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Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan, chairman emeritus of urology and the James J. Colt Professor of Urology, will be honored on May 2 as the 26th recipient of the Medical Center's Maurice R. Greenberg Distinguished Service Award. Dr. E. Darracott...

Weill Cornell students Michael Keyoung and Kavita Parikh and Dr. Carol Storey-Johnson, senior associate dean for education, addressed the students and faculty to open the mixer. (Ms. Parikh is president of the Medical Student Executive Council, and Mr. Keyoung...

Fourth-year student Roger Lo, with his wife, Sandy, at Weill Cornell's "Match Day" event. Mr. Lo will pursue a preliminary year in medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City and then will move on to a residency...

Dr. William Frosch (center) and Dr. Theodore Shapiro (right), with psychiatry chairman Dr. Jack Barchas. Two distinguished members of the Department of Psychiatry—Dr. William Frosch and Dr. Theodore Shapiro—have recently joined the ranks of emeritus faculty. To mark the...

From left: First-year students Jonathan Kazam, Laura Fanning, Jacqueline Montgomery, Cyrus Nozad and Mustapha Saheed, president of the first-year class. Seated: Dr. Estomih Mtui, assistant professor of anatomy in neurology and neuroscience who directs the program in anatomy and...

Dr. John A. Evans The Department of Radiology is hosting a memorial service and memorial lecture for Dr. John A. Evans on May 3, at 5 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. Dr. Evans, who died on Dec. 24 at age...

New York, NY (April 12, 2002) — A large, randomized study of more than 3,000 New York City schoolchildren (mostly African-American and Hispanic) has shown for the first time that a school-based prevention program that teaches early adolescents drug refusal...

Dr. Holly Andersen (medicine) commented on WCBS-TV about a JAMA study, "Mental Stress Can Trigger a Lack of Blood Flow to Heart and Increase the Risk of Death in People with Coronary Artery Disease." Dr. Brian Apatoff (neurology) was...

Dr. John Carucci, assistant professor of dermatology, was given a presidential citation last February at the 60th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in New Orleans for his exceptional work, leadership and vision as a member...

Dr. Gary Wormser Dr. Gary Wormser will be the guest of the Department of Medicine on April 18 as the 2002 Donald Zucker Visiting Professor. Dr. Wormser is vice chairman of the Department of Medicine at New York Medical...

Daisy Soros welcomes guests to the "Information Please" breakfast on "Drug Interactions: Beyond the Warning Label." Keynote speakers Dr. Joseph Hayes (left) and Dr. Mitchell Gaynor (right) with Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of the Medical College. On Feb. 26,...

Dr. Katherine A. Hajjar, new chairman of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. Dr. Katherine Amberson Hajjar has been appointed chairman of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at Weill Medical College. Dr. Hajjar, who formerly was...

David Lederman, inventor of the Abiocor artificial heart. David Lederman, Ph.D., inventor of the Abiocor Artificial Heart and founder of Abiomed Inc., will speak about the vision and process of development of the artificial heart via an interactive videoconference...

Dr. Nancy Andreasen Dr. Nancy Andreasen, the Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the director of the Mental Health Clinical Research Center, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department...

Dr. Brian Apatoff (neurology) was interviewed by WCBS-TV about the clinical value of the recently FDA-approved multiple sclerosis drug Rebif. Dr. William Apfeldorf (psychiatry) was interviewed by Bloomberg Radio about continuing psychological issues in the general population six months...

Dr. Florence Marshall Dr. Florence Marshall, professor of clinical pediatrics, died on Feb. 22 from complications with cancer. She was 80. Dr. Marshall, a pediatric community health and pediatric AIDS specialist, joined the faculty in 1959, and was a...

Weill Cornell student Markus Little, Class of 2005, checks the blood pressure of a health-fair participant. Renee Rolston, a 2002 HPREP graduate, paints a gold star on the face of a young girl. Representatives from Manhattan Borough President C....

Dr. Ronald Adelman (medicine) was interviewed by American Medical News about providing care for centenarians. Dean Daniel Alonso was interviewed by Ithaca Journal about Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. Dr. William Apfeldorf (psychiatry) was interviewed by Healthscout.com about...

Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences student and Tae Kwon Do club member Tomas Fernandez-Alfonso watches Dr. Carrie Bromleigh practice an inside swing kick. The Tae Kwon Do club, sponsored by Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences Student Executive...

In March 2003, Weill Cornell Medical College will again be visited by a survey team of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association. The LCME accredits the...