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Dr. Frank Chervenak (left) is congratulated by Dean Antonio Gotto, who announced Dr. Chervenak's appointment at Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds. Dr. Frank Chervenak, who has been acting chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been appointed the Given...

Women's Health Advisor, a subscription newsletter sponsored by Weill Cornell's Center for Women's Healthcare and edited by Dr. Orli Etingin (medicine), will be cited in a Time magazine feature as one of the publications that senior citizens are reading...

Dr. D. Jackson Coleman Dr. D. Jackson Coleman, chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and the John Milton McLean Professor of Ophthalmology, has been named the recipient of the 2001 Maurice R. Greenberg Distinguished Service Award. He will receive...

Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) discussed for WABC-TV a new government report that states that moderate fat intake is the best way to lose weight. He also commented on new warnings on vitamin A toxicity. Dr. Gordon Gamsu (radiology) was...

Dr. Neil Bander (urology) was interviewed for WINS radio, the Daily News, and the New York Post on his study on the use of monoclonal antibodies to treat prostate cancer. Dr. Mark Bessler (surgery) discussed bariatric surgery (for obesity)...

Dr. Victor F. Marshall Dr. Victor F. Marshall, an internationally renowned urologist who served for 30 years as chief of the Division of Urology at The New York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center, died on Jan. 5 of bladder cancer. Dr....

Dr. David Bank (pediatrics and emergency medicine) discussed health risks associated with the cold weather during a live interview on WNBC-TV's "Today in New York" program. Dr. Stephen Chasen (obstetrics/gynecology) was interviewed by WCBS-TV on a government-sponsored study on...

At the Frick Collection, Weill Cornell students Susan Herzlinger and Eric Gordon discuss features of portrait photographs with Dr. Charles Bardes (standing). On Jan. 2, The New York Times' "Science Times" section took readers to the elegant interior of...

New York, NY (January 2, 2001) — While it has become extremely commonplace to treat blocked coronary arteries with balloon angioplasty and the placement of a stent, the possibility of a renarrowing of an artery over time has remained a...

Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) was interviewed by WCBS-TV on a new study from the Centers for Disease Control that shows a marked increase in obesity in the United States. Dr. Phyllis August (medicine) was interviewed by WABC-TV about a...