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Dr. Holly Andersen (medicine) appeared on WCBS-TV to discuss how heart scans can predict disease. Dr. David S. Becker (dermatology) discussed the possibility of Botox causing new wrinkles in the Medical Post (Toronto). Dr. Leif Bergsagel (medicine) was interviewed...

Dr. Robert Allan (medicine) appeared on Brazil's TV Global to discuss anger management counseling. Dr. Patricia Allen (obstetrics and gynecology) was interviewed by the Daily News about alternatives to hormone therapy. Dr. Daniel Alonso (pathology and laboratory medicine) gave...

Dr. Antonio Gotto Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of Weill Cornell Medical College and provost for Medical Affairs for Cornell University, presents his 7th annual report on the "State of the Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences" on...

"Cancer Prevention Today" was the topic of the previous May 13th Health & Wellness Seminar, with Dr. Mark Pochapin (left) and Dr. Alfred Neugut (right). NewYork Weill Cornell's Spring 2003 Health and Wellness Seminar Series concludes with "The Nose...

Dr. Michael Barry Dr. Michael Barry, director of the Health Services Research Program and chief of the General Medicine Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department of Public Health as the William D....

Dr. Jeremiah Barondess The Weill Cornell Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) has invited Dr. Jeremiah Barondess, president of the New York Academy of Medicine and Weill Cornell professor emeritus of clinical medicine, to lecture on "The Importance of...

New Laser Procedure Significantly Reduces Symptoms of Enlargement of the Prostate New York, NY (May 14, 2003) — A breakthrough new laser procedure is a safe and effective treatment for the most common ailment experienced by men over the age...

Dr. Robert Allan (medicine) appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America" to discuss anger management counseling. Dr. Margaret Altemus (psychiatry) was interviewed by Satellite Media Tour about premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Dr. Nasser Altorki (cardiothoracic surgery) was interviewed by Twincities.com...

William Greenfield (standing), a senior physical therapist at NewYork Weill Cornell, and Patrick Colonna, physical therapist, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, at the May 6th seminar, "Exercise at 50-Plus: What You Need to Know to Get and Stay Fit." NewYork...

Dr. Henry Masur Dr. Henry Masur, chief of critical care medicine and clinical professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department of Medicine as the 2003 Donald Zucker Visiting...

Dr. David Hoyt Dr. Preston A. Wade (right) at the first Wade Trauma Lecture (May 30, 1974.) The Wade Lecturer was Dr. G. Thomas Shires (left), who later became chairman of the Department of Surgery and dean of Cornell...

Health Benefits Outweigh Risks...Yet Treatment Is Being Denied to Many Patients New York, NY (May 7, 2003) — A new study by a research scientist at Weill Cornell Medical College has shown that early antiretroviral therapy for individuals with HIV...

Dr. Ralph Nachman Dr. Ralph Nachman, chairman of the Department of Medicine and the E. Hugh Luckey Distinguished Professor of Medicine, will be honored as the 23rd recipient of NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center's Maurice R. Greenberg Distinguished Service...

Dr. Joseph Loscalzo Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld Dr. Joseph Loscalzo, the Wade Professor and chairman of the Department of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department of Medicine as the 2003 Isadore...

Best Scientific Method winners Eleanor Philips, Emma Katz, Joanna Chen and Nicholas Berkowitz. Best Scientific Method runner-ups Sophia Brault, Matthew Goldenberg, Ana Bowens and Yan Zhen Lin. Best Presentation winners Andrew Bulkin, Chloe Rosenberg, Ladan Haji-Mohamed and Caroline Curtin....

Prospective students mingle in between tours. Students attend a financial aid workshop. Dr. Carol Storey-Johnson, senior associate dean for education, discusses the Medical College's curriculum. Third-year medical student Heather Tauschek gives prospective students tours of the Medical College and...

From left: The sister and wife of body donor Frank-A with first-year medical student Gabriel Pitta. Seated, from left: The sons and daughter of body donor Eugene with (standing, from left) Dr. Carol Storey-Johnson; first-year medical students Nicholas Bernthal,...