Dr. Laura Alonso

Dr. Laura Alonso, chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and the Herbert J. and Ann L. Siegel Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been selected to be a fellow of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program at Drexel University College of Medicine.

COVID-19 may bring high risks of severe disease and death in many patients by disrupting key metabolic signals and thereby triggering hyperglycemia, according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. 

Endocrinology Chief Dr. Laura Alonso—A specialist in diabetes research and treatment—is exploring ways to restore the body’s insulin production

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the month of July.

Dr. Laura Alonso has been named chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, effective Sept. 1. Dr. Alonso will also lead the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Center for Metabolic Health at Weill Cornell Medicine.