Welcome to the Department of Medicine
Welcome to the Department of Medicine of Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. We are responding to the unprecedented challenges of academic medicine at the beginning of the 21st century with an uncompromising commitment to leadership and innovation in our interdependent missions of patient care, education and research. This commitment is built on the foundation of a long and rich tradition of preeminence in American medicine. MORE »
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Chair of Medicine's New Year's Letter
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2007 - 2008 Annual Report
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News & Highlights
Dr. Lia Logio Appointed as Vice Chair for Education and Residency Program Director
Dr. Logio has been appointed Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine and Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program. More
President Clinton Visits GHESKIO
On Friday, February 5th, former President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, visited GHESKIO to help begin the process of recovery and reconstruction, and to deliver relief supplies including water, food, approximately 1900 lbs of medical supplies, solar flash lights, portable radios, and generators. More
$6 Million NHLBI Grant Creates Collaborative Center for Reducing Obesity Among African-American and Latino New Yorkers
A $6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has funded the creation of a new center dedicated to reducing obesity and obesity-related deaths in New York City's African-American and Latino communities. More
In Memoriam: David Becker, MD
The Division of Endocrinology announces with great sadness the passing of our dear colleague, Dr. David Becker. Dr. Becker was a revered member of the Division of Endocrinology and a nationally and internationally recognized thyroidologist, with particular expertise in thyrotoxicosis and thyroid cancer. More
Ensuring the Future of the Physician-Scientist
Book by Weill Cornell Medical College Chairman of Medicine Outlines Challenges and Solutions to the Issue of the Diminishing Role of Physicians in Biomedical Research More
Honors & Awards
Dr. Shari Midoneck Appointed Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Effective January 1, 2010, Dr. Shari Midoneck is the Ehrenkranz family/Orli R. Etingin, M.D. Professor in Women's Health; Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in Women's Health at the Weill Cornell Medical College and an Associate Attending Physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. More
$2 Million National Institute on Aging Grant Funds Pain Management for NYC Seniors
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded Weill Cornell Medical College a $2 million grant to fund an Edward R. Roybal Center for Research on Applied Gerontology, one of 12 such centers nationally. More
