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The Rogers Award Finalists Announced

The 2012 Rogers Award finalists were 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. Finalists listed below.The award was founded and is chaired by Holly S. Andersen, MD, Director of Education and Outreach at The Ronald O. Perelman... Read More

2012 Fellows Research Award Winners Announced

Initiated in 2002, the Fellows Research Award is presented annually to fellows within the Department of Medicine who have presented outstanding research. This year's winners were announced at the May 29th Medicine Grand Rounds and marked the 10-year anniversary for the award. L to R: Drs. Schafer, Jyoti S. Mathad, M.D. (runner up), Selin Somersan-Karakaya, M.D. (winner), Konstantinos Charitakis, M.D. (runner up)The 2012 Fellows Research AwardWinnerDr. Selin Somersan-KarakayaRunners-UpDr.... Read More

2012 Finalists for the Department of Medicine Investigator Award Announced

The 2012 Department of Medicine Investigator Award finalists were announced and their talks were delivered during Grand Rounds on May 22, 2012. This was the 21st annual presentation of the DOM Investigator Award, which is presented to members of the Department of Medicine, below the rank of professor, who perform on an outstanding level in the areas of clinical and/or basic biomedical research. The award is generously supported by the Michael Wolk Foundation.L to R: Dr. Beltran, Dr. Rhee, Dr.... Read More

New York Times Reports on Challenges Faced by Women in Academic Medicine

Faculty Development Initiative at WCMC is HighlightedDr. Linda PololiSince 2009, Dr. Linda Pololi (Brandeis University) has collaborated with the Department of Medicine on a novel faculty development initiative. The program involves an intense group experience over the course of a year that includes a rigorous curriculum with reflective writing and group dialogue aimed at developing leadership skills, formulating a tailored career development plan for each participant, and fostering a... Read More

Proving the Positive Affect: Dr. Charlson Leads Multi-Million NHLBI Study

In a randomized, controlled study of 756 patients, Dr. Mary Charlson created and utilized a script to provide patients with a tool to "fulfill their promise to themselves that they will do what's needed for their health." The results have been published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.Related LinksWeill Cornell Newsroom

Dr. Melnick Explains No Two Tumors are Alike: A Personalized Approach for Targeting Cancer Tumors

Dr. Ari MelnickDr. Ari Melnick and colleagues have received a multi-investigator collaborative grant from the National Cancer Institute in support of clinical trials for the treatment of cancer; this, following their most recent discovery involving a tumor-targeting compound known as PU-H71, which was published in Nature Chemical Biology. Currently, patients are being recruited for the first clinical trial to test the safety of PU-H71 as a drug used for the treatment of a variety of tumors.... Read More

Dr. Beltran at Forefront of New Pathway for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Dr. Beltran at work in the labAdvanced prostate cancer takes the lives of 30,000 men per year. Dr. Himisha Beltran, Assistant Professor of Medicine and former fellow (Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology), and Dr. Mark A. Rubin, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, have published a paper in Cancer Discovery describing a potential new pathway for the treatment of prostate cancer.Dr. Beltran joined the Department of Medicine as a Hematology/Medical Oncology Fellow in 2008 and... Read More

Physician-Scientists Chart Connection Between Testosterone Therapy and Polycythemia Among HIV-Infected Patients

Photo courtesy of NSFTwo Weill Cornell Department of Medicine physician-scientists, Drs. Carlos Vaamonde and Marshall Glesby, working with Dr. Charles Kyriakos Vorkas (a WCMC graduate and currently a resident at the University of North Carolina), recently published a study in the journal AIDS that identifies a connection between the use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and the blood disorder polycythemia among HIV-infected men. This is the first study on polycythemia in HIV-infected... Read More

Gratitude and Grace for Dr. August

An authority on preeclampsia (a hypertensive disorder that may occur during pregnancy), Dr. Phyllis August will receive a "Saving Grace" award at the Preeclampsia Foundation's 7th annual gala. She is noted for "exemplifying the strong patient-physician relationship" the foundation advocates. An active researcher, she has also played a pivotal role in putting the condition of preeclampsia on the map. Preeclampsia is a leading cause of mother and baby mortality in pregnant women.

Breathing Easier: Molecular Trigger Discovered Inside Blood Vessels of the Lung

A molecular trigger involved in lung regeneration has been uncovered. Investigators – including Dr. Ronald G. Crystal (Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine) and Dr. Shahin Rafii (Professor of Medicine/Medicine & Genetics) – have published their findings in Cell. The discovery is part of a labyrinth of advances toward a fuller understanding of the process of lung regeneration.Lead investigator, Dr. Rafii (Arthur B. Belfer Professor of Genetic Medicine & Co-Director of WCMC's... Read More