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Pulmonary Expert Appointed Chairman and First Nancy C. Paduano Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY (December 3, 2002) — Dr. Gerald Loughlin, a leading authority on children's respiratory disorders, has joined NewYork Weill Cornell Children's...

Dr. Gary Nabel Dr. Gary Nabel, director of the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health and senior investigator of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Bethesda, Md.), will be the guest of Weill Cornell's...

Weill Medical College's Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee has approved the following educational activities for fall 2002: Public Health Research and Academic Conference (1 CME credit/meeting): September 2002—June 2003, monthly on Tuesdays. For information/registration, contact Maritza Montalvo at 746-1264....

Dr. Levi's watercolor on paper, "Marciana Marina." The Victoria Munroe Fine Art gallery will present an exhibition of paintings by Dr. Patrizia Levi, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry. The exhibition, titled "Patrizia Levi: New Paintings and Watercolors," will celebrate...

Dr. Oliver Fein (left), associate dean for Network affairs and coordinator of the David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium, and U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler. United States Congressman Jerrold Nadler of New York's 8th congressional district, one of the most demographically...

At an awards presentation on Oct. 30, Weill Cornell honored 229 staff and faculty who have reached milestones of service for 10 and 5 years. Each of the honorees received a Certificate of Appreciation and a gift certificate presented...

Dr. Lila Wallis Dr. Lila Wallis in a 1985 photo at Cornell. Her mother attended medical school for several years, but dreams of becoming a physician were abandoned after marriage. Dr. Lila Wallis, known by many as "the godmother...

At an awards presentation on Oct. 16, Weill Cornell honored 128 staff and faculty who have reached milestones of service for 50, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20 and 15 years. Each of the honorees received a Certificate of Appreciation...

Dr. Flint Beal of Weill Cornell Cautions That a Larger, Phase III Clinical Trial Is Needed New York, NY (December 2, 2002) — A widely available dietary supplement, coenzyme Q10, has shown promising results in a clinical trial involving 80...

New Study by Weill Cornell Scientists Suggests Caution in Current Plaque-Reducing Strategy for Fighting Alzheimer's New York, NY (November 26, 2002) — Ever since the German doctor Alois Alzheimer gave his name to the dementia suffered by many of the...

Staffing Requirements Predicted for Patient Triage and Drug Delivery New York, NY (November 22, 2002) — An innovative and sophisticated computer simulation model can help public health officials and emergency planners to prepare a public health response in case of...

Weill Medical College's Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee has approved the following educational activities for fall 2002: Public Health Research and Academic Conference (1 CME credit/meeting): September 2002—June 2003, monthly on Tuesdays. For information/registration, contact Maritza Montalvo at 746-1264....

Dr. James O'Neill Jr. Dr. James O'Neill Jr., the John C. Foshee Distinguished Professor of Surgery and chairman of Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Department of Surgery, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department of Surgery as the Peter...

Pioneering Research Shows Less Invasive Technique Should Be Standard for Both Mild and Severe PVD New York, NY (November 18, 2002) — A new study by doctors at the NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center shows that the Center's...

"Most Important Medical Discovery of 20th Century" Saves Millions of Children's Lives Annually Worldwide (from top left, back row) Nathaniel F. Pierce, MD, Robert Pollin, (from bottom left) Jim Pollin, Sigrid Pollin, Norbert Hirschhorn, MD, Irene Pollin, David Nalin, MD,...