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Jeffrey Lehman, 11th President of Cornell University Faculty, staff, students and members of the Weill Cornell community are invited to a special inaugural symposium and reception for Jeffrey Lehman, the new president of Cornell University, on Wednesday, Oct. 15,...

This self-portrait of Chuck Close also serves as the book cover for "Chuck Close, Up Close," by authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan (Doling Kindersley Publishing Inc.). Weill Cornell's Humanities and Medicine Program will feature Chuck Close, a leading...

The Office of Public Affairs is pleased to present its fall 2003 community outreach Health and Wellness Seminar Series, now in its ninth year. The fall session will include four seminars in October. Dates and topics are listed below....

Dr. Harry Lander Dr. Harry Lander has been appointed assistant dean for research administration at the Medical College. An alumnus of Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Dr. Lander served as a postdoctoral research associate at the Medical...

Dr. Peter Altman (surgery) discussed the architecture and family-centered-care design of a hospital with the Daily News. Dr. Nasser Altorki (cardiothoracic surgery) was interviewed by Cine-Med about esophageal surgery. Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) discussed the pros and cons of...

The Thirteenth Medical Complex Art Show, sponsored by the Weill Cornell Medical Library, is now accepting submissions. All faculty, staff and students of Weill Cornell, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (Weill Cornell campus), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Hospital for Special Surgery...

Drs. Estomih Mtui and Paul Miskovitz help Maria Master and Nathaniel Martinez with their white coats. Dr. Oliver Fein helps Judy Choi with her white coat. One hundred and three members of the first-year class (Class of 2007) donned...

Results to Create Screening Protocol in Case of Bioterrorist Attack New York, NY (September 2, 2003) — Physician-scientists in the Department of Public Health at NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center have identified key symptoms that may help distinguish inhaled anthrax...

Dr. Ronald Adelman (medicine) commented in The Daily News about finding a geriatrician. Dr. Nasser Altorki (cardiothoracic surgery) was mentioned in the Staten Island Advance, Orlando Sentinel, Observer-Dispatch, The Sun and the Cornell Chronicle for his Journal of Clinical...

Gene therapy patient Nathan Klein (left) recovers after surgery with Dr. Michael Kaplitt. Dr. Michael Kaplitt injects gene therapy virus into Nathan Klein. Dr. Yu-Hung Kuo (left) watches as Dr. Michael Kaplitt (right) prepares for the infusion process. From...

From left: Kunali Dalal, Amila Husic, Dino Terzic, Vildana Omerovic, and Muna Al-Ali. The Medical College and Cornell University (Ithaca campus) were honored this summer by the presence of five energetic and ambitious Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar...

Historic Procedure Also Marks First In Vivo Gene Therapy in Adult Brain New York, NY (August 20, 2003) — Surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell performed the world's first gene therapy for Parkinson's disease on a 55-year-old New York man on Monday,...

New York, NY (August 18, 2003) — Physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College have shown that low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening for lung cancer may not only improve a lung cancer patient's chances for a cure, but...

Drug Losartan Beneficial Throughout Five-Year Study Period New York, NY (August 12, 2003) — Physician-scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital have demonstrated that, among hypertensive patients with electrocardiographic evidence of a type of enlarged heart condition called...

Dr. Nasser Altorki (cardiothoracic surgery) was interviewed by WABC-TV and Mamm about his Journal of Clinical Oncology study highlighting the use of COX-2 inhibitors for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, and by Cine-Med about esophageal surgery. Dr....

Opening Exercises for Weill Medical College will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 3 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. Dr. Antonio Gotto, vice provost for medical affairs and dean of the Medical College, will welcome the new medical students....

Joseph Habboushe The Weill Cornell student body—including approximately 400 medical students and 280 graduate students—has elected Joseph Habboushe, a medical student from the Class of 2006, to a three-year term as student overseer. The election of Mr. Habboushe was...

Dr. Nasser Altorki (cardiothoracic surgery) was interviewed by Newsday, Reuters Health and WABC-TV about the publication of his landmark Journal of Clinical Oncology study showing the beneficial use of a COX-2 inhibitor in the treatment of non-small cell lung...