A...

Leading Pathologist to Head College 's Key Medical Practice Organization NEW YORK (August 10, 2005) — Dr. Daniel M. Knowles -- an internationally recognized hematopathologist and Chairman of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Weill Medical College of...

New Appointment Affirms Medical School's Commitment to Clinical Excellence NEW YORK (August 9, 2005) - Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan Jr. — one of the world's foremost urological clinicians, researchers and educators, and former Chief Medical Officer of the Weill Cornell...

Study Shows We Can "Unlearn" Processes as Involuntary as Reading, with Implications for Placebo Effect, Broader Consciousness NEW YORK (August 1, 2005) - A new study using an old, misunderstood technique - hypnotic suggestion - finds the brain can override...

American Hospital Association "Quest for Quality" Prize Recognizes Innovation in Quality, Safety, and Patient Care NEW YORK (July 27, 2005) — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is one of four hospitals nationwide, and the only hospital in the New York metropolitan area, recognized...

Funded by Komansky Family, New Center Promises to Make Pediatric Care More Accessible, Advanced, and Supportive NEW YORK (July 28, 2005) — An exciting initiative to improve the medical care of children at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is underway....

Tctex-1 May Help Direct Nerve Outgrowth, Conducting "Cross-Talk" Between Disparate Regions of the Axon NEW YORK (July 25, 2005) -- A molecule first identified by Weill Medical College of Cornell University scientists as useful in intra-cellular transport mechanisms appears to...

The Class of 2005 raise their hands in affirmation of the Hippocratic Oath, a hallowed rite of passage in becoming a doctor. Dean Gotto addresses the graduates and their families at Carnegie Hall, from a stage lined in red...

Tricia Desvarieux, '05, winner of the Alan Van Poznak Award for Excellence in Anesthesiology, with Dr. Antonio Gotto at the 2005 Convocation for Weill Cornell Medical College. Weill Cornell graduates and faculty were honored at the 2005 Convocation ceremonies,...

Kenolisa Onwueme, '05, is presented with the 2005 Distinguished Student Commencement Speaker Award by Dr. David Hajjar, dean of the Graduate School, and Francoise Freyre, assistant dean of the Graduate School. Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences held its...

The Class of 2005 raises their hands while reciting the new Hippocratic Oath, an ancient rite of passage given fresh, modern relevance. Click here to read the new Hippocratic Oath. Revisiting a hallowed ritual in medical education, a special...

Dr. Richard Coico Dr. Richard Coico has been named Cornell University vice provost for inter-campus affairs, a joint appointment with Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. His term began April 15, 2005, and will continue through June...