This award is presented annually to members of the Department of Medicine below the rank of professor who perform on outstanding levels in the areas of clinical and/or basic biomedical research. The award has been generously supported by the Michael Wolk Foundation.
Dr. Holly Andersen, of the Division of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, has been appointed Director of Education and Outreach at the new Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The newly created position underscores the Institute's strong commitment to raising awareness about the risks of heart disease.
Craig T. Basson, M.D. has been appointed as the Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Medicine, effective November 1, 2008. His selection for this endowed professorship is in recognition of his leadership and international reputation as a physician-scientist in the field of human cardiovascular genetics disease.
We are pleased to announce the Stephen Scheidt, M.D., Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Department of Medicine, funded by a grant from the New York Cardiology Foundation of New York Cardiology Associates in memory of our esteemed colleague, Dr. Stephen Scheidt.
