With their son about to go off to college, Mr. Steve Newhouse and his wife, Ms. Gina Sanders, began to plan for a trip to Bhutan and China. Before leaving, Mr. Newhouse met with Dr. Henry Murray, co-founder of the Weill Cornell Travel Clinic, to ensure that he received any necessary pre-travel vaccines. All was in order, but the best laid plans were sidelined by something completely unexpected – a dog bite.
Whether planning to travel for pleasure, work, or embarking on a humanitarian mission, it is vital to make a "first stop" with a travel medicine expert prior to leaving in order to ensure a safe and healthy trip. Since its inception in 1980, the Division of Infectious Diseases has been home to a premier clinic that serves this purpose.
This award recognizes one physician annually who provides outstanding leadership and who inspires members of their team to provide excellent, compassionate, and responsible care for patients and their families.
Long-time benefactors of Weill Cornell Medicine, Jeanne and Overseer Herb Siegel, have endowed a new prize, the Neal Flomenbaum, M.D. Prize for Excellence in Emergency Medicine, to support Weill Cornell faculty engaged in clinical care.
Morgan Stanley's Strategy Challenge unites top-performing employees from across its firm for an eight-week pro bono consulting project that helps nonprofit partners to achieve their potential and amplify impact. A model of success for the treatment of PTSD in combat veterans, The Headstrong Project has provided tailored clinical treatment to post 9/11 combat veterans in NYC since 2012.
Dr. Richard T. Silver has dedicated his efforts for many decades to finding a cure for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) and chronic myeloid leukemia, while bringing the best in patient care and scientific advancement to the clinical setting. MPNs are a group of diseases related to the excessive production of bone marrow cells.
Dr. Morales is widely known for her superb patient care, academic scholarship, devotion to teaching, and pioneering work in health disparities. An exemplary role model for young physicians and investigators in training, the SGIM will celebrate her "extraordinary service to the SGIM and its missions" at their awards meeting held in April 2015.
The Headstrong Project offers evidence-based treatment for combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). The ringing of the NYSE opening bell helped to raise awareness and support for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who suffer from PTSD.
Since Dr. Michel Kahaleh joined the department, there has been a 175% increase in advanced endoscopic interventional procedures in gastroenterology as well as the launch of the first pancreatic program at NYP/WCM. Under his direction, there has also been a rise in the number of minimally invasive endoscopic techniques that are highly effective, safe, and spare patients from major surgeries.
In over 90 clinical scenarios of patients commonly seen by physicians with possible coronary artery disease, nuclear imaging, echo, CTA, exercise stress testing, MR, and angiography were compared against each other for the most appropriate approach for patient care.
