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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...

Appointments to Professor Howard Kibel, M.D., Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry. (Dr. Kibel is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at New York Medical College.) Ernest Mehler, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology and Biophysics. Charles Pollak, M.D., Professor of Clinical Neurology. Promotions...

Abbey White with "Dino" and Dr. David Abramson. Abbey White, a volunteer with the Retinoblastoma Society (U.K.), was 8 days old when she was diagnosed with the most common form of childhood eye cancer: retinoblastoma. And now she's hoping...

Seated from left: Stan Davis, secretary, UMDF; Dr. Giovanni Manfredi, assistant professor of neurology and neuroscience; and Pat Rice, UMDF officer, New York Metro Chapter. Standing from left: Tom Shubeck, UMDF officer, New York Metro Chapter; Dr. M. Flint...

Dr. Holly Andersen (medicine) was interviewed by Ladies' Home Journal about the risks of over-the-counter pain medication. Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) was interviewed by Press-Enterprise about the effectiveness of diet drugs for certain individuals. Dr. Ernst Bartsich (obstetrics and...

Promotions to Professor Elizabeth Auchincloss, M.D., Professor of Clinical Psychiatry. Miles H. Dinner, M.D., Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology. Eric Feldman, M.D., Professor of Medicine. Dorothy McCauley, M.D., Professor of Clinical Radiology. Appointments to Associate Professor Mathea Falco, J.D., Associate...

Dr. Thomas Sculco Dr. Thomas Sculco, professor of orthopaedic surgery who was recently named surgeon-in-chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), has also been named chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Cornell and orthopaedic surgeon-in-chief...