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Dr. Brown Appointed Vice Chair for Mentorship and Academic Development

Dr. Robert S. Brown, Jr.The Weill Department of Medicine has appointed Dr. Robert S. Brown, Jr. to serve as Vice Chair for Mentorship and Academic Development as of July 1, 2018. Dr. Brown is currently the Vice Chair of Transitions of Care and Clinical Director for the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, as well as the Director of the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. In his new role as Vice Chair for Mentorship... Read More

Division Administrator Launches Student Internship in General Internal Medicine

Anita Mesi, who holds a B.A. in Economics from Hunter College and an M.B.A. in Finance and Investments and Organizational Behavior-HR Management from Baruch College, began her career at Weill Cornell Medicine 16 years ago as a student intern in the Department of Biochemistry. Anita has since served in several managerial roles at WCM and is currently the Division Administrator of the Weill Department of Medicine’s newly established Division of General Internal Medicine.As a result of the... Read More

Dr. Lief Appointed to Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit

Dr. Lindsay LiefDr. Lindsay Lief, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, has been appointed Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell, East Campus, effective July 1, 2018. In her new role, Dr. Lief will help establish and run a post-discharge ICU clinic, while also fulfilling her duties as Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Attending in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.Dr... Read More

Dr. Lee and Colleagues Publish Breakthrough Study on Cell-free DNA Monitoring of UTIs

Dr. John R. LeeCo-lead authors Dr. John R. Lee, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Dr. Iwijn De Vlaminck, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering from Cornell Engineering at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY have published a breakthrough study in Nature Communications that has demonstrated a new method for monitoring urinary tract infections (UTIs) that surpasses traditional methods. Entitled, “Urinary cell-free DNA is a versatile analyte for monitoring... Read More

Dr. Leonard Appointed Executive Vice Chair of WDOM

Dr. John LeonardWe are pleased to announce that John P. Leonard, M.D., The Richard T. Silver Distinguished Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine and the NewYork Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, will be appointed to Executive Vice Chair of the Weill Department of Medicine (WDOM) as of July 1, 2018.Dr. Leonard has served as the WDOM’s Vice Chair of Clinical Research for many years and, more recently, as the department’s Interim Chair. His... Read More

Dean Choi Quoted in Forbes on Immigration, American Medical Colleges, and the Future of Medicine

Dr. Augustine M.K. ChoiDr. Augustine M.K. Choi, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean, Weill Cornell Medicine, and former Chair of the Weill Department of Medicine, was interviewed in Forbes (June 21, 2018) for an article entitled, “Immigrants and U.S. Healthcare: What One Med School Dean Wants Congress To Know.” Dr. Choi was quoted on the current state of immigration, medical training, and patient care in the United States. He reviewed topics ranging from H1B visas, travel restrictions and the “... Read More

Dr. Fins Awarded Fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians

Dr. Joseph J. FinsDr. Joseph J. Fins, Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics, has been awarded fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), London, England, which works collaboratively with the American College of Physicians (ACP) in the U.S. As a Master of the ACP (MACP) and Fellow of RCP (FRCP), Dr. Fins will have the unique opportunity of working collaboratively with the two medical organizations in support of their ultimate goal – to advance excellence in health care delivery for... Read More

The Young Investigators Award Recipients of 2018

The 27th Annual Weill Department of Medicine Awards were announced on June 27, 2018 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.WinnerSoo Jung Cho, M.D., M.S.Assistant Professor of MedicineGLUT1-dependent Glycolysis Regulates Exacerbation of Fibrosis in Response to... Read More

2018 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 20.WinnerCharles Kyrlakos Vorkas, M.D.Infectious Diseases FellowInnate T cell responses to early Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection are defined by differential responses of MAIT and γδ T cell subsetsFirst Runner-UpGhaith Abu-Zeinah, M.D.Hematology and Oncology FellowThe Clonal Architecture of... Read More

2018 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