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Dr. Alvin Mushlin, keynote speaker at Opening Day. At the Opening Day program held on Aug. 22, the new students heard welcoming remarks from Cornell University President Hunter Rawlings and Dr. Antonio Gotto, provost for Medical Affairs and dean...

Dr. Peter Schlegel Dr. Peter Schlegel, associate professor and vice chairman of urology, has been named acting chairman of the department. He will also serve as acting urologist-in-chief at NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center until a new chairman is...

Dr. H. Dirk Sostman Dr. H. Dirk Sostman, chairman of the Department of Radiology, has been named senior associate dean for clinical affairs, succeeding Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan. Dr. Sostman will serve as senior associate dean while continuing to...

Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan Is Installed as President of the American Urological Association Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan, who was recently installed as president of the American Urological Association (AUA), has stepped down as chairman of the Department of Urology...

Proteomics Expert Is Latest Recruit at Weill Cornell New York, NY (September 4, 2001) — The day will come when people will be screened for hundreds of diseases through a simple blood test if the vision of the newest faculty...

Dr. Ronald Crystal (medicine) was interviewed by Gannett News Service about the ethical parallels between the early days of stem-cell research and gene therapy research. He was also interviewed by Poz magazine about gene therapy approaches to treating HIV...

Dr. Richard Kogan, pianist and instructor in psychiatry at Weill Cornell. Weill Cornell's Humanities and Medicine Series (2001-2002) begins on Wednesday, Sept. 5, with a visit by journalist and political commentator Morton Kondracke, whose recently released book "Saving Milly"...

This year, Weill Cornell's Board of Overseers has welcomed four new members. Elected to the board as public members were Maurice Greenberg, chairman emeritus of the Board of Trustees of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, who has been a major benefactor of...

Weill Medical College's Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee has approved the following educational activities for fall 2001. Rheumatology Board Review Course (23 CME credits): September 14–16 Sponsored by Weill Medical College and The Hospital for Special Surgery For information/registration,...

Dr. Margaret Altemus (psychiatry) was interviewed by BBC radio about the brain chemical oxytocin. Dr. Nasser Altorki (cardiothoracic surgery) and Dr. Jeffrey Tepler (medicine) were mentioned in a People magazine feature about "Good Morning America" movie critic Joel Siegel,...

Opening Exercises for Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 3 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. Cornell University President Hunter Rawlings and Dr. Antonio Gotto, vice provost for medical affairs...

The 2001 Travelers Summer Research Fellows at Weill Medical College. Participants in the 2001 Avon Foundation Summer Research Program. In addition to giving oral presentations, Gateways students prepared poster exhibits on their research projects. Every summer, Weill Cornell sponsors...

Dean Daniel Alonso was interviewed about the new Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar for the The Reporter, the newsletter of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Dr. Craig Basson (medicine) was interviewed by Reutershealth.com and theheart.org about a...

Qian Yin, one of seven students enrolled in the Training Program in Chemical Biology, is doing her second rotation working in the laboratory of Dr. David Eliezer, assistant professor of biochemistry at Weill Medical College. For her first rotation,...

Under the new grant received from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, the Medical College curriculum will focus more attention on issues in geriatric medicine. This summer, seven Weill Cornell medical students participated in a summer research program in which...

The Medical College's fourth annual Dean's Circle Dinner - honoring outstanding alumni leaders who have made significant commitments to ensure the continued excellence of their alma mater - was held on June 11 at the River Club in Manhattan....

At the reception celebrating the establishment of the Anne Belcher, M.D. Assistant Professorship of Otorhinolaryngology are (from left) Dr. Rosemary Desloge, the first Belcher Assistant Professor; Suzanne Bunzel and Kate Webster, daughters of the late Dr. Belcher; and Dr....

The Department of Public Health hosted a reception and open house on May 14 to celebrate the reopening of their newly renovated office space on the third and fourth floors of the Kips Bay Building. Dr. Alvin Mushlin, the...

Dean Daniel Alonso was interviewed about the new Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar for both the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle and the Chapel Hill (N.C.) Herald. Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) and dietician Kathy Isoldi were part of a...