Dr. Margaret (Molly) McNairy has been appointed Interim Chief of the Section of Hospital Medicine, effective October 2, 2023.Dr. McNairy has been a practicing hospitalist in the section of Hospital Medicine since 2010. She is excited to build on the program’s exceptional foundation of high-quality inpatient clinical care, health care delivery innovation, and outstanding training of medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty. She brings expertise in implementation science...
The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke-Myocardial Infarction-4 (REGARDS-MI-4) Study, funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), held its second annual Summer Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine from July 31 – August 1, 2023. The 30 investigators were from Weill Cornell, led by Dr. Monika Safford; University of Alabama at Birmingham, led by Dr. Emily Levitan; and Duke, led by Dr. Barrett Bowling.The Study’s overall aims are to:Identify...
Dr. Madeline Sterling, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Weill Department of Medicine, has been awarded a $400,000, three-year grant from the American Heart Association (AHA) to test and implement a behavioral lifestyle intervention among home health aides to improve their cardiovascular health and overall wellbeing. Entitled “Leveraging Home Health Aides to Achieve Life’s Essential 8,” Dr. Sterling’s study is based on the AHA’s...
Dr. Monika Safford, chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine, director of the Cornell Center for Health Equity and the John J. Kuiper Professor of Medicine, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Jessica M. and Natan Bibliowicz Award for Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty.The Bibliowicz Award recognizes outstanding men and women faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine who demonstrate commitment to advancing the academic careers of women in the areas of clinical care, research...
The new award into REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke – Myocardial Infarction (REGARDS-MI) will support both scientific aims and early-stage investigator training, with a focus on structural racism.
This award is presented annually to members of the Weill Department of Medicine below the rank of professor who perform on outstanding levels in the areas of clinical and/or basic biomedical research.
The Weill Department of Medicine has announced five winners who will receive Fund for the Future (FFF) awards.
Dr. Blackwell was the first woman in the United States to become an M.D. The occasion was in honor of National Women Physicians Day held on February 3, 2022.
The study employed a sophisticated computer modeling platform built in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Stracher will provide clinical leadership and direction on policies and programs that impact the health of faculty, staff, students, board members, and patients at Weill Cornell Medicine.
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