Dr. Robert A. Harrington

Dr. Geraldine McGinty, an esteemed academic healthcare leader and radiologist, has been appointed executive vice dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, effective Sept. 8.

On Aug. 18, 106 first-year medical students in the Class of 2030 earned their white coats during the annual White Coat Ceremony, officially marking the beginning of their medical education. 

Fifty physician assistant students donned their white coats Aug. 18 during the annual White Coat Ceremony—the first time PA students attained this milestone on the same day as medical students. 

The new department will be a catalyst for collaborative research at Weill Cornell Medicine, integrating advanced genomics and patient-focused technologies that generate large and complex datasets with computational approaches—including artificial intelligence—that allow researchers to gain unprecedented insights into the drivers of disease. 

Building on the academic medical center’s long history of surgical excellence, Dr. Donahue will focus on developing multidisciplinary programs that align patient care, research and education while fostering collaboration and discovery across the two institutions.

An expected 136 new doctors and physician assistants celebrated the completion of their education May 14 during Weill Cornell Medical College’s annual Commencement ceremony.

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences honored the 311 expected Class of 2026 graduates May 14 during the school’s first dedicated Commencement ceremony.

Medical and physician assistant students from the Class of 2026 were honored during convocation and certificate ceremonies May 13 for their dedication to scholarship, excellence in research, devotion to teaching or service and exceptional professional qualities.

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar celebrated its largest ever graduating class, which also includes a record 22 Qatari nationals, during the institution’s commencement ceremony May 5.

On April 20, Weill Cornell Medicine awarded the Pioneers in Diversity Awards, recognizing commitment to diversity and inclusion through mentorship, service and advocacy.

Advancing health equity in medicine requires a clear-eyed understanding of history, a rejection of race-based clinical assumptions and a commitment to transform research into practice, said Dr. Joseph L. Wright, senior vice president and chief health equity officer of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in his keynote address for Weill Cornell Medicine’s eighth annual Diversity Week. 

As executive director for women’s health, a role that complements her position leading obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Riley will unify, coordinate and drive new paradigms for women’s health care across medical specialties.

As states reassess Medicaid coverage following recent federal policy changes and the end of pandemic-era protections, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, the Cornell Health Policy Center and Ariadne Labs are championing evidence-based health care policy reform and expanded Medicaid coverage for children. 

On March 20, the Class of 2026 learned where they will be doing their internship and residency training—setting the stage for the next several years of their medical careers and lives.

On Dec. 10, first-year Weill Cornell Medical College students memorialized the 28 people who generously donated their bodies to the institution’s Gross Anatomy program.

Weill Cornell Medicine is poised to thrive in the coming years, with a planned expansion of its clinical enterprise serving as an engine for overall institutional growth, Dean Robert Harrington conveyed Dec. 16 during his biannual State of Weill Cornell Medicine address.

Weill Cornell Medicine’s Ninth Annual Dean’s Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship celebrated and fostered the entrepreneurial spirit on Nov. 17 at Weill Cornell's Griffis Faculty Club.

Dr. Mocco will lead a large team of neurosurgeons and other experts who specialize in diseases that affect the blood vessels in the brain, known as cerebrovascular disease; brain and spinal tumors; movement disorders; and other diseases of the brain, spine and nerves that branch out from the brain and spinal cord. 

Dr. Lauren Henderson, a physician-scientist whose research focuses on children with difficult-to-treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis and other autoimmune disorders, has been awarded the 10th annual Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research, Weill Cornell Medicine announced today. 

In this new role, Dr. Kaushal will help Weill Cornell Medicine harness data science opportunities in service of better patient outcomes.