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Dr. Martinez Appointed to Chief of the Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine

Dr. Fernando MartinezDr. Fernando J. Martinez has been appointed as Chief of the Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine in the Weill Department of Medicine. The Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor in Medicine, Dr. Martinez is a premiere translational researcher in chronic lung disease.Recognized nationally and internationally, Dr. Martinez is known for his seminal studies in the phenotypic and functional classification as well as clinical interventions in COPD and interstitial lung... Read More

Former Resident Selected for 2016-17 White House Fellows Program

Dr. B. Cameron Webb, who trained in our internal medicine residency program, has been selected for the prestigious honor of a White House Fellowship. Founded in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the White House Fellows Program offers exceptional Americans first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government.

Dr. Lee Appointed to Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety in the Weill Department of Medicine

Dr. Jennifer I. Lee has been appointed to serve as Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety in the Weill Department of Medicine. Dr. Lee will continue to foster collaborative efforts to ensure high quality, high value care delivery for patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.An Associate Professor of Medicine and a hospitalist in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Dr. Lee had served as the Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) Officer for the department, working... Read More

Thomas A. McGrath, M.B.A., Appointed to Chief Administrative Officer in the Weill Department of Medicine

Thomas McGrathThomas A. McGrath, M.B.A., has been appointed to Chief Administrative Officer for the Weill Department of Medicine. In this role, Mr. McGrath will direct administrative and business activities within the department, including finance, accounting, research administration, clinical operations, capital planning, ITS, academic appointments, and education. Before joining Weill Cornell, Mr. McGrath served as Chief Operating Officer at the University of Miami Health System, Director of... Read More

The Department of Medicine Annual Investigators Award Recipients of 2016

The 25th Annual Weill Department of Medicine Awards were announced on June 29, 2016 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.WinnerFrancine E. Garrett-Bakelman, M.D., Ph.D.Instructor of MedicineDivergent Dynamics of Epigenetic and Genetic Heterogeneity in Relapsed... Read More

Dr. David Berlin Appointed to Vice Chair of Medicine for the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medicine Healthcare Systems

Dr. David BerlinDr. David Berlin has been appointed to Vice Chair of Medicine for the New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medicine Healthcare Systems. In this role, he is responsible for fostering integration of clinical and academic missions between the Departments of Medicine of the NYP System Hospitals affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Berlin is also Medical Director of Critical Care Services and the Medical Intensive Care Unit at the NYP-Weill Cornell Campus. He looks... Read More

The 2016 Fellow Award in Research Finalists Announced at Medicine Grand Rounds

Initiated in 2002, the Fellow Award in Research is presented annually to fellows within the Weill Department of Medicine who have presented outstanding research. This year's finalists were announced at the June 22 Medicine Grand Rounds.WinnerMichael T. Bender, M.D.Fellow, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine"Modulation of Annexin A2 Expression in Human Sepsis"FinalistsDaniel Jones, M.D.Fellow, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine"Effect of Disruption of the Host Microbiome on Ventilator-... Read More

The 2016 David E. Rogers Memorial Research Award Finalists 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 four 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

Third Annual QIPS Poster Day Highlights Quality Improvement Research and Innovations of Faculty and Residents

On May 25, 2016, the Weill Department of Medicine (WDOM) hosted the third Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Poster Session to share results of the many innovative projects conceived and led by WDOM faculty and residents. This year's event showcased five projects internally funded by the WDOM, and also included thirteen independent posters from abstracts selected during an open call for abstracts earlier this year. The QIPS Committee is led by Jennifer I. Lee, M.D., Quality and... Read More

Dr. Morales Appointed as WDOM's Vice Chair for Diversity

Dr. Susana Morales has been appointed to Vice Chair for Diversity in the Weill Department of Medicine. An Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Dr. Morales joined the Weill Cornell Medicine faculty in 1998 and currently serves as the Associate Director of the Housestaff Training Program in Internal Medicine. She obtained her M.D. from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed residency training in Internal Medicine at the Presbyterian Hospital of the City of... Read More