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Collaborative Observational Study Yields Key Findings on Kidney Transplant Patients with COVID-19

A key observational study involving kidney transplant patients with COVID-19 was recently published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (May 2020). A group of multidisciplinary collaborators across the WDOM led by investigators in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension under the leadership of Dr. Manikkam Suthanthiran, and in the Division of Transplant Surgery under the leadership of Dr. Sandip Kapur, Drs. Michelle Lubetzky, Meredith Aull, and Darshana M. Dadhania explored the best... Read More

The WDOM Congratulates Its 2020 Diversity Award Honorees!

These awards are presented by The Executive Committee on Diversity and Inclusion: Drs. Linnie Golightly, Joy Howell, Said Ibrahim, Marcus Lambert, Rache Simmons.Dean’s Diversity and Healthcare Disparity Research Grant AwardeesFaculty Members:Arnam Kumar Ghosh, M.B.,B.S.Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, General Internal Medicine (Hospital Medicine)Ayana Morales, M.D.Instructor in Medicine, Infectious DiseasesBella Yogesh Mehta, M.B.,B.S.Assistant Professor of Medicine, RheumatologyFellow... Read More

Pivotal Paper on Clostridium difficile Published in Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Medical illustration of C. difficile bacteria

Three faculty from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (WDOM) – Drs. Charles Maltz, Paul Miskovitz, and Kaveh Hajifathalian – have published a pivotal paper on Clostridium difficile in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (July 2020). The paper, “Lactulose may reduce Clostridium difﬁcile-related diarrhea among patients receiving antibiotics,” is a one-year retrospective review of the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection in NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical... Read More

Dr. Dana Zappetti Appointed as Vice Chair for Clinical Operations in the Weill Department of Medicine

Dr. Dana ZappettiDr. Dana Zappetti has been appointed as Vice Chair for Clinical Operations in the Weill Department of Medicine (WDOM) effective July 1. The role of Vice Chair for Clinical Operations will incorporate responsibilities for ambulatory services. The WDOM expresses its sincerest appreciation to Dr. Robert Burakoff for his outstanding service as Vice Chair for Ambulatory Services. Dr. Burakoff, an expert in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), will continue as Site Chief for the... Read More

Dr. Renuka Gupta Appointed as Chief of Medicine at NYP/Lower Manhattan Hospital

Dr. Renuka Gupta has been appointed as Chief of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital (NYP/LMH). Dr. Gupta will begin her role in July 2020 and will be succeeding Dr. Judy Tung who had served in this role since 2016. The WDOM expresses its sincerest appreciation to Dr. Tung for her outstanding service and congratulates her on her recent appointment as Associate Dean for Faculty Development at Weill Cornell Medicine and in her continuing role in the Division of General... Read More

Dr. Ari Melnick Named Honoree for the 2020 Ernest Beutler Lecture and Prize (ASH)

The WDOM congratulates Dr. Ari Melnick on being named an honoree for the 2020 Ernest Beutler Lecture and Prize. The Ernest Beutler Lecture is a two-part lectureship that recognizes major translational advances related to a single topic.The Ernest Beutler Lecture (ASH - American Society of Hematology) honors two individuals, one is recognized for enabling advances in basic science, and the other is recognized for using clinical science or translational research to carry basic science advances... Read More

The Young Investigators Award Recipients of 2020

The 29th Young Investigators Award was announced on June 24, 2020 at Medicine Grand Rounds. 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. It is supported by the Michael Wolk Foundation.WinnersJohn Richard Lee, M.D., M.S., F.A.S.N.Nephrology & HypertensionMicrobiome Profiles Diagnostic and Predictive of Urinary Tract InfectionRobert... Read More

2020 Fellow Award in Research Announced at Medicine Grand Rounds

Initiated in 2002, the award is given to fellows within the Weill Department of Medicine who have performed outstanding research. This year's finalists were presented at Medicine Grand Rounds on June 17.WinnerDavid R. Price, M.D., M.S.Effect of Neutropenic Critical Illness on Development and Prognosis of Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeRunners-UpDivya Shankaranarayanan, M.B.B.S.Calcium Release Activated Calcium (CRAC) Channel is a Novel Target to Promote ToleranceMichael Shusterman, M.D.A... Read More

Resident Explores Teaching Doctors About Injustice in The BMJ

Lauren Kelly, a resident in the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at NYPH/Weill Cornell, explores inequalities in healthcare in The BMJ Opinion. The post is in collaboration with residents from UCLA and UCSF.

2020 David E. Rogers Memorial Research Award Winner Announced

Established in 1995, the David E. Rogers Memorial Research Award encourages medical residents to continue their investigative research in internal medicine. Each year, senior medical residents submit research abstracts, and finalists are chosen to present their work during medical grand rounds.The award was founded and is chaired by Holly S. Andersen, M.D. – Director of Education and Outreach at The Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute, Associate Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian... Read More