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Only Site in State Enrolling Patients to Investigate Novel Agent for Stimulating Body's Own Immune System to Fight Cancer November 13, 2002 (New York, NY) — NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is currently seeking patients for a...

Dr. Frederick Martens Dr. Frederick Martens, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology, died Oct. 15. He was 77. A renowned gynecologist, teacher and attending gynecologist at NewYork Weill Cornell, Dr. Martens entered the Medical College as a student in...

Debra Bonelli, winner of the Golden Harvest Award for Best of Show, with Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of the Medical College. Pieces made of sugar, fascinating watercolors, eclectic fashion designs and more were all on display at the official...

Dr. Frank Bia Dr. Frank Bia, professor of medicine and laboratory medicine, co-director of the international health program, and associate director of the clinical microbiology laboratory at Yale University School of Medicine, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's...

From left: Dr. John Daly, former chairman, Department of Surgery; Dr. Daniel Clair, adjunct assistant professor of surgery; DeeAnn Davidson, A.C.N.P., staff associate in surgery; Dr. Peter Faries, assistant professor of surgery; Dr. James McGinty, instructor in surgery; Dr....

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...