Dr. Becker was a revered member of the Division of Endocrinology and a nationally and internationally recognized thyroidologist, with particular expertise in thyrotoxicosis and thyroid cancer. Dr. Becker was a pioneer in the use of radioactive isotopes for the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease.
Shari R. Midoneck, M.D., has been appointed to the position of Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, effective January 1, 2010. Dr. Midoneck is the Ehrenkranz/Orli R. Etingin, M.D., Professor in Women's Health; Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in Women's Health at the Weill Cornell Medical College and an Associate Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
The Department of Medicine was notified on December 5, 2009 by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education that its Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine has given our medicine residency program full accreditation with commendation, and found no citations. This gratifying and unusual decision is a tribute to the hard work of our program directors, faculty, and residents.
On October 12, 2009, the Department of Medicine signed a Letter of Intent to establish a research collaboration with the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University in Suzhou, China. Our institutions agreed to continue to explore research collaborations of mutual interest, initially focusing on basic, translational and clinical cancer and blood diseases research.
The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the formation of a new Division within the Department of Medicine, the Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluative Sciences Research, which will be headed by Dr. Mary Charlson, the William T. Foley Distinguished Professor in Medicine.
The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Deborah Lafer Scher as Strategic Advisor to the Chair of the Department of Medicine. The major focus of this position is to assist the Chairman and the department's leadership in planning and implementing academic and clinical initiatives of the highest strategic importance to the department.
The Department of Medicine is saddened to announce that Desiree Pardi, M.D., Ph.D., died peacefully on Sunday, September 6, 2009.
The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Yoon Kang, M.D., of Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates (WCIMA) has been appointed as the first Richard P. Cohen, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medical Education, effective May 1, 2009.
Adding potent research firepower and fresh physical perspectives to combat cancer, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has funded the new Center on the Microenvironment and Metastasis, which will be headquartered at Cornell University. It is one of 12 new research centers across the nation recently announced by the NCI. This grant is for $13 million over five years.
The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Brendan M. Reilly, M.D., Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Professor of Medicine, has been appointed as a Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Medicine, effective March 1, 2009.
