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  Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of Weill Medical College in New York, being interviewed by NY1 TV. From left: Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Sue Kelly (R-NY) with Sanford Weill, chairman of the Weill Medical College Board of Overseers; Harold...

A Private Foundation in Qatar Commits $750 Million to Establish the "Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar" Hailed as First of its Kind, and "an Important Diplomatic Initiative" New York, NY (April 9, 2001) — In an unprecedented expansion of...

Friends, colleagues and family of Israel Alvarado gathered in the Griffis Faculty Club on March 30 to celebrate Mr. Alvarado's retirement after 33 years in the Medical College's Accounting Department. In their testimonial remarks, many members of the accounting...

From left: Dr. Manikkam Suthanthiran, Dr. Bao-Gui Li, Dr. Choli Hartono and colleagues have developed a new, non-invasive urine test for detecting early signs of acute transplant rejection in patients with kidney transplants. Dr. Manikkam Suthanthiran, Dr. Bao-Gui Li,...

Dr. Robert Allan (psychology in medicine and psychiatry) was interviewed by ABC One, the news production service for ABC affiliates, on how men cope with stress. Dr. Barbara Bartlik (psychiatry) was interviewed by Marie Claire on female masturbation and...

In the Archives, where he did much of his research on Dr. Lewis Atterbury Conner, is Dr. Jeffrey Fisher (seated), with James Gehrlich, archives assistant. Dr. Jeffrey Fisher, clinical associate professor of medicine, will discuss "Lewis A. Conner: Cornell's...

Dr. Robert Allan (psychology in medicine and psychiatry) was interviewed by ABC One, the news production service for ABC affiliates, on how men cope with stress. Dr. Barbara Bartlik (psychiatry) was interviewed by Marie Claire on female masturbation and...

Dr. Selina Chen-Kiang Dr. Selina Chen-Kiang, professor of pathology, will be honored as Researcher of the Year by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on March 29, when the society hosts its Spirit of Discovery Ball at Cipriani 42nd Street....

Dr. Michael Roizen The Department of Anesthesiology is hosting Dr. Michael Roizen as the 2001 Stubenbord Visiting Professor at Weill Medical College. Dr. Roizen is chairman of the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care and professor of internal medicine...

At the luncheon celebrating the dedication of the Cornell Biodiversity Laboratory at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Dr. Mitchell Gaynor (left), medical director of Weill Cornell's Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CCIM), speaks with the President of the Dominican...

Dr. Joseph Fins (center), director of the Division of Medical Ethics, in consultation with Hospital staff in the Greenberg Pavilion: (from left) Dr. Jason Abfier, intern in medicine; Cathleen Acres, patient representative; Bruce Leuchter, intern in medicine; and medical...

Dr. Joseph Fins to Lead Center- and System-Wide Effort New York, NY (March 20, 2001) — Reflecting the growing national interest in such bioethical health policy issues as cloning, physician-assisted suicide, managed care, and the regulation of clinical research in...

Dr. Ernst Bartsich (obstetrics and gynecology) appeared on Fox-TV about treatment options for African-American women with uterine fibroids. Dr. Thomas Caputo (obstetrics and gynecology) was interviewed by Healthscout.com on the use of aspirin to prevent ovarian cancer. Dr. Andrew...

Dr. Glenn Steele Jr., the David S. Speer Lecturer at Weill Cornell Dr. Glenn Steele Jr., president and CEO of Geisinger Health System, will be the guest of the Department of Surgery as the David S. Speer Lecturer at...

Dr. S. Chiu Wong, director of cardiac catheterization, led a Weill Cornell team investigating the use of radiation therapy techniques to reduce restenosis following angioplasty. While it has become extremely commonplace to treat blocked coronary arteries with balloon angioplasty...

Three of the high school students recognized by the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search pursued their projects in Weill Cornell labs. Vinod Nambudiri Vinod Nambudiri won sixth place overall (first among all students from New York) and earned a...