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New York, NY (October 29, 2002) — Gerald M. Loughlin, M.D., has been appointed Chairman of Pediatrics at NewYork Weill Cornell Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian. An authority on pediatric respiratory disease, including asthma, cystic fibrosis and sleep apnea, Dr. Loughlin...

The Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease (ARNMD) is hosting its 82nd annual conference on the topic: "Can Aging in the Brain Be Reversed? From Basic Science to the Clinical Arena," on Dec. 6-7 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering...

Works of art created by faculty, staff and students of the Medical College, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Hospital for Special Surgery and The Rockefeller University will once again adorn...

From left: Coleman McCarthy and Corby Thomas, co-owners of Manhattan's Session 73 Restaurant; Mike Weyant, chief administrative resident in surgery; and Scott Hollenbeck, clinical fellow in surgery. The Department of Surgery hosted its first annual Golf & Tennis Tournament...

From left: NewYork Weill Cornell Council Life Member Frank Markoe Jr.; Life Member Sanford Ehrenkranz; Dr. Herbert Pardes, CEO and president of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Barbara Liberman; Life Member Robert Liberman; Life Member Jean Lawson Stone; and Dr. Antonio Gotto,...

From left: Advancing the Clinical Mission campaign chairman Kevin Brine; Dr. Jeffrey Borer, the Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine; and Campaign vice chairmen Daisy Soros and Peter Sacerdote. Dr. Antonio Gotto (left), dean of the Medical...

Burn Center director Dr. Roger Yurt (left) with Dr. Antonio Gotto (right), dean of the Medical College, and Dr. Herbert Pardes (center), president of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, at the 25th anniversary dinner. From left: Robert Frehse Jr., executive director of...

The historic opening of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar was celebrated with an inaugural program and press conference held on Oct. 6 at Education City in Qatar's capital city, Doha, attracting worldwide attention as an example of international collaboration....

First-Ever Clinical Trials Using Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease Anticipated to Begin by End of Year Auckland, New Zealand and New York, NY (October 11, 2002) — In a study published today in the journal Science, scientists from the University...

Weill Cornell's Southtown residence (photo taken Sept. 2). Memorial Sloan-Kettering will occupy the adjacent building seen at left. Weill Cornell "hard hats" at the June 25th topping-out ceremonies are (from left) Weill Cornell's Barry Duignan, senior director of Facilities...

Memorial monument, "Inspired to Care," honoring four paramedics and EMTs who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001: Keith Fairben, Mario Santoro, Kevin Pfiefer and James Pappageorge. On the anniversary of Sept. 11, the Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital...

The Medical College will commemorate the first anniversary of the World Trade Center tragedy through memorials on Sept. 11. Weill Cornell staff and students along with their colleagues at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital will have the opportunity to participate in some...

Cutting the ribbon at the dedication of the Citigroup Biomedical Imaging Center are (from left) Dr. Douglas Ballon; Charles Prince; Dr. Hedvig Hricak; and Dr. Antonio Gotto. Unlocking the mysteries of the body's biological and cognitive processes—with the help...

Dr. Ronald Adelman (medicine) was interviewed by The New York Times about communicating with the doctors of one's aging parents. Dr. Nasser Altorki (cardiothoracic surgery) participated in a video news release about the use of Celebrex for the treatment...

Dr. David Abramson, clinical professor of ophthalmology and director of the Robert M. Ellsworth Ophthalmic Oncology Center at NewYork Weill Cornell, was senior author of an article that was recognized by the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics as...