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Division of General Internal Medicine Hosts “#ProudtobeGIM” Event

On January 29, 2018, the Division of General Internal Medicine hosted a special event – “#ProudtobeGIM.” Held in Griffis Faculty Club, the highly successful event that covered the full spectrum of general internal medicine was attended by 115 attendees. The event, which was centered around poster sessions and networking, covered a plethora of GIM-related topics from evidence-based medicine, integrative health and wellbeing, health care delivery and systems, to training issues, hospital... Read More

Dr. Martinez Receives More than Two Million Dollars in NIH Funding for The Capture Study

Dr. Fernando MartinezDr. Fernando Martinez, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, is serving as Principal Investigator (PI) on a newly funded R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The nearly $11 million dollar grant (over five years) will fund The Capture Study through 2021. The Capture Study, guided by strong preliminary data, seeks to identify COPD patients who are underrecognized and undertreated in primary care. Employing a highly innovative... Read More

Dr. David Montrose Receives 2-Year Grant from the Prevent Cancer Foundation

Dr. David MontroseDavid Montrose, Ph.D., an Instructor of Pharmacology in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, has been awarded a 2-year grant from the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Dr. Montrose’s project – Modulating the Microbiota and Metabolome for GI Cancer Prevention – was selected for funding after a rigorous review by the Foundation.The project, set to begin in January 2018, is focused on determining whether the chemopreventive effects of the COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib, are... Read More

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology: New Chief, New Recruits, New Pathways

In 2016, the Weill Department of Medicine welcomed David E. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr. Cohen previously served as Director of Hepatology at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Director of the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. His laboratory is leading the frontiers of molecular regulation of nutrient metabolism and energy homeostasis by membrane lipids. Recently named Editor-in-Chief of Hepatology, the leading journal... Read More

Physicians from the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Provide Expertise at the Lungs & Legs Health Fair

The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine participated in the Lungs & Legs Health Fair, sponsored by Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, on November 1. Held in the Harkness Courtyard and open to the public, this event provided spirometry testing and education on pulmonary issues, including asthma and COPD. Division physicians Drs. Michael Niederman, Ben-Gary Harvey, and Lester Blair provided top tier expertise and supervision throughout the event. Nurse... Read More

Drs. Mary and Augustine M.K. Choi Receive $2.1 Million NIH Grant

Novel Role of RIPK3-dependent Necroptosis Pathway in Lung and Kidney Fibrosis Dr. Mary ChoiDr. Mary Choi, Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, has received a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, one of only three awarded nationally this year. Along with her husband, Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi, Dean and Provost, WCM, the investigative team will serve as co-principal investigators on this new grant providing $2.1... Read More

Dr. Leonard Receives the 2017 Miriam G. Wallach Award

Dr. John P. LeonardDr. John P. Leonard received the prestigious 2017 Miriam G. Wallach Award for Excellence in Humanistic Medical Care on October 19 at the NYP/WCM Physician of the Year Event. Recognizing extraordinary contributions to patient care, this award honors a physician who displays exceptional dedication in providing outstanding and compassionate patient-centered care and exemplifies altruistic and humanistic qualities.Dr. John P. Leonard serves as the Interim Chairman of the Weill... Read More

WDOM Stars Honored at the Annual RRR Reception 2017

The Employee Recognition Program Selection Committee celebrated the Weill Department of Medicine’s star performers at the Annual RRR (Results, Rewards, Recognition) Reception held at the Griffis Faculty Club on November 7, 2017. Each year a select number of department employees are honored at this celebratory event. The event was led by Nancy Bennett, Associate Director, Faculty & Staff Support, and included speeches by WDOM Interim Chairman, Dr. John P. Leonard, and Tom McGrath, M.B.A.,... Read More

Dr. Lee Awarded the 2017 Young Investigator Grant from the National Kidney Foundation

Dr. John R. Lee, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, has received a young investigator grant from the National Kidney Foundation to carry out research that is expected to lead to novel diagnostic tests for the prediction of peritonitis. Dr. Lee’s study holds great promise for patients on peritoneal dialysis who are vulnerable to acquiring peritonitis, an infection that can cause significant morbidity and even death.

Dr. Meltzer Launches Initiative for Residents to Improve Communications Skills in Surrogate Decision-Making

Dr. Ellen MeltzerDr. Ellen C. Meltzer was recently interviewed regarding a research paper that she and colleagues published in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME). As part of the JGME’s quarterly “Spotlight on Authors” series, Dr. Meltzer discussed a new workshop that she spearheaded for improving resident communication with surrogate decision-makers (e.g. family members of patients) facing difficult or end-of-life decisions.Often residents-in-training are called upon to facilitate... Read More