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 B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, received the United Hospital Fund Distinguished Trustee Award on May 16 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Mrs. Cantor's generous donations have led to the establishment of the Iris Cantor Women's Health Center, one of the most comprehensive medical facilities for women in New York City. Dr. and Mrs. Antonio Gotto joined Mrs. Cantor in celebration of her UHF award.
Dr. John Carucci, assistant professor of dermatology, has been awarded the Career Development Award in Dermatologic Surgery from the Dermatology Foundation. The award provides $55,000 per year for three years and will support research into risk factors for skin cancer in organ transplant patients.
Dr. Antonio Gotto, professor of medicine and dean of the Medical College, hosted a discussion titled "Professionalism and Medical Education: Modern Expressions of the Hippocratic Oath." The focus of the March 26 discussion, held at the Onassis Cultural Center, was the Hippocratic Oath, the model of ideal conduct for physicians since 400 B.C., and its role in modern medicine.
Dr. Harvey Lincoff, professor emeritus of ophthalmology, has been awarded the distinguished Lucien Howe Medal for Research by the Buffalo Ophthalmological Society (BOS)for his work toward improving the treatment of retinal detachment. The medal, awarded at BOS annual meeting on May 1, is in memory of Lucien Howe, an ophthalmologist who created the Department of Ophthalmology at Buffalo University and founded the Howe Laboratory for Ophthalmologic Science and Research at Harvard.
Dr. Margaret Moline, senior research associate in psychiatry, has received the Wholeness of Life Award from the Healthcare Chaplaincy. The award, which recognizes patient-care professionals for their compassionate work in caring for the whole person—body, mind and spirit—were presented Nov. 7, 2002, at Cipriani 42nd Street.
Dr. Diana Murray, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, has been named an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow. Dr. Murray is one of 117 scientists selected in the early stages of their careers "on the basis of their exceptional promise." Those chosen are free to pursue "whatever lines of inquiry are of most interest to them." Dr. Murray will study the recruitment of proteins to different cellular membranes and characterize the structural and energetic basis for the binding of lipid-interacting domains to phospholipid membranes using computational methods.
Dr. Mark Pochapin, associate professor of clinical medicine, spoke on public education at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Colon Cancer Control Summit at the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs on March 11. NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Tom Frieden hosted the summit.
Dr. Marcus Reidenberg, professor of pharmacology, medicine and public health, was elected vice chairman of the World Health Organization Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines at its meeting on April 3 in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Reidenberg has been a member of the WHO Expert Panel on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines since 1989.
Dr. Manikkam Suthanthiran, the Stanton Griffis Distinguished Professor of Medicine and professor of biochemistry, has received the American Society of Transplantation's 2003 Roche Distinguished Achievement Award. The award, given during the June 3rd American Transplant Congress in Washington, D.C., honors a senior investigator who has made major contributions to the field of transplantation medicine and immunobiology.
Dr. Steven Witkin, professor of immunology in obstetrics and gynecology, was elected president of the International Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology. His two-year term as president was announced at I-IDSOG's eighth annual meeting in New Orleans on April 25. The I-IDSOG was established in 1994 with a commitment to address the 21st century's major challenges in women's health.
Dr. Michael Wolk, clinical professor of medicine, was named president-elect of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) during their 52nd Annual Scientific Session in Chicago on March 31. He is the first Weill Cornell cardiologist to be elected president in the ACC's 53-year history. Beginning April 2004, Dr. Wolk will serve a one-year term at ACC, which is dedicated to fostering optimal cardiovascular care and disease prevention through education, research and the formulation of health-care policy.
Dr. Hao Wu, associate professor of biochemistry, received the 2003 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award in recognition of a junior female scientist of very high promise. The award, which includes a $2,000 prize, was presented at the March 3rd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society in San Antonio. The award honors the memory of Dr. Margaret Dayhoff, former president of the Biophysical Society, and is aimed toward female scientists who have not yet reached a position of high recognition within the structures of academic society.
Michael Young, a third-year medical student at Weill Cornell, has received the 2003 American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award as part of its Excellence in Medicine program. The award, presented during the 2003 AMA Advocacy Leadership Conference on March 1, encourages involvement in organized medicine and fosters leadership development among the country's brightest medical students.