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Health Equity Research Fellow and MD/PhD Student Publish Pivotal Paper on Telemedicine and Healthcare Equity

Dr. Christopher J. Gonzalez, the inaugural HRSA Health Equity Research Fellow at the Diversity Center of Excellence, WDOM, and Lala Tanmoy Das, MD/PhD student, have published a pivotal paper in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) on telemedicine and healthcare equity.With collaborative mentorship from Dr. Gonzalez, Lala (Tom) Das served as first author on the JGIM paper, entitled “Preparing Telemedicine for the Frontlines of Healthcare Equity.” The paper shares observations from the... Read More

On the Frontlines of COVID-19: Key Guidelines Published in the New England Journal of Medicine

Until a vaccine is discovered and implemented for COVID-19, WDOM physicians on the frontlines continue to focus on diagnosis, drug treatment options, and best practice guidelines. To that end, two chiefs in the WDOM, Dr. Fernando J. Martinez (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine) and Dr. Roy M. Gulick (Infectious Diseases), and Dr. David Berlin, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Medical Director for Critical Care Services at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, have... Read More

WDOM Celebrates Faculty Who Received Awards at Commencement 2020

The WDOM congratulates its faculty who received teaching awards at the Weill Cornell Medicine Class of 2020 Commencement ceremony on May 28, 2020.Faculty AwardsLeonard Tow Humanism TeacherSusana Morales, M.D.The Elliot Hochstein Teaching AwardErnie Esquivel, M.D.Class of 1952 Resident Physician PrizeDario Villamar, M.D.Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award of Alpha Omega AlphaShari Midoneck, M.D.Senior ListJuliet Aizer, M.D.Brian Eiss, M.D.Ernie Esquivel, M.D.Sydney Katz, M.D.Michael Torres Lizardi... Read More

A Statement from the NYP/Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Residency Program

We, the residents and faculty of the Internal Medicine residency program at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, extend our grief, our outrage, and our support, in condemning the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, David McAtee and the countless other Black lives that have been lost to racism.The COVID-19 crisis has become "the great unequalizer" through its disproportionate burden to Black, indigenous, and people of color in New York City and across our country... Read More

COMBAT Trial Data Published in Nature Medicine: Triple Combination Approach Holds Promise for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Dr. Manuel Hidalgo, Chief, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, WDOM, and colleagues have published a paper in Nature Medicine that shows promising responses using a triple combination approach in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.In this international Phase 2a trial (COMBAT), patients with the most common type of metastatic pancreatic cancer – who had not responded to a first-line treatment – were treated with an investigational drug, an immunotherapy drug, and chemotherapy.... Read More

Publication in Cell Host & Microbe Reveals Why Some Ulcerative Colitis Patients Benefit from Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT)

Artwork by C. Demarta, eureka comunicazione visiva, courtesy of Cell Press.Ulcerative Colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease, affects some 750,000 people in North America. In a paper published in Cell Host & Microbe (April 2020), Dr. Iliyan D. Iliev, Assistant Professor of Immunology in Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Dr. Irina Leonardi, Postdoctoral Associate in Medicine, have revealed findings that show higher levels of a particular type of fungus in the... Read More

Diversity Center of Excellence of the Cornell Center for Health Equity Receives U.S. Department of HHS Training Grant

The Diversity Center of Excellence of the Cornell Center for Health Equity has received a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This grant will serve to expand health professions workforce training with a focus on telehealth and distance learning capabilities in response to COVID-19.Dr. Susana Morales, Director and PI, Diversity Center of Excellence of the Cornell Center for Health Equity, explains that the grant will be used for curriculum development of... Read More

Thank You to WDOM Faculty for the Outpouring of Support for #HairstylesForHeroes!

Thank you to the amazing faculty of the Weill Department of Medicine who showcased their outrageous new hairstyles on Friday, May 29, 2020! We saw an array of fun hairstyles from red mohawks, rainbow hair, and purple wigs, to red beards, and more! As of June 1, 2020, more than $80,000 was raised from 180 donors – more than 160% of our initial $50,000 goal.The funds raised through this effort will be an immediate accelerant to support the academic efforts of our trainees and junior faculty,... Read More

Dr. Artis and Team Publish Breakthrough Findings on ILC2s in Immunity

Dr. David Artis, Director of the Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and team have published a paper in Immunity that reveals a critical new finding regarding the Tph1 gene and ILC2 (allergy linked immune cells). The study found that ramped-up production of Tph1 helps ILC2s to enter an inflammatory state. This advance may lead to future drugs that could suppress Tph1 in an attempt to alleviate allergic and inflammatory conditions.Related LinksWeill Cornell Newsroom

#HairstylesForHeroes

Sport a new hairstyle or make a donation to support the work of our healthcare heroes!#HairstylesForHeroes is a fundraising initiative to support Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Medicine junior faculty members and trainees. Many have bravely stepped to the front lines of the pandemic response, often working tirelessly to care for people with COVID-19. Others have graciously answered the call to pause their scientific research and other academic projects — years-long commitments to... Read More