The Weill Department of Medicine’s 8th annual Research Retreat Day attracted an impressive 180 junior faculty, postdoctoral students, graduate students, and research technicians across the Weill Cornell Medicine community on Sept. 12, 2023. All gathered in Belfer Research Building—and on Zoom—to share groundbreaking research representing numerous divisions, including Pulmonary & Critical
Care medicine, Hematology & Medical Oncology, Regenerative Medicine, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Cardiology, and Global Health.
Keynote speaker Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, 17th Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the JAMA Network and the Lee Goldman, MD Endowed Professor of Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, presented a talk titled “Leading during dynamic times: A view of medical publishing from JAMA.”
A national leader in prevention and interventions to address health disparities, Dr. Bibbins-Domingo is an accomplished physician-scientist who has used observational studies, pragmatic trials, and simulation modeling to examine effective clinical, public health, and policy interventions aimed at prevention. She previously served as the inaugural Vice Dean for Population Health and Health Equity in the UCSF School of Medicine and the Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UCSF. She also co-founded the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, which generates actionable research to advance health equity and reduce health disparities in both the Bay Area and nationally.
Opening remarks were given by Dr. John Leonard, WDOM’s Chair (Interim) and Dr. Steven Lipkin, WDOM’s Vice Chair for Research. Junior faculty presenters included Drs. Ashley Beecy, Christopher Parkhurst, Robert Peck, and Jesus Maria Gomez Salinero. Senior faculty presentations were given by Dr. Jonathan Weinsaft, Chief of Cardiology, and Dr. Juliet Barker, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology. Oral abstract presentations were given by Drs. Mohammad Arifuzzaman, Jyoti Mathad, Bobak Parang, and Thalia Salinas.
Learn more about their presentations and topics.