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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

Dr. Goyal Leads New Program for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

Dr. Parag GoyalDr. Parag Goyal, an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Division of Cardiology, is leading a newly established program for HFpEF (Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction). The HFpEF Program at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center is the first and only subspecialty program in all of New York dedicated to this unique subtype of heart failure. Patients with HFpEF develop heart failure symptoms like fatigue and... Read More

Dr. Landau Wins the Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research

Dr. Dan Landau, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, has been awarded the 2018 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research. He is one of seven winners of the coveted award, which is given to early career investigators. The Pershing Square Foundation supports young investigators who demonstrate creativity, passion, and an ability to think unconventionally while exploring new territory in research to discover cures for cancer.Dr.... Read More

2018 Wallis Prize for Women's Health Research Awarded at Medicine Grand Rounds

The Dr. Lila A. and Benedict Wallis Prize for Women’s Health Research was founded in 2000 by Dr. Lila A. Wallis in honor of her late husband Dr. Benedict Wallis, to encourage outstanding research in women’s health. This award is funded by the Wallis Prize Fund with a prize of $3,000 to the winner and $1,500 to the runner up. This year, the judges decided on joint winners who will split the total prize monies. The finalists presented their work on June 6, 2018 at Medicine Grand Rounds.... Read More

QUDoM Class of 2018 Graduation at Fifth Annual QIPS Poster Symposium

On May 23, 2018, the Weill Department of Medicine (WDOM) hosted graduation events for Quality University – WDOM (QUDoM) Class of 2018, beginning with presentations of their quality improvement (QI) research projects at Grand Rounds. The events culminated with an awards presentation at the 5th annual Quality Improvement/Patient Safety (QIPS) poster symposium held in Griffis Faculty Lounge. QUDoM and the QIPS committee are led by Dr. Jennifer I. Lee, Vice Chair for QPS, Dr. Robert J. Kim, and... Read More

Dr. Ferrarone Named the Lee Cooperman Physician-Scientist of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

Dr. John FerraroneDr. John Ferrarone, a Fellow in Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, has been named the Lee Cooperman Physician-Scientist of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. With this honor, Dr. Ferrarone will receive a four-year award in the amount of $460,000 to support his research activities in the area of lung adenocarcinoma, which is the most common form of lung cancer. Specifically, Dr. Ferrarone is studying lung adenocarcinomas that simultaneously... Read More

Dr. Leonard Receives Honorary Fellowship Award from the Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Association

Dr. John LeonardDr. John P. Leonard, the Richard T. Silver Distinguished Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology, has been named as a recipient of the Honorary Fellowship Award from the Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Association. The award will be presented to Dr. Leonard at the Alumni Association’s reunion event held on October 5, 2018. Since 1970, this award has been given annually to Weill Cornell faculty (who did not receive an M.D. or Ph.D. from the Medical College) in... Read More

Health Equity Symposium Attracts Distinguished Support from the Medical and Tech Communities

L to R: Drs. Deborah Estrin, David Satcher, Augustine M.K. Choi, Monika Safford, and Avery August at the 2018 Health Equity SymposiumThe 2018 Cornell Tri-Campus Health Equity Symposium attracted more than 100 guests from the medical and technological sectors. The event was hosted by Co-Directors Dr. Monika Safford (Division Chief, General Internal Medicine, WDOM) and Dr. Avery August (Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Cornell University). The keynote speaker for the event was the... Read More

Dr. Anthony Hollenberg Appointed Chairman of the WDOM

Dr. Anthony HollenbergDr. Anthony Hollenberg, a premier physician-scientist in the field of endocrinology, has been appointed to serve as Chairman of the Weill Department of Medicine (WDOM) effective February 1, 2018. The WDOM is the largest clinical and academic department at Weill Cornell Medicine encompassing 16 divisions and 2,600 physicians and scientists. Dr. Hollenberg was recruited from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School in Boston, where he is currently a... Read More