WDOM Expresses Condolences on the Passing of Dr. Jose Fernandez (Department of Emergency Medicine)


It is with sadness that the WDOM must report that Dr. Jose Fernandez passed away over the weekend. Dr. Fernandez, formerly an Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine in the WDOM, joined Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell in 1987. An outstanding and beloved physician, he excelled at the highest level of excellence during his years with the WDOM and throughout his tenure in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Dr. Fernandez was the most senior faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell. He joined the Emergency Department as an Attending Physician when emergency medicine was located in the basement of the M building in the old New York Hospital and had trained in internal Medicine at NYP/WCM during the 1980s.

“Jose was a consummate professional and one of the kindest people that I have ever known.  He was an outstanding physician whose skills were equally matched with his humility. In addition to being a frontline provider during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jose held numerous leadership roles, most recently as the Director of Quality Assurance for our Department,” said Dr. Rahul Sharma, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine, WCM, and Emergency Physician-in-Chief, NYP/WCM.