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Top, from left: Dr. Brian Turner; Peter Jordan; Barry Kappel; and Jennifer Giordano. Bottom, from left: Esin Kutluay; Simne Ng; Alicia Reid; Elizabeth Romero. (Juliana Xu not shown.) Within the past two years, eight students of Weill Graduate School...

Laurie Garrett The 2003 Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture, hosted by the Ithaca-based Cornell Center for the Environment, will be held on Monday, June 16, at 7 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. The lecture, which is by invitation...

Weill Cornell's teaching faculty were honored at the 2003 Celebration of Teaching event held earlier this month at the Cornell Club. Click here to enlarge Weill Cornell's teaching faculty were honored at the 2003 Celebration of Teaching event for...

Mrs. Iris Cantor, United Hospital Fund Distinguished Trustee award recipient, and Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of the Medical College. Mrs. Iris Cantor, a longtime supporter of NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center and president and CEO of the Iris and...

Charanjit Arora (left), a winner of the 2003 Vincent duVigneaud Research Prize, with Dr. William Muller, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine. Dr. David Hajjar (left), dean of Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and this year's duVigneaud keynote...

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. Ralph Nachman The Medical Center's 23rd annual Maurice R. Greenberg Distinguished Service Award Gala was held May 1 at The Plaza, in honor of the 2003 Greenberg Award recipient, Dr. Ralph Nachman, the E. Hugh Luckey Professor of...

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...