Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine

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ANNUAL REPORT 2015
WEILL DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Weill Cornell Medical College
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Welcome from the Chairman
2 Leadership and Vice Chairs
6 Three Weill Department of Medicine
Faculty Accepted to ASCI
7 Five Weill Department of Medicine
Faculty Accepted to AAP
9 Honors & Awards
17 Division Profiles
51 Faculty Members
60 Residents & Fellows
63 Financial Report & Donors
76 Contacts
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DEAR COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS:
Across the
department,
our physicianscientists remain
focused on the
major health
challenges of
our time, while
bringing lifesaving therapies
to the clinical
arena.
As the Sanford I. Weill Chairman of the Joan and Sanford I. Weill
Department of Medicine, I have the great fortune of working with
an extraordinarily talented faculty, fellows, residents and students. In
support of our department’s tripartite mission, which encompasses
patient care, research, and education/mentoring, we continue to
develop new lines of scientific investigation and clinical innovations,
and to recruit premier physicians, researchers, educators, and
academic leaders to our ranks. Across the department, our physicianscientists remain focused on the major health challenges of our time,
while bringing life-saving therapies to the clinical arena.
It was a stellar year for newly recruited leadership. We welcomed
Dr. David Artis and Dr. Robert S. Brown, Jr. to the Division of
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Dr. Michael Niederman to the
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Artis, Director of
the Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease,
is furthering our understanding of the molecular underpinnings of inflammatory bowel disease and
related chronic inflammatory diseases, with the goal of translating basic research breakthroughs into
the most advanced therapies for patients. Dr. Brown, an internationally recognized leader in liver
disease and transplantation, is Section Chief of our newly formed Hepatology Section and the Vice
Chair of Transitions of Care for the Weill Department of Medicine. Dr. Niederman, a leading authority
in the field of respiratory disease, brings a wealth of expertise serving as Clinical Director in the
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Additionally, Dr. Monika M. Safford has recently
been recruited to serve as the newly appointed Chief for the Division of Internal Medicine. A scholar
in her field and an exceptionally dedicated teacher, Dr. Safford is a leading authority in disparities in
healthcare quality in diabetes prevention and outcomes research in cardiovascular diseases. Under
her leadership, 2015 is certain to launch a new era in general internal medicine for the department.
Guiding the next generation of physicians and investigators is a privilege, and, to that end, the Weill
Department of Medicine is forever expanding its educational horizons. Set within the multicultural
diversity that defines New York City, we are home to one of the country’s premier residency training
programs. Offering a full range of diseases and conditions that is unparalleled anywhere in the world,
the program is distinguished for its innovative training models and the advancement of safety and
quality measures in patient care. In 2014, the department launched an exciting new educational
endeavor, the Weill Department of Medicine Junior Faculty Presentations. With mentoring from the
department’s senior faculty, this initiative is allowing junior faculty to develop successful, independent
research programs of their own. Their highly successful presentations have attracted a large circle
of attendees, including faculty and academic leadership from throughout the entire Weill Cornell
community. Also during 2014, the department added two new fellowship programs to its outstanding
roster: global health and medical ethics.
With an eye to the future, the Weill Department of Medicine remains committed to accelerating
landmark advances in medical science, to providing the highest quality of patient care, and to training
a superb next-generation of physicians and investigators. We are fortunate to have entered a dynamic
new era in medicine, one that holds unprecedented opportunity for achieving discoveries that will
benefit the patients we serve for many years to come.
Sincerely,
Augustine M.K. Choi, M.D.
Sanford I. Weill Chairman
Physician-in-Chief
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
LEADERSHIP AND VICE CHAIRS
Augustine M.K. Choi, MD
Fernando J. Martinez, MD
Executive Vice Chairman
Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi is the Sanford I. Weill Chairman
of the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine
and the Physician-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital. Before joining NYP/WC, Dr. Choi was the
Parker B. Francis Professor of
Medicine at Harvard Medical
School and Chief of Pulmonary
and Critical Care Medicine
at the Brigham and Women’s
Hospital. He received his MD
from the University of Louisville
in 1984 and completed his
Internal Medicine residency
at Duke. He then pursued
his Pulmonary/Critical Care
Medicine fellowship at Johns
Hopkins and was a faculty
member in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medicine at Johns Hopkins from 1990 to 1998 and
at Yale from 1998 to 2000. Dr. Choi served as Chief,
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
at the University of Pittsburgh from 2000 to 2007 and
then moved to Harvard Medical School and Brigham
and Women’s Hospital in 2007. He has a longstanding
commitment to the training of postdoctoral fellows,
and physician-scientists in lung diseases. His research
interest has focused on the regulation and function
of stress response genes in response to oxidative
stress. He has extensively examined the molecular
regulation/signaling pathways and function of heme
oxygenase-1 and gaseous molecule carbon monoxide
in a variety of in vitro and in vivo models of lung and
vascular diseases. Currently, he is examining whether
inhaled carbon monoxide can be an effective therapy
in human disease. Dr. Choi also has interest in genomic
approaches in identifying candidate genes important in
the pathogenesis of lung diseases; in particular, ARDS/
sepsis and emphysema. His laboratory has also recently
focused on the role of autophagy in acute and chronic
lung diseases. Dr. Choi has authored more than 200
peer-reviewed manuscripts and serves as the Associate
Editor of the American Journal of Respiratory Cellular
and Molecular Biology. He is a member of the American
Society of Clinical Investigation and the Association
of American Physicians. A recipient of the 2010 ATS
Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments,
Dr. Choi is currently funded by numerous NIH RO1
grants, including serving as the Principal Investigator
of a T32 Training Grant.
Dr. Fernando J. Martinez, the Gladys and Roland
Harriman Professor in Medicine, serves as Executive
Vice Chair of Medicine. In this role, he works closely with
department and divisional leadership, as well as with all
faculty members of the Weill Department of Medicine to
provide the highest quality patient care, best education
and training of our medical students, residents and
fellows, and to unravel discoveries in research endeavors.
Dr. Martinez is a premiere translational researcher in
chronic lung disease, recognized nationally and
internationally for his seminal studies in the phenotypic
and functional classification, and clinical interventions in
COPD and interstitial lung disease. He received his MD
at the University of Florida and completed his Internal
Medicine residency at Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard
Medical School. He completed a Pulmonary and Critical
Care Medicine Fellowship at Boston University prior to
joining the University of Michigan Medical Center as an
Assistant Professor of Medicine in 1991. He rose to the
rank of Professor of Medicine
at University of Michigan and
served as Associate Chief of
Clinical Research at University
of Michigan Medical Center.
He was the Medical Director of
Pulmonary Diagnostic Services
and Pulmonary Director of
the Cough/Dyspnea Clinic
at the University of Michigan
Medical Center and University
of Michigan Health System, and
also served as Associate Director of the Bronchoscopy
Service, Medical Director of Lung Transplantation, and
Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation at University
of Michigan Medical Center. His research has been
funded by the NHLBI/NIH for the past two decades and
he has served as principal investigator on numerous NIH
grants. He was named a Finalist-Teacher of the Year at
Harvard Medical School, received a Dupont Critical Care/
Young Investigator Award, and has been listed in Best
Doctors in America every year since 2002.
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John Leonard, MD
Vice Chair for Clinical Research
deleterious mutations or benign polymorphisms.
Dr. Lipkin has more than 60 published papers in the
top peer-reviewed journals and is the author of The
Genome Generation: Tales from the frontlines of Genetic
Medicine, to be published in 2016 by Beacon Press.
Dr. Lipkin has practiced at New York-Presbyterian
Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College since 2009.
He trained in Internal Medicine at Duke University and
in Medical Genetics at the National Human Genome
Research Institute, where he performed post-doctoral
work in the laboratory of Francis Collins, now Director
of the NIH.
Dr. John P. Leonard is the Vice Chair of Clinical Research
in the Weill Department of Medicine, a role in which
he is advancing the broad mission of the department,
as well as the parent institutions of Weill Cornell
Medical College and NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital. He is also
the Associate Dean of Clinical
Research at WCMC. He serves as
Chief of the Lymphoma Service
and as Associate Director for
Clinical Research of the Weill
Cornell Cancer Center. The
Richard T. Silver Distinguished
Professor of Hematology and
Medical Oncology, Dr. Leonard
is an innovative, internationally recognized clinical
investigator in the field of hematological malignancies.
He is a pioneer in the development of novel therapeutics
in lymphoma, and is one of the leaders of the national
lymphoma clinical trials effort as leader of the Lymphoma
Committee for the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology,
which is part of the National Clinical Trials Network of the
National Cancer Institute. Dr. Leonard has spearheaded
many innovative initiatives in the Weill Department of
Medicine to facilitate cutting edge patient-oriented
research.
Lia Logio, MD
Herbert J. and Ann L. Siegel Distinguished
Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair for Education
Vice Chair for Faculty Development
Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Training Program
Dr. Lia Logio joined the Weill Department of Medicine
in 2010 as the Vice Chair for Education and Director of
the Internal Medicine Residency
Program. Previously, Dr. Logio
served as the Program Director for
the Internal Medicine Residency
Program at Indiana University
School of Medicine, as well as
Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs
and Professional Development. She
received her MD from The Johns
Hopkins University and completed
residency training in internal
medicine at Duke University Medical Center. She has
received numerous regional and national teaching awards
and is well known in the medical education academic
community. She has served as a Content Contributor
to the Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program
(MKSAP) through the American College of Physicians and
as an Associate Editor of Board Basics. She was one of 20
program directors awarded the prestigious Educational
Innovations Project (EIP) from the Accreditation Council on
Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the Residency
Review Commission in Internal Medicine (RRC-IM). She
has been invited to speak to the Institute of Medicine
and National Institute of Health. A general internist by
training, Dr. Logio has a track record of interprofessional
collaboration, including authorship of on-line modules
on the core concepts of patient safety for health care
providers. She has a national reputation in innovative
curriculum in graduate medical education and faculty
development around leadership. She also serves as the
Director of the Leadership in Academic Medicine Program
(LAMP) at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Steven M. Lipkin, MD, PhD
Vice Chair for Basic and Translational Research
Steven M. Lipkin, MD, PhD, Associate Professor
of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and
Hepatology, is the newly appointed Vice Chair for Basic
and Translational Research. As Vice Chair for Basic
and Translational Research, Dr. Lipkin will work with
departmental and divisional
leadership to enhance and
foster the research activities
of our faculty and trainees.
A nationally and internationally
regarded leader in the field
of adult genetics, he was
recently elected as a Member
of the American Society of
Clinical Investigation. His
research focuses on genetic
testing for hereditary cancer disorders, including the
Lynch Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis,
and Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer, among others.
He is an authority on cancer genetic syndromes, with
a particular emphasis on hereditary gastrointestinal
cancer syndromes, and authored MAPP-MMR,
a bioinformatic program that is used to interpret
whether Lynch syndrome missense variants are
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LEADERSHIP AND VICE CHAIRS CONTINUED
Orli Etingin, MD
Vice Chair for Faculty
Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH
Vice Chair of Transitions of Care
Dr. Orli Etingin is the founder and Medical Director
of the Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center at NewYorkPresbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, a multidisciplinary group practice sponsored by the Departments
of Dermatology, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Radiology, Surgery and Urology. She is the Lisa and
Sanford B. Ehrenkranz Professor of Clinical Medicine at
Weill Cornell Medical College and serves as Vice Chair
for Faculty with the Weill Department of Medicine.
Dr. Etingin’s clinical expertise is in internal medicine
and coagulation disorders, such as blood clotting in
pregnancy. Dr. Etingin received her undergraduate
degree from Johns Hopkins University. After receiving
her MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in
New York, she completed residency training in Internal
Medicine, subspecialty training
in Hematology-Oncology and
a Chief Residency at the then New
York Hospital/Cornell Medical
Center. As the recipient of an
NIH Clinical Investigator Award
from 1987 to 1992, she conducted
basic scientific research on thrombosis in vascular cells, leading
to numerous publications in the
journals Cell, Biochemistry, and
Journal of Clinical Investigation. Dr. Etingin is listed in
Who’s Who, Castle Connolly’s Best Doctors Guides and
US News Top Doctors. She was the associate editor of the
Textbook of Women’s Health, a comprehensive manual
for physicians in the field. She has served as Moderator
of the annual Women’s Health Symposium at NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital since 1998 and as Moderator of
the annual Women and the Brain Conference since 2006.
Dr. Etingin is a member of the American Medical Women’s
Association and the American Medical Association. She
is the editor of two nationally distributed newsletters,
Women’s Health Advisor and Food & Fitness Advisor,
and a contributor to Everyday Health.
Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH serves as Vice Chair of
Transitions of Care for the Weill Department of Medicine
and as Interim Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology. Dr. Brown is also
the Director of the Center for Liver
Disease and Transplantation at
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/
Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Additionally, he holds the title of
Professor of Clinical Medicine at
Columbia University College of
Physicians & Surgeons. Dr. Brown
received his BA from Harvard
College, MD from New York
University, and MPH from the Graduate School of Public
Health, University of California, Berkeley. He completed his
internship in medicine at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, and
his fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the
University of California, San Francisco. An internationally
recognized expert in liver disease and liver transplantation,
he has co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed articles
mostly dedicated to viral hepatitis and liver transplantation.
He is an Associate Editor for Liver Transplantation and
Gastroenterology and Hepatology News and published
a book, Common Liver Diseases and Transplantation:
An Algorithmic Approach to Work-up and Management.
Dr. Brown is the recipient of a Young Investigator Award
from the American Society of Transplant Physicians, the
Senior Attending Teacher Award from Columbia University
Medical Center, and the American Liver Foundation New
York Chapter’s Physician of the Year.
Tipton (Tip) Ford, MBA
Chief Administrative Officer
Vice Chair for Business Affairs
Tipton H. Ford, MBA, FACMPE, is
the Chief Administrative Officer
and Vice Chair for Business Affairs
for the Weill Department of
Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical
College. Previously, he served at
the University of Cincinnati College
of Medicine as the Executive
Director of Business Affairs for the
Department of Medicine, as well
as for the Department of Surgery,
and as the Executive Director of Business Affairs for the
Department of Pathology. Mr. Ford has held many seniorlevel management positions during his career, including
President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Tissue & Cell,
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Carla Boutin-Foster, MD
Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Diversity
Executive Director of LifeCenter Organ Donor Network,
and as academic medical center senior subject matter
expert for Deloitte Consulting and Cap Gemini Ernst
& Young. As an Assistant Professor at the University of
Cincinnati, his academic area of focus was the business
of medicine. He was a highly requested lecturer for
Graduate Medical Education and medical student
programs, faculty lectures, clinical department Grand
Rounds, and taught the medical student Business of
Medicine Elective course. He also served on the Adjunct
Faculty for the Masters of Health Administration program
at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Board certified
with the American College of Medical Practice Executives
and a Fellow of the American College of Medical
Practice Executives, Mr. Ford holds a Masters of Business
Administration from the Ohio State University, Fisher
College of Business.
Dr. Carla Boutin-Foster serves as the Associate Vice Chair
for Faculty Diversity and is an Associate Professor of
Medicine, Associate Professor of Healthcare Policy and
Research, and Assistant Dean for
Faculty Diversity at Weill Cornell
Medical College. As Associate
Vice Chair for Faculty Diversity,
Dr. Boutin-Foster develops and
implements programs to support
women and underrepresented
minority faculty members and to
establish an inclusive and diverse
environment in the department
that supports academic growth of
students, residents, fellows, and faculty. She also works
across the affiliates, other departments, and engages
community-partners to provide opportunities for
students, trainees, and faculty to take part in advancing
health disparities research and policy. Dr. Boutin-Foster
graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical College and
completed residency training in Internal Medicine at
the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. After residency, she
earned a Master’s Degree in Health Services Research
and Clinical Epidemiology from the Weill Cornell
Graduate School of Medical Sciences. She was named
the Nanette Laitman Clinical Scholar in Public Health
and Community Health at Weill Cornell Medical College
from 2007-2013 in recognition of scholarship in health
disparities and community engagement. Dr. BoutinFoster is the PI of CEDREC and has established a portfolio
of NIH-funded research that focuses on identifying
and intervening on the psychosocial determinants of
cardiopulmonary disease. Her research, and vast network
of community-partnerships, has served as a laboratory
for mentoring over 40 diverse and talented trainees.
She was one the founding members of the Minority
House staff Committee and has remained active in
residency recruitment. Dr. Boutin-Foster is also a clinician
and supervises residents in the Weill Cornell Internal
Medicine Associates.
Anthony J. Smith, MD
Vice Chair of Medicine at NYP/Lower Manhattan
Hospital
Dr. Anthony J. Smith is the Vice
Chair of the Joan and Sanford I.
Weill Department of Medicine at
the NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower
Manhattan Hospital, where he
also serves as Site Director for
the Department of Medicine. He
is an Associate Attending on the
medical staffs of both New YorkPresbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical
Center and Lower Manhattan
Hospital. He is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Smith received his
MD from New York Medical College in 1986. He then
went on to complete a residency in Internal Medicine,
followed by a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medicine, at St. Vincent’s Hospital & Medical Center of
New York. He has served as the Chief of Pulmonary at
St. Vincent’s Midtown Hospital, Director of Medicine
at Cabrini Medical Center, and Assistant Chairman of
Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital & Medical Center
of New York. He was appointed as Chairman of the
Department of Medicine at New York Downtown Hospital
in 2009, where he had also served as Program Director
for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Smith
maintains an active clinical practice in Pulmonary and
Internal Medicine at the Lower Manhattan Campus and
in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. His interests include Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, and diagnosis
and treatment of Lung Cancer.
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THREE WEILL DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE FACULTY
ACCEPTED TO ASCI
The Weill Department of Medicine has had three of its faculty elected as members of the American Society of
Clinical Investigation (ASCI) – Dr. Daniel W. Fitzgerald, Dr. Steven M. Lipkin, and Dr. Kyu Y. Rhee. Membership to
ASCI is a coveted honor and reflects landmark contributions in the area of clinical investigation.
Founded in 1908, the American Society of Clinical Investigation is an honor society of some 3,000 physicianscientists who serve in the upper ranks of academic medicine and industry. Those who become members of
ASCI are premier leaders in translating findings from the laboratory to the advancement of clinical practice.
Dr. Fitzgerald, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Dr. Rhee, Associate Professor of Medicine, are faculty members
of the Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Lipkin, Associate Professor of Medicine and Genetic Medicine, is a faculty
member in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
“Drs. Fitzgerald, Lipkin, and Rhee exemplify outstanding investigative research at its best, and our department
congratulates them on this prestigious honor,” said Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi, Sanford I. Weill Chair, Weill
Department of Medicine.
Dr. Fitzgerald has pioneered research in the field of global health working with GHESKIO
in Haiti. Published in top tier journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and
Lancet, he is known for his role in furthering critical advances for the treatment of HIV-AIDS
and Tuberculosis. He is the Co-Director of the Center for Global Health in the Division
of Infectious Diseases and was recently named the Co-Director of the department’s new
three-year Global Health Research Fellowship. Dr. Fitzgerald has educated numerous
trainees on the techniques of field-based research within Weill Cornell programs around
the globe.
Dr. Lipkin’s research focuses on hereditary cancer syndromes and mouse models for cancer
prevention research. He completed a specialty fellowship in Clinical Genetics at the National
Human Genome Research Institute and performed his post-doctoral work in the laboratory
of Francis Collins, who is currently the Director of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lipkin
is board certified in Clinical Genetics and is a fellow of the American Board of Medical
Genetics.
Dr. Rhee is an infectious diseases physician interested in modernizing our understanding
of major infectious pathogens and the ability to develop new diagnostic tests and
therapies. Toward this end, he has developed new mass spectrometry-based tools to
expand our understanding of the pathogenicity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the
leading bacterial cause of deaths worldwide, on a global biochemical level as well as
to introduce a new approach to developing TB drugs.
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FIVE WEILL DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE FACULTY
ACCEPTED TO AAP
The Weill Department of Medicine has had five of its faculty elected as members of the Association of American
Physicians (AAP) as determined by the AAP’s Council: Dr. Carl Blobel, Dr. Lionel Ivashkiv, Dr. Fernando Martinez,
Dr. Ari Melnick, and Dr. Thomas Walsh. Membership to the AAP is a coveted honor and reflects remarkable dedication
to the advancement of scientific and practical medicine. Founded in 1885 as a non-profit professional organization,
the AAP has some 1,300 active members and 600 honorary members.
Dr. Blobel is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology and of Physiology,
Biophysics and Systems Biology at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is also the Chairman of
the Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), where
he holds the V.F. and W.R. Salomon Endowed Chair in Musculoskeletal Research. He received
his MD from the Justus-Liebig University in Giessen, Germany and a PhD in Biochemistry from
the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Blobel joined the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical
College in 1992, when he established his laboratory at the Sloan-Kettering Institute, and has
been with the Hospital for Special Surgery since 2004. His research is focused on elucidating the
function of cell surface metalloproteinases termed ADAMs (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase)
during development and in disease. ADAMs have emerged as critical modulators of cell-cell interactions through
their ability to regulate the bioavailability of membrane proteins, such as the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNFα
and ligands of the EGF-receptor (EGFR). They are also essential for activating cell surface receptors of the Notch
family, which control cell fate decisions during the development of specialized cell types in different tissues, but
are also involved in the pathogenesis of cancer. Studies in Dr. Blobel’s lab employ a comprehensive combination
of biochemical and cell biological approaches and model systems to study human diseases. They have helped to
establish ADAM17 as a key regulator of the EGFR signaling pathway, which is essential for maintaining the skin and
intestinal barrier, but can cause a variety of human pathologies when it is dysregulated. Dr. Blobel’s lab has also
pioneered studies on the newly discovered iRhom1 and 2 as crucial upstream regulators of ADAM17-dependent
EGFR and TNFα-signaling. The medical relevance of Dr. Blobel’s work is high, since it not only helps understand
how exactly iRhoms and ADAM17 can promote EGFR-dependent pathologies, such as cancer and TNFα-dependent
autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, but it has also revealed new and attractive potential targets for
treatment of these diseases.
Dr. Ivashkiv is a Professor of Medicine in the Weill Department of Medicine’s Division of
Rheumatology, and he holds a primary appointment at the Hospital for Special Surgery where
he is Associate Chief Scientific Officer and the David H. Koch Chair in Arthritis Research.
He is a premier scientist in cytokine-mediated pathogenic mechanisms in autoimmune,
inflammatory and musculoskeletal diseases. His laboratory has made key contributions to
understanding signaling and epigenetic mechanisms important in inflammatory responses
and the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inflammatory osteolysis and systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), and has identified novel therapeutic targets. As part of a $5.6 million
grant from The Tow Foundation to establish an HSS Genomics Center, Dr. Ivashkiv is currently
leading the application of genomic approaches to the study of RA and SLE towards developing more effective
therapies. Dr. Ivashkiv has published more than 120 papers in peer-reviewed journals and his research has been
supported by the NIH for more than two decades. Dr. Ivashkiv is an Elected Member of the American Society for
Clinical Investigation and a Member of the Henry Kunkel Society for Human Immunology. He received his MD from
Harvard Medical School, completed internal medicine residency training at Bellevue Hospital, a rheumatology
fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School, and undertook his scientific training in the
laboratory of Dr. Laurie Glimcher.
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The Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor in Medicine, Dr. Martinez was recruited to the
Department in 2014 to serve as Executive Vice Chairman. He is a premiere translational
researcher in chronic lung disease, recognized nationally and internationally for his seminal
studies in phenotypic and functional classification, and clinical interventions, in COPD and
interstitial lung disease. His research has been funded by the NHLBI/NIH for the past two
decades and he has served as principal investigator on numerous NIH grants. Before joining
Weill Cornell, Dr. Martinez was a Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan and
served in multiple high-level management roles, including Associate Chief of Clinical Research,
Associate Director of the Bronchoscopy Service, Medical Director of Lung Transplantation,
Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Director of CSTA K and mentoring programs for the University
of Michigan Health System. He also served as the Medical Director of Pulmonary Diagnostic Services and the
Pulmonary Director of the Cough/Dyspnea Clinic. Dr. Martinez received his MD at the University of Florida and
completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School and a Pulmonary
and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Boston University. He received a master’s degree in biostatistics and clinical
study design at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He has published more than 300 papers in peerreviewed journals and has been listed in Best Doctors in America since 2002.
Dr. Ari Melnick, the Gebroe Family Professor of Hematology-Oncology and a world-renowned
expert in epigenomics, was recruited to the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology in
2008. He has been a leader in moving the nascent field of epigenomics into the translational
arena for hematologic malignancies. His laboratory has created a virtual arsenal of sophisticated
methodologies, including computer mapping, transcriptional analysis, and therapeutic targeting.
Dr. Melnick has been pursuing two main avenues of attack on hematological malignancies:
one, finding specific biomarkers to determine how tumors work in individual patients as well as
identifying those with highest risk for resistant forms of the disease; and two, discovering what
basic mechanisms encode instructions that program the specific biological features of these
disease processes. The latter has been enabling his group to target a particular tumor more precisely with effectively
tailored drugs, and he has published hundreds of related papers in the top tier journals. His innovative development
of molecular inhibitors of the oncoproteins BCL6 and MALT1 have provided the basis for promising new drugs
for the treatment of leukemias and lymphomas, and the many “firsts” that he and his team have achieved include
decoding the key “software” instructions that drive the biology and clinical behavior of hematological malignancies
such as acute myeloid leukemias and non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
An internationally renowned authority in medical mycology and infections in cancer patients,
Dr. Walsh is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases with joint appointments
in Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology. Following a fellowship at the NIH, he was
appointed to Chief of the Immunocompromised Host Section and swiftly became a premier
leader in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of debilitating and life-threatening infections
in immunocompromised children and adults. Known for meticulous study designs spanning in
vitro activities of antimicrobial agents, to randomized clinical trials, Dr. Walsh has published more
than 750 articles in the top tier medical journals. His research has led to significant changes in the
practice of antifungal therapeutics, resulting in significant reductions in mortality due to fungal
infections. Among his laboratory’s many advancements, they have helped to answer complex questions regarding
a 2012 national outbreak involving an obscure fungus, Exserohilum rostratum. Dr. Walsh received his MD, Alpha
Omega Alpha, at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed an internship and residency in
internal medicine at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, as well as a residency in pathology at
Johns Hopkins, and fellowships in Infectious Diseases and Oncology at the University of Maryland. Dr. Walsh served
as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, and held the rank of Captain from 1998 to 2009. He is the
recipient of many teaching awards and is a dedicated humanitarian who has been honored for his work in response
to anthrax, 911 and hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Sandy.
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HONORS & AWARDS
RESEARCH AWARDS
The Department of Medicine
Annual Investigators Award
This award is presented annually
to members of the Department
of Medicine below the rank
of professor who perform on
outstanding levels in the areas of
clinical and/or basic biomedical
research. Supported by the
Michael Wolk Foundation.
Winner
Manish Shah, MD
Topic: A Novel Mechanism
of Taxane Resistance in Gastric
Cancer from Bedside to Bench,
and Back Again
Division: Hematology and Medical
Oncology
Runner-Up
Naina Sinha-Gregory, MD
Topic: Potassium Citrate Decreases
Markers of Bone Resorption in
Postmenopausal Women with
Osteopenia
Division: Endocrinology, Diabetes
and Metabolism
Runner-Up
Monica Guzman, PhD
Topic: Novel Approaches to
Leukemia Therapeutics: Making
Lemons Into Lemonade
Division: Hematology and Medical
Oncology
The David E. Rogers Memorial
Research Award
This award was established in 1995
to encourage medical residents to
continue their investigative research
in internal medicine. Four finalists
are chosen to present their research
at Medical Grand Rounds. The
award was founded and is chaired
by Holly S. Andersen, MD, Director
of Education and Outreach at The
Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute
(and Associate Attending Physician
at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
and Associate Professor of Clinical
Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical
College) and is funded by the Holly
Andersen Heart Foundation.
Winner
Brian West, MD
Topic: Screening for Obstructive
Sleep Apnea Via Quantitative
Oximetry Spectral Analysis
First Runner Up
Alexandra C. Racanelli, MD, PhD
Topic: The Emergence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia in Hematopoietic Stem Cell
Transplant Recipients
Finalists
Kevin Wood, MD
Topic: Fractionated Stem Cell
Infusions for Multiple Myeloma
Patients Undergoing Autologous
Stem Cell Transplants
Jamie Mullally, MD
Topic: Marked Variability in
Published CMR Criteria for Left
Ventricular Basal Slice Selection –
Impact of Methodological
Discrepancies on LV Mass
Quantification
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The Department of Medicine
Annual Fellow Research Award
Initiated in 2002, this award is
presented annually to fellows within
the Weill Department of Medicine
who have presented outstanding
research.
Winner
Ashita S. Batavia, MD
Topic: Long-Term Effect of Early
versus Delayed Antiretroviral
Therapy in HIV-Infected Patients
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Division: Infectious Diseases
Finalists
Sarah Rutherford, MD
Topic: Characterization and
Investigation of Biological
Properties of DLBCL-Derived
Exosomes
Division: Hematology/Oncology
José O. Alemán, MD
Topic: Plasma Metabolomic
Analysis of HIV-Infected Women
Associates Incident Diabetes
Mellitus with Essential Amino Acid
Metabolism
Division: Endocrinology
TEACHING AWARDS
Senior List
(voted on by the Weill Cornell
medical school’s senior class)
This award was established by the
WCMC Class of 1994 to recognize
17 faculty members who have made
a commitment to and demonstrated
excellence in teaching. Of those 17,
the following faculty members were
selected from the Department of
Medicine.
Dr. Susan Ball
Dr. Pamela Charney
Dr. Todd Cutler
Dr. Byron Demopoulos
Dr. Ernie Esquivel
Dr. Erica Jones
Dr. Keith LaScalea
Dr. Anthony Ogedegbe
Second Year Teaching Award
Dr. Brian Bosworth
The Richard A. Herrmann, MD
Teaching Award
The award is given to an outstanding
teacher in the third year and is chosen
by members of the third-year medical
school class.
Dr. David Berlin
The Elliot Hochstein Teaching
Award
This award was established by the
class of 1971 and Alpha Omega
Alpha in recognition of the late Dr.
Elliot Hochstein’s compassion, skill
and distinction as a physician and
teacher.
Dr. Todd Cutler
The House Staff Teaching Award
This award was established by the class
of 1990 and the Alumni Association to
honor the Weill Cornell-affiliated house
officers who best demonstrates clinical
excellence and dedication to teaching.
Dr. Richard Leiter
Class of 1952 Resident Physician
Award
This award was established in 1993 by
the class of 1952 at its 40th Reunion.
This award, by vote of the graduating
class, is given to a NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital Resident
Physician who has demonstrated
excellence in and dedication to the
instruction of medical students.
Dr. Richard Leiter
The Leonard P. Tow Humanism
Award
This award was first given in 1998 to
recognize medical education that is
compassionate and humanistic. By vote
of a committee of faculty members
and students, the award is presented
to recognized and honor one faculty
member and one graduating student
at WCMC who demonstrate the highest
standard of compassion and sensitivity
in their interaction with patients.
Dr. Todd Cutler
Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award
of Alpha Omega Alpha
Recommended by the graduating class
and selected by student members of
the AOA chapter, this award is given
to a voluntary faculty member who
effectively and generously donates
his/her time, skill and experience to
teaching clinical skills.
Dr. Timothy Dutta
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Neal Flomenbaum, MD, Prize for
Excellence in Emergency Medicine
Named in honor of Dr. Neal
Flomenbaum, Professor of Clinical
Medicine and Physician-in-Chief
of the Department of Emergency
Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/
Weill Cornell Medical Center.
The prize includes $50,000 and
is awarded annually to a faculty
member who has shown dedication
and innovation in the field of
emergency medicine practice,
education and research. This is an
endowed gift made possible by Weill
Cornell Overseer Herbert J. Siegel
and his wife, Jeanne Siegel.
Dr. Rama Rao
Excellence in Teaching Awards
Dr. Susan Ball
Medicine, Patients & Society III
Dr. David Berlin
Advanced Biomedical Science and
Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Clerkship
Dr. Brian Bosworth
Basis of Disease
Dr. Pamela Charney
Primary Care Clerkship
Dr. Miriam H. Chung
(Rogosin Institute)
Medicine Sub-Internship
Dr. Keith LaScalea
LEAP
Dr. Tiffany A. Traina
Office Preceptor
Dr. Cecilia J. Yoon
Medicine, Patients & Society II
VISITING PROFESSORS
Richard T. Silver Visiting Professor
February 11, 2014
Ruben Mesa, MD
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Atkins Visiting Professor
February 25, 2014
Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Rogosin Visiting Professor
March 18, 2014
Harmut M. Mallouche, MD
University of Kentucky Chandler
Medical Center
SASS Foundation Visiting Professor
April 22, 2014
Louis M. Staudt, MD, PhD
National Cancer Institute
Andrew I. Schafer, MD Symposium
April 29, 2014
Dr. Paul Klotman, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Joseph Loscalzo, MD
Harvard Medical School and Brigham
and Women’s Hospital
Dr. George Thibault, MD
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Lila Wallis, MD Distinguished
Visiting Professor in Women’s
Health
May 27, 2014
Diane E. Meier, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai
B.H. Kean - Boxer Family
Foundation Lecture in Global
Health
October 22, 2014
Stephen Hoffman, DTMH, MD, DSc
Sanaria Inc. and Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences
Ralph L. Nachman, MD
Distinguished Visiting Professor
November 19, 2014
Michael A. Gimbrone Jr., MD
Elsie T. Friedman Professor of Pathology
Arthur Ashe EndowmentChristopher L. Barley, MD Lecturer
December 3, 2014
Rochelle Paula Walensky, MD, MPH
Massachusetts General Hospital and
Harvard Medical School
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS &
CHAIRS
Dr. Ronald D. Adelman
Emilie Roy Corey Professor in
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Dr. Louis J. Aronne
Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic
Research
Dr. Phyllis August
Ralph A. Baer Professor of Medical
Research
Dr. Carl Blobel (HSS)
Virginia F. and William R. Salomon
Chair in Musculoskeletal Research
Dr. Jon David Blumenfeld
(Rogosin Institute)
Maxwell Professor of Clinical
Medicine
Dr. Lewis C. Cantley
Margaret and Herman Sokol Professor
in Oncology Research
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Dr. Mary E. Charlson
William T. Foley Distinguished
Professor in Medicine
Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi
The E. Hugh Luckey Distinguished
Sanford I. Weill Chairman of the
Department of Medicine
Dr. Mary K. Crow (HSS)
Joseph P. Routh Professor of
Rheumatic Diseases in Medicine
Benjamin M. Rosen Chair in
Immunology and Inflammation
Research
Dr. Ronald G. Crystal
The Bruce Webster Professor
of Internal Medicine
Dr. Andrew J. Dannenberg
Henry R. Erle, MD-Roberts Family
Dr. Orli R. Etingin
Lisa and Sanford B. Ehrenkranz
Professor in Women’s Health
Dr. Joseph J. Fins
E. William Davis, MD Professorship
of Medical Ethics
Dr. Richard R. Furman
Richard A. Stratton Assistant
Professorship in Hematology and
Oncology
Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher
The Stephen and Suzanne Weiss
Dean
Dr. Steven R. Goldring (HSS)
Richard L. Menschel Research Chair
Dr. Antonio M. Gotto, Jr.
Lewis Thomas University Professor
Dr. Roy M. Gulick
Gladys and Roland Harriman
Dr. Bruce B. Lerman Hilda Altschul Master Professor of
Medicine
Dr. Alessandra B. Pernis (HSS)
Peter Jay Sharp Chair in Lupus
Research
Dr. Lia S. Logio
Herbert J. and Ann L. Siegel
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Dr. Holly G. Prigerson
Irving Sherwood Wright Professor in
Geriatrics
Dr. Lionel B. Ivashkiv (HSS)
David H. Koch Chair for Arthritis and
Tissue Degeneration Research
Dr. C. Ronald MacKenzie (HSS)
C. Ronald MacKenzie, MD, Chair in
Ethics and Medicine
Dr. R. A. Rees Pritchett Louis & Gertrude Feil Professor of
Clinical Medicine
Dr. Elizabeth Leef Jacobson
Ehrenkranz Family/Orli R. Etingin,
MD Associate Professor in Women’s
Health
Dr. Tomer M. Mark
Morton Coleman Assistant Professor
in Multiple Myeloma
Dr. M. Carry Reid
Irving Sherwood Wright Associate
Professor in Geriatrics and
Gerontology
Dr. Barbara Hempstead
O. Wayne Isom Professor of Medicine
Dr. Julianne L. Imperato-McGinley
The Abby Rockefeller Mauzé
Distinguished Professorship in
Endocrinology in Medicine
Dr. Ira M. Jacobson
Vincent Astor Distinguished Professor
of Medicine
Dr. Fernando J. Martinez
Dr. Linda A. Russell
Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Chair in
Perioperative Medicine (HSS)
Dr. Warren D. Johnson, Jr.
B. H. Kean Professor of Tropical
Medicine
Dr. Bassem M. Masri
Daisy and Paul Soros/RecanatiKaplan Family Assistant Professor in
Preventive Cardiology
Dr. Yoon Kang
Richard P. Cohen, MD Associate
Professor of Medical Education
Dr. Sonal Mehta
Joachim Silbermann Family Clinical
Scholar in Geriatric Palliative Care
Dr. Robert J. Kim
David S. Blumenthal Assistant
Dr. Ari Melnick
Gebroe Family Professor of
Hematology-Oncology
Dr. Harvey Klein
The William S. Paley Professor
of Clinical Medicine
Dr. Henry W. Murray
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Professor of
Medicine
Dr. Gary Koretzky
Frank H.T. Rhodes Distinguished
Professor in Cardiovascular Biology
and Genetics
Dr. David M. Nanus
Mark W. Pasmantier Professor of
Hematology and Oncology in
Medicine
Dr. Mark S. Lachs
The Irene F. & I. Roy Psaty Distinguished
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Dr. Stephen A. Paget (HSS)
Stephen A. Paget, MD, Chair in
Rheumatology
Dr. Kotha Subbaramaiah Jack Fishman Professor of Cancer
Prevention
Dr. John P. Leonard
Richard T. Silver Distinguished
Professor of Hematology and
Medical Oncology
Dr. Jean W. Pape
Howard and Carol Holtzmann
Professor in Clinical Medicine
Dr. Manikkam Suthanthiran
Stanton Griffis Distinguished
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Dr. Jane E. Salmon (HSS)
Collette Kean Research Chair
Dr. Ellen J. Scherl
Jill Roberts Associate Professor of
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dr. Sergio Schwartzman (HSS)
Franchellie M. Cadwell Chair
Dr. Manish A. Shah
Bartlett Family Associate Professor of
Gastrointestinal Oncology
Dr. Eugenia L. Siegler
Mason Adams Professor of Geriatric
Medicine
Dr. Kendall A. Smith
Rochelle Belfer Professor in Medicine
CLINICAL SCHOLARS
The Clinical Scholar Endowment is
designed to provide outstanding
junior faculty members in the Weill
Department of Medicine with financial
support early in their careers. Support
is provided specifically to help young
physicians balance patient care with
research and teaching. The awards
allow junior faculty to make a commitment to academic medicine and, as a
result, support promising new talent.
Dr. Paul Basciano
Nan and Stephen Swid Research
Scholar
Dr. Brian P. Bosworth
Anne and Ken Estabrook Clinical
Scholar in Gastroenterology
Dr. Leandro Cerchietti
Raymond and Beverly Sackler
Research Scholar
Dr. James E. Ip
Bruce B. Lerman Clinical Scholar
Dr. Robert J. Kaner
James P. Smith M.D. Scholar
Dr. Laura Kirkman
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Clinical Scholar in Microbiology &
Infectious Diseases
Dr. Fay Yu-Huei Lin
Abby Joseph Cohen Clinical Scholar
Dr. Christopher Liu
Michael Wolk Heart Foundation
Clinical Scholar in Cardiology
Dr. Veronica M. LoFaso
Roland Balay Clinical Scholar
Dr. Peter Martin
Charles, Lillian, and Betty Neuwirth
Clinical Scholar in Oncology
Dr. Allyson J. Ocean
Anne Moore M.D. Clinical Scholar in
Hematology-Oncology
Dr. Karin-Elizabeth Ouchida
Scholar in Geriatrics
Dr. Sharda D. Ramsaroop
Scholar
Dr. Bryan J. Schneider
Madeline and Stephen Anbinder
Clinical Scholar in Hematology/
Oncology
Dr. Brian G. Turner
Linda Horowitz Cancer Research
Foundation Clinical Scholar in
Gastroenterology
Association of American Physicians
Dr. Jeremiah A. Barondess (Emeritus)
Dr. Jose Baselga (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Carl P. Blobel (HSS)
Dr. Morton D. Bogdonoff (Emeritus)
Dr. Mary E. Charlson
Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson (MSKCC
Affiliate)
Dr. Andrew J. Dannenberg
Dr. R. Gordon Douglas, Jr. (Emeritus)
Dr. James A. Fagin (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Michael Glickman (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Roy M. Gulick
Dr. Katherine A. Hajjar (secondary appt)
Dr. Barbara L. Hempstead
Dr. Jules Hirsch (Rockefeller Affiliate)
Dr. Alan N. Houghton (MSKCC)
Dr. Julianne L. Imperato-McGinley
Dr. Lionel B. Ivashkiv (HSS)
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Dr. Warren D. Johnson, Jr.
Dr. Attallah Kappas (Rockefeller
Affiliate-Emeritus)
Dr. Gary Koretzky
Dr. Ione Kourides (Voluntary)
Dr. Mary Jeanne Kreek (Rockefeller
Affiliate)
Dr. Aaron J. Marcus (VA NY Harbor
Healthcare System Affiliate)
Dr. Paul A. Marks (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Fernando Martinez
Dr. Ari M. Melnick
Dr. Henry W. Murray
Dr. Ralph L. Nachman
Dr. David M. Nanus
Dr. Carl Nathan (secondary appt)
Dr. Kenneth Offit (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Eric G. Pamer (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Cam Patterson
Dr. Marcus M. Reidenberg
Dr. Neal Rosen (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Jane E. Salmon (HSS Affiliate)
Dr. Charles L. Sawyers (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Andrew I. Schafer
Dr. David A. Scheinberg (MSKCC
Affiliate)
Dr. Marcel R.M. van den Brink
(MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Thomas J. Walsh
Dr. Babette B. Weksler
Dr. Marc E. Weksler
Dr. Sidney J. Winawer (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Alastair J. J. Wood (Courtesy)
The American Society for Clinical
Investigation
Dr. Jose Baselga (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. John D. Baxter (TMH Affiliate)
Dr. Richard S. Bockman (HSS Affiliate)
Dr. Morton D. Bogdonoff (Emeritus)
Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson (MSKCC
Affiliate)
Dr. Andrew Dannenberg
Dr. James A. Fagin (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Daniel W. Fitzgerald
Dr. Edward Paul Gelmann (Columbia
Affiliate)
Dr. Michael S. Glickman (MSKCC
Affiliate)
Dr. Roy M. Gulick
Dr. Katharine A. Hajjar
Dr. Barbara L. Hempstead
Dr. Jules Hirsch (Rockefeller Affiliate)
Dr. Peter R. Holt (Rockefeller Affiliate)
Dr. Alan N. Houghton (MSKCC
Affiliate)
Dr. James J.-D. Hsieh (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Katherine C. Hsu (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Lionel B. Ivashkiv
Dr. Eric A. Jaffe (Adjunct)
Dr. Attallah Kappas (Rockefeller
Affiliate – Emeritus)
Dr. Richard N. Kolesnick (MSKCC
Affiliate)
Dr. Ione A. Kourides (Voluntary)
Dr. Ola C. Landgren (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Jeffrey C. Laurence
Dr. John P. Leonard
Dr. Ross L. Levine (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Steve M. Lipkin
Dr. Aaron J. Marcus (VA NY Harbor
Healthcare System Affiliate)
Dr. Paul A. Marks (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Ari M. Melnick
Dr. Henry W. Murray
Dr. David M. Nanus
Dr. Carl F. Nathan
Dr. Kenneth Offit (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Eric G. Pamer (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Cam Patterson
Dr. Alessandra B. Pernis (HSS Affiliate)
Dr. David N. Posnett
Dr. Shahin Rafii
Dr. Kyu Y. Rhee
Dr. Marcus M. Reidenberg
Dr. Arleen B. Rifkind
Dr. Charles M. Rudin
Dr. Michel Sadelain (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Charles L. Sawyers (MSKCC
Affiliate)
Dr. David A. Scheinberg (MSKCC
Affiliate)
Dr. Kendall A. Smith
Dr. David Solit (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Marcel van den Brink (MSKCC
Affiliate)
Dr. Alan M. Weinstein
Dr. Babette B. Weksler
Dr. Marc E. Weksler
Dr. Jedd Wolchok (MSKCC Affiliate)
Dr. Alastair J.J. Wood (Courtesy)
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IOM (Institute of Medicine) of the
National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Jeremiah A. Barondess
Dr. Lewis C. Cantley
Dr. Joseph J. Fins
Dr. Gary A. Koretzky
Dr. Carl F. Nathan
Dr. Jean W. Pape
Dr. David J. Skorton
CASTLE CONNOLLY
TOP DOCTORS
Allergy/Allergy & Immunology
Dr. Daniel A. Burton (V)
Dr. Clifford W. Bassett (NYP/LMH)
Dr. Michael J. Chandler – PO Network
Dr. Gillian Shepherd (V)
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Dr. Bruce Lerman
Dr. Steven M. Markowitz
Cardiovascular Disease
Dr. Holly Andersen (V)
Dr. James A. Blake (V)
Dr. David Blumenthal (V)
Dr. Robert D. Campagna (V)
Dr. Richard Devereux
Dr. Timothy C. Dutta (V)
Dr. Kenneth W. Franklin (V)
Dr. Richard M. Fuchs (V)
Dr. Jerry Gliklich (NYP/Columbia) (V)
Dr. Harvey Goldberg (V)
Dr. Evelyn Horn
Dr. Lawrence Inra (V)
Dr. Mazen O. Kamen (V)
Dr. Paul Kligfield
Dr. Bassem M. Masri
Dr. Ellen Mellow (V)
Dr. David H. Miller
Dr. Richard L. Mueller (V) – says NYP
then Mount Sinai in CC
Dr. Sherif F. Nagueh (Texas Methodist)
Dr. Martin R. Post (V)
Dr. Miguel A. Quinones (Texas
Methodist)
Dr. Allison Spatz (V)
Dr. Richard Steingart (MSKCC)
Dr. Theodore Tyberg (V)
Dr. William A. Zoghbi (Texas
Methodist)
Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Neil A. Halpern (MSKCC)
General Internal Medicine
Dr. Bruce D. Logan (NYP/LMH)
Endocrinology, Diabetes,
and Metabolism
Dr. Richard Bockman (HSS)
Dr. David Brillon
Dr. James A. Fagin (MSKCC)
Dr. Stephanie A. Fish (MSKCC)
Dr. Barry J. Klyde (V)
Dr. Andrew J. Martorella (V)
Dr. Richard Robbins (Texas Methodist)
Dr. R. Michael Tuttle (MSKCC)
Gastroenterology
Dr. Robert S. Brown, Jr.
Dr. Michael C. Cantor (V)
Dr. Bradley A. Connor (V)
Dr. Robert B. Cooper (V)
Dr. Hans Gerdes (MSKCC)
Dr. Howard Goldin (V)
Dr. Michel Kahaleh
Dr. Bart A. Kummer (NYP/LMH) (V)
Dr. Robert Kurtz (MSKCC)
Dr. Arnon Lambroza (V) – and says
Lenox after NYP
Dr. James D. Lax – says Mount Sinai
Roosevelt before NYP in CC –
listed as FT
Dr. Arnold J. Markowitz (MSKCC)
Dr. Franklin Marsh, Jr. (V)
Dr. Paul Miskovitz (V)
Dr. Jerry Nagler (V)
Dr. Moshe Rubin (NYP/Queens)
Dr. Ellen Scherl
Dr. Michael J. Schmerin (V) – says NYP
then Lenox Hill H in CC
Dr. Moshe Shike (MSKCC)
Dr. Meyer N. Solny (V) – says NYP then
Lenox in CC
Dr. Arnold L. Weg (V)
Geriatric Medicine
Dr. Ronald D. Adelman
Dr. Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki (MSKCC)
Dr. Mark Lachs
Dr. Bharathi Raman
Hematology
Dr. Hugo R. Castro-Malaspina
(MSKCC)
Dr. John Leonard
Dr. Ruben Niesvizky
Dr. Gerald Soff (MSKCC)
Dr. Martin Tallman (MSKCC)
Dr. Koen W. Van Besien
Dr. David J. Wolf (V)
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Infectious Disease
Dr. Barry Brause (HSS)
Dr. Arthur E. Brown (MSKCC)
Dr. Marshall J. Glesby
Dr. Barry Hartman** (V)
Dr. David L. Helfgott (V)
Dr. Jonathan L. Jacobs
Dr. Chester W. Lerner (NYP/LMH)
Dr. Henry W. Murray
Dr. Howard E. Rosenberg (V)
Dr. Paul Smith (HSS) (V)
Dr. Rosemary Soave
Dr. Ole Vielemeyer
Internal Medicine
Dr. Louis J. Aronne
Dr. Christopher Barley (V)
Dr. Richard Cohen (V)
Dr. Symra A. Cohn (V)
Dr. Arturo Constantiner (LMH)
Dr. Ward Cunningham-Rundles (V)
Dr. Orli Etingin
Dr. Laura L. Fisher (V)
Dr. Marina Gafanovich (V)
Dr. Flavia Golden (V)
Dr. Daniel Goldin (V)
Dr. Catherine C. Hart (V)
Dr. Margaret Lewin (V)
Dr. George Liu (V)
Dr. Samuel J. Mann
Dr. Jennifer Meller (V)
Dr. Thomas Nash (V)
Dr. Deena J. Nelson (V)
Dr. Mark S. Pecker
Dr. Jill M. Rieger
Dr. Wendy S. Ziecheck (V)
Interventional Cardiology
Dr. Neal Kleiman (Texas Methodist)
Dr. James Robert Wilentz
Medical Oncology
Dr. Carol A. Aghajanian (MSKCC)
Dr. Dean Bajorin (MSKCC)
Dr. Jose Baselga (MSKCC)
Dr. Himisha Beltran
Dr. Ellin Berman (MSKCC)
Dr. George Bosl (MSKCC)
Dr. Renier J. Brentjens (MSKCC)
Dr. Philip C. Caron (MSKCC)
Dr. Ephraim S. Casper (MSKCC)
Dr. Jenny Chang (Texas Methodist)
Dr. Paul B. Chapman (MSKCC)
Dr. Morton Coleman (V)
Dr. Chau T. Dang (MSKCC)
Dr. Maura N. Dickler (MSKCC)
Dr. Darren R. Feldman (MSKCC)
Dr. Monica N. Fornier (MSKCC)
Dr. Mitchell Gaynor (V)
Dr. Edward Gelmann (NYP/Columbia)
Dr. Audrey M. Hamilton (MSKCC)
Dr. Hani Hassoun (MSKCC)
Dr. Steven Horwitz (MSKCC)
Dr. Clifford Hudis (MSKCC)
Dr. David Ilson (MSKCC)
Dr. David Kelsen (MSKCC)
Dr. Nancy E. Kemeny (MSKCC)
Dr. Mark Kris (MSKCC)
Dr. Lee M. Krug (MSKCC)
Dr. Nancy E. Mills (MSKCC)
Dr. Anne Moore
Dr. Michael Morris (MSKCC)
Dr. Craig H. Moskowitz (MSKCC)
Dr. Robert Motzer (MSKCC)
Dr. David Nanus
Dr. Larry Norton (MSKCC)
Dr. Kenneth Offit (MSKCC)
Dr. Eileen O’Reilly (MSKCC)
Dr. Mark Pasmantier (V)
Dr. David Pfister (MSKCC)
Dr. Bonnie S. Reichman (V)
Dr. Joseph Ruggiero
Dr. Leonard Saltz (MSKCC)
Dr. Howard Scher (MSKCC)
Dr. Nancy T. Sklarin (MSKCC)
Dr. Susan F. Slovin (MSKCC)
Dr. David Spriggs (MSKCC)
Dr. David Straus (MSKCC)
Dr. Scott Tagawa
Dr. William Tap (MSKCC)
Dr. Linda Vahdat
Dr. Carolyn Wasserheit (MSKCC)
Dr. Jedd Wolchok (MSKCC)
Dr. Andrew Zelenetz (MSKCC)
Nephrology
Dr. Phyllis August
Dr. Jon Blumenfeld (Rogosin)
Dr. Robert Matalon (NYP/LMH)
Pulmonary Disease
Dr. Lester W. Blair (NYP/LMH)
Dr. Joseph Cooke (NYP – Queens)
Dr. Brian D. Gelbman (V)
Dr. Rana Kaplan (MSKCC)
Dr. Ana C. Krieger
Dr. Daniel Libby (V)
Dr. Thomas Nash (V)
Dr. Stephen M. Pastores (MSKCC)
Dr. Abraham Sanders (HSS)
Dr. Diane Stover-Pepe (MSKCC)
Rheumatology
Dr. Juliet B. Aizer (HSS)
Dr. Dalit Ashany (HSS)
Dr. Anne R. Bass (HSS)
Dr. Stephen J. Di Martino (HSS)
Dr. Theodore Fields (HSS)
Dr. Allan Gibofsky (HSS)
Dr. Susan Goodman (HSS)
Dr. C. Ronald MacKenzie (HSS)
Dr. Steven Magid (HSS)
Dr. Joseph A. Markenson (HSS)
Dr. Stephen Paget (HSS)
Dr. Edward Parrish (HSS)
Dr. Linda Russell (HSS)
Dr. Jane Salmon (HSS)
Dr. Sandra L. Sessoms (Texas
Methodist)
Dr. Harry Spiera (Mount Sinai)
Dr. Robert Spiera (HSS) (V)
Dr. Richard Stern (HSS) (V)
Dr. Hendricks H. Whitman III (HSS)
Dr. Arthur M. F. Yee (HSS)
Sports Medicine
Dr. William W. Briner, Jr. (HSS)
Dr. Lisa Callahan (HSS)
Dr. Brian Halpern (HSS) (V)
Note: Based on an online search
of Castle Connolly America’s Top
Doctors 14th edition. This information
does not reflect Castle Connolly metro
listings. This list includes WCMC
physicians, full-time and voluntary (V),
as well as department physicians
located at other sites where noted.
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DIVISION PROFILES
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CARDIOLOGY
The Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Division of Cardiology is a leader
in cardiovascular research, education and clinical care.
The division’s mission is to remain at the forefront
of scientific and technological developments that
are revolutionizing cardiology and to translate these
findings to the clinical bedside. Our internationally
renowned programs investigate the basic mechanisms
of cardiovascular disease, including the genetics of heart
disease, the cellular signals and transcription factors
responsible for cardiac development, the transformation
and homing of stem cells for myocardial regeneration
and the delineation of the molecular bases for cardiac
arrhythmias. Strategies are continually implemented to
enhance physical space, expand comprehensive clinical
programs and continue our history of cutting-edge
research. Clinically, our priorities are to develop and deliver
cutting-edge therapies for heart disease and to advance
clinical investigation. Expert faculty provide mentoring,
training and supervision to medical students, internal
medicine residents and fellows in cardiology, preparing
them as tomorrow’s leaders. The faculty also provide a host
of weekly conferences for internal and external colleagues.
From basic science, investigating the mechanisms of
arrhythmias and large population-based studies of new
diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, to a vast array
of cardiovascular conditions and diseases, the focus is
on improving patient care. This involves a majority of our
faculty and almost all of cardiology fellows-in-training, as
well as postdoctoral trainees and graduate and medical
students, thus creating a rich intellectual milieu in which
trainees develop into experienced investigators.
Clinical services achieve superior outcomes in all
areas, from cutting-edge interventional and imaging
laboratories, to outpatient consultative and ongoing
care. Patient care covers all types of heart and vascular
diseases, including, but not limited to, arrhythmias,
coronary and peripheral arterial disease, valve disease,
the Marfan syndrome and inherited heart diseases, as well
as heart failure and transplantation cardiology. To allow
immediate treatment of patients presenting in the early
Bruce B. Lerman, MD
Chief, Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg
Division of Cardiology
Hilda Altschul Master Professor of Medicine
Attending Physician
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stages of a heart attack, there exists 24-hour, in-hospital
coverage of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Telemetry
and Step-Down Unit and the interventional laboratory.
2014 was a banner year for new interventions, new
programs and new recruits. On the electrophysiology
front, a LEADLESS study, led by Dr. James Ip, is evaluating
the safety and effectiveness of a novel implanted
pacemaker developed to eliminate leads, pockets and
connectors required for
conventional pacemakers.
Expert faculty
There is also a rotor mapping
intervention underway for
provide mentoring,
atrial fibrillation that will help
training and
to identify atrial rotors, which
supervision to
are thought to perpetrate
atrial fibrillation. Dr. Bruce
medical students,
B. Lerman is leading the
internal medicine
multicenter REAFFIRM trial
residents and fellows that is evaluating this new
technology. In the Cath
in cardiology,
Lab, two pivotal studies,
preparing them
led by Dr. S. Chiu Wong,
are targeting myocardial
tomorrow’s
ischemia and mitral valve
leaders.
disorders. Both studies are
clinical trials: one is focused
on myocardial ischemia in men and women that utilizes
an absorbable system that dissolves in the blood vessel,
rather than a metal stent; the other is investigating a
MitraClip device for repair of the mitral valve, which is
delivered via cathether thus avoiding the need for heart
surgery. The recently established PEAC team continues to
be a highly successful model for a multidisciplinary team
approach for the treatment of pulmonary embolisms.
Pulmonary embolisms cause 300,000 deaths in the United
States each year. The PEAC team is co-led by Dr. James M.
Horowitz, an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Division of
Cardiology), and Dr. Oren Friedman, an Assistant Professor
of Medicine (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medicine), and includes the expertise of physicians from
other departments at NYP/Weill Cornell (interventional
radiology and cardiothoracic surgery). Dr. Jim W. Cheung,
Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Dr. George Thomas,
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology,
have begun work on a multicenter project, known as the
SENSE study, to investigate the utility of a cardiac device,
the Biotronik DX ICD system, for the detection of cardiac
events called atrial high rate episodes.
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Dr. Evelyn Horn, Professor of Clinical Medicine and
her Heart Failure/Pulmonary Hypertension colleagues
received designation as a Pulmonary Hypertension Center
of Comprehensive Care (CCC) at NYP/Weill Cornell. This
accreditation process was newly established by the PHA,
the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, and its PHCC
Review Committee, to review pulmonary hypertension
care centers for accreditation at the national level. On the
academic side, she also received a prestigious NIH PVD
(Pulmonary Vascular Disease) OMICS grant as a combined
site with NYPH-Columbia and alongside 5 other centers
to better characterize the wide spectrum of pulmonary
vascular disease from clinical phenotyping to the “omics”
view (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics). The
combined missions of superb clinical care, academic
advancement and teaching are similarly highlighted on
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ardiology: 3-year program that prepares highly
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qualified candidates for careers in investigative and
clinical cardiology (Erica C. Jones, MD, Program
Director)
linical Cardiac Electrophysiology (CCEP): 2-year
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training fellowship for intensive clinical training in
mapping and ablation of complex arrhythmias (Jim
W. Cheung, MD Program Director)
Interventional Cardiology: 2-year advanced training
fellowship in percutaneous coronary interventions
utilizing all currently available technologies (Robert
Minutello, MD, Program Director)
dvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology:
A
1-year training program in the management of
the advanced congestive heart failure patient
population (Evelyn Horn, MD, Program Director)
CARDIOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS
Led by Dr. Richard Devereux, the Cornell Cardiovascular Imaging
Program is focused on development and use as investigative probes of
novel imaging methods, providing precise quantitation of cardiovascular
structure, function, and tissue properties. (L-R: Dr. Richard B. Devereux,
Dr. Jonathan W. Weinsaft, Dr. Parmanand Singh)
CARDIOLOGY
the Advanced Heart Failure side as a designated Joint
Commission DT (Destination therapy) VAD (ventricular
assist device) program, a NYC multicenter NIH study
of Frailty in the VAD patient population. The division welcomed two new recruits: Dr. Nivee
Amin and Dr. Parmanand Singh. Dr. Singh received
his M.D. from Harvard Medical School, completed
residency training in internal medicine at NYP/Weill
Cornell, and brings expertise in transthoracic and
transesophageal echocardiography, as well as coronary
artery disease, valvular heart disease, hypertension
and other general cardiology conditions. Dr. Amin,
Assistant Professor of Medicine, received her MD,
from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and an
MHS from The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg
School of Public Health in 2013. She brings expertise
with a focus on heart disease in women, preventive
cardiology, coronary artery and valvular disease, and
cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Lerman, Division Chief, continues to serve on
the editorial boards of Circulation, Heart Rhythm,
The Journal of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Pacing
and Clinical Electrophysiology and The Journal of
Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management. Dr. Steven
Markowitz serves on the Electrophysiology Committee,
American College of Cardiology, and on the editorial
boards of HeartRhythm and Journal of Interventional
Cardiac Electrophysiology.
CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVALUATIVE
SCIENCES RESEARCH
The Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluative Sciences Research draws upon the
talents and experience of a multidisciplinary group of faculty based at Weill Cornell Medical
College, Cornell University-Ithaca, and other institutions.
effectiveness. In order to stimulate and support new
clinical, health services, and outcomes research within
and outside the Weill Department of Medicine, the
division houses consultative services to investigators;
e.g., informatics and data management support and
training programs in clinical epidemiology and research
methodology.
Under the auspices of the CEDREC and SCALE grants,
expansion continues in the area of health disparities and
community-based research. CEDREC with Drs. Carla
Boutin-Foster and Dr. Erica Phillips-Caesar, is building
partnerships between Weill Cornell Medical College,
Lincoln Hospital and
Mental Health Center,
The division provides Hunter College School
of Nursing-City University
national leadership
of New York, and The
in “bending the
Center for Healthful
Behavior Change at
cost curve” by
New York University
implementing
School of Medicine.
innovative and
SCALE partners
with
the Northern
evaluative strategies
Manhattan Perinatal
for population
Partnership (NMPP), an
organization that focuses
management.
on improving health
conditions, such as
diabetes and obesity, in families who reside in Northern
Manhattan. In addition to NMPP, several faith-based
and community-based organizations in Harlem and
the South Bronx have become critical partners in the
division’s research initiatives on health disparities.
Our faculty continue to publish top tier research
papers, often a result of highly productive collaborations.
Janey Peterson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical
Epidemiology, published a paper in July 2014 in the
Journal of General Internal Medicine, based on research
conducted by Weill Cornell in partnership with Lifespan
of Greater Rochester Inc., Fordham University, the
Cornell Survey Research Institute, Cornell University, and
the New York City Department for the Aging. As lead
author, Dr. Peterson’s research showed that 5% of older
adults reported being victims of financial abuse (after
Faculty members are experts in qualitative and
quantitative research methodology, health services
research, clinical epidemiology, medical informatics,
decision sciences, health disparities research,
community-based participatory research, clinimetrics,
outcomes research, behavioral science, and health
education. They work together in a series of activities
designed to encourage, and systematically support,
the development of new research initiatives within, and
outside, the division. Additionally, the division leads in
the training of junior investigators; to date, T32 trainees
in the division have received more than $100 million
in peer-reviewed funding. All of our fellows are active
in research with one presenting at the annual Minority
Health and Health Disparities Grantee’s Conference,
and all 6 fellows having submitted abstracts for the 2015
NRSA Annual Trainees Research Conference.
Research efforts in the division include a strong track
record with the NIH and an ongoing commitment to
fostering a new generation of investigators via T32
grants and other opportunities. As leaders in population
health research, the division plays a unique role at
WCMC through its contributions to behavioral, health
disparities, and population health, and has enrolled
more than 3,000 patients in investigator studies. The
division provides national leadership in “bending the
cost curve” by implementing innovative and evaluative
strategies for population management.
Related areas of investigation include studies to
improve clinical outcomes, behavioral science research,
health disparities research (under the leadership of Dr.
Carla Boutin-Foster), research on complex patients with
a significant burden of comorbidity, and comparative
Mary E. Charlson, MD
Chief, Division of Clinical Epidemiology and
Evaluative Sciences Research
Executive Director, Center for Integrative Medicine
William T. Foley
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
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CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVALUATIVE SCIENCES RESEARCH
Reduce Costs. She evaluated whether the total burden
of comorbidity, assessed by the Charlson comorbidity
index, could identify Medicaid Managed Care (MMC)
beneficiaries who incurred high health care costs.
The results showed that comorbidity can be used to
identify MMC beneficiaries who are most likely to have
high costs.
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Mary E. Charlson, MD, Program Director
Carol Mancuso, MD, Fellowship Program Co-Director
Carla Boutin-Foster, MD, Fellowship Program
Co-Director
A 2-year training program (T32 AHRQ Fellowship
Program) that trains post-residency physicians to
conduct methodologically rigorous health services
research in a multidisciplinary environment.
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turning 60 years of age). It was also found that more
than half the time, a family member committed the act
and most often an adult child. Based on their findings, it
is estimated that 1 in 20 adults will experience financial
abuse after age 60.
Dr. Mary Charlson, Chief of the Division of Clinical
Epidemiology and Evaluative Sciences Research
and Executive Director of the Center for Integrative
Medicine, published a paper in December 2014 in
PLOS One entitled, The Charlson Comorbidity Index
Can be Used Prospectively to Identify Patients Who
Will Incur High Future Costs. Dr. Charlson conducted
the study along with 1199SEIU Funds and the study
evaluated the ability of the Charlson comorbidity score
to predict the individuals who would incur high costs in
the subsequent year and also to contrast its predictive
ability with other commonly used predictors, such as
the Diagnostic Cost Group (DCG) and hospitalization as
predictors of subsequent year costs. The results showed
that the comorbidity index predicted health costs in the
subsequent year, performing as well as prior cost and
DCG in identifying those in the top 5% or 10%.
Dr. Charlson also published a paper in November
2014 in BMC Health Services Research entitled,
Medicaid Managed Care: How to Target Efforts to
EDUCATION AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
It has been another tremendously successful year for the program, continuing our mission:
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dedication to each individual patient in front of them
To encourage thinking anew about medicine in both its science and its art
To create a lifetime academic home for our medical community members
Faculty Development:
The Weill Department of Medicine continues to invest
in the faculty to promote their academic success. Fifteen
individuals from the department participated this year in
the WCMC Leadership in Academic Medicine Program
(LAMP). Other rising stars were selected to participate
in national faculty development programs, including
the AAMC Minority Faculty Development Program, the
AAMC Junior Women Faculty Program, and the AAIM
Executive Leadership Program. Under the direction of
Drs. Kirana Gudi and Anna Maw, 11 faculty members
participated in the pilot bedside ultrasound course
to encourage additional opportunities to teach an
enhanced physical exam and promote learning for our
trainees.
Drs. Lia Logio and Howard Goldin have directed an
important new CME activity entitled Basic Sciences for
the Practicing Physicians. Two series were offered this
year, attended by over 100 individuals: Immunology
(Fall 2014) and Neurobiology (Spring 2015).
direction of Drs. Evelyn Horn and Irina Sobel. A novel
obesity fellowship is being developed for the 2015-2016
academic year under the direction of Drs. Louis Aronne
and Rekha Kumar. We additionally have partnered
with NewYork-Presbyterian at Columbia to expand the
palliative care fellowship onto the Cornell campus.
Residency:
The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Internal Medicine Residency Program has a longstanding commitment to training extraordinary
physicians and academic
scholars. The program
Trainees learn
offers opportunities
at the bedside
to learn all aspects
and by searching
of clinical medicine
where residents get
the evidence for
authentic responsibility
best practice and
for taking care of
discussing the nuances patients in both the
inpatient and outpatient
of medical decisionsettings, and providing
making with faculty
care for an eclectic
patient population
and colleagues.
with a broad array of
medical conditions.
Residents benefit from working with world-renowned
faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College, as well as our
neighboring institutions, Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, and The
Rockefeller University. Regardless of their chosen career,
our graduates are highly skilled physicians.
The residency program places a strong emphasis on
critical thinking about medicine as well as maximizing
time at the bedside. Trainees learn at the bedside and by
searching the evidence for best practice and discussing
the nuances of medical decision-making with faculty and
colleagues. In addition to learning through supervised
patient care, innovative educational conferences
enhance the learning environment. Academic Time
is a weekly 90 minute session targeted to each year
Fellowships:
Home to twelve subspecialty fellowships, the
Department continues to attract the best and brightest
young physicians into its programs. The Advanced Heart
Failure fellowship is the newest among the programs
and has seen tremendous early success under the
Lia Logio, MD
Herbert J. and Ann L. Siegel Distinguished
Training Program
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In 2014, new learning opportunities were implemented,
which include:
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Research Publications & National Presentation
Highlights
We continue to have many of our residents participate
in research activities leading to national presentations
and publications. A new initiative for both residents
and fellows seeking a better understanding of how
to do research includes a core curriculum of didactics
with hands-on mentoring to provide a real taste of
science and inquiry.
Implementation of iPad learning for faculty and
residents with plans for a digital “playground” for
residents to learn medicine and have access to
important resources for just-in-time learning.
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getting hands-on training in bedside ultrasound. This
has expanded to include a pilot faculty development
program on bedside ultrasound; 11 faculty have been
educated to be champions of the effort.
Dr. Laura F. Gingras, Quality Improvement Chief
Resident, had an abstract accepted by the ACGME
(Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education)
entitled, “A Resident-Driven, Multidisciplinary, Patient
Safety Consult Service,” for both a poster and
presentation. Her co-authors on the abstract were
Drs. Jennifer Lee, Laura Fanucchi, and Lia Logio.
ertical Mentoring Program to create small networks
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of faculty and residents to socialize and talk about
physicianship, career options, and achieving a balanced
life in medicine.
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Milestones for all 13 subspecialty fellowships.
Nancy Tray, a PGY3 in the residency training program
presented findings on a quality improvement pilot
project at the SHM’s (Society of Hospital Medicine)
Annual Meeting. The project, Team Facecards, will help
patients to know and identify their full team of doctors
better. The team that Nancy worked with on this
project included: Michael Ding (pre-med student),
he residency program continues to place about 85%
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Initiation of formal radiology rounds to every general
medicine inpatient team every other week. The
radiologists come to the ward to discuss interesting
films and findings while also teaching what the best
study is for various clinical scenarios.
Medical Students:
Medical student teaching is coordinated by Drs. Ernie
Esquivel and Shelene Stiner (clerkship) as well as
Dr. Dana Zappetti (subinternship). The third year
medicine clerkship has a number of new activities
to enhance the students’ experience of primary
responsibility for
taking care of
patients including
We continue to host
important workshops
our students from
and lectures on key
Weill Cornell-Qatar
topics. The fourth year
subinternship continues
to spend time as
to help confirm internal
subinterns and on
medicine as a career
electives during their choice for about 30%
of the graduating class
fourth year.
for the past few years.
We continue to host
our students from Weill Cornell-Qatar to spend time
as subinterns and on electives during their fourth
year. A new Critical Care Clerkship in conjunction with
Anesthesia Department to provide 2 weeks of critical
care exposure (ICU) for every clinical medical student.
of training that uses an interactive format with realtime literature searching on iPads and facilitated
group discussions with faculty experts. Morning
report continues to be a favorite where 3 to 5 patients
are presented by residents who share important
clinical pearls or seek advice in weighing diagnostic
or therapeutic options. Additional time during the
ambulatory rotations includes Education Units on
important topics like evidence-based medicine, physical
exam skills, and palliative care. The weekly conference
schedule includes a Chairman’s Conference, Weill
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, a Patient Safety
Conference, Senior Seminars, Journal Clubs and an
interdisciplinary autopsy-based M & M with pathology
and radiology review.
Dr. Ernie Esquivel, Dr. Art Evans (Chief of Hospital
Medicine), and Mary Elizabeth Kelser, Division
Administrator, Hospital Medicine.
Dr. Maddie Sterling had a research abstract accepted
by the Mid-Atlantic SGIM (Society of General Internal
Medicine) based on her computer lab project regarding
length-of-stay in the hospital for patients with heart
failure.
Two of our residents had their abstract accepted by The
Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), Scott Purga
and Caroline Andrew, reflecting a study they carried out
showing that a simple visual aid tool is cost-effective
and improves compliance with intake and outtake
documentation for inpatients who have “volume-critical”
diagnoses.
Publications:
Siegler E, Jalali C, Finkelstein E, Ramsaroop S, Ouchida
K, Del Carmen T, & Logio L. Assessing Effectiveness of
Geriatrics Rotation for Second-Year Internal Medicine
Residents. Journal of Graduation Medical Education;
published online July 2014 ahead of print.
With stewardship provided by the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the
Weill Department of Medicine recently received a donation from New
York Cardiology Associates that enabled iPads to be distributed to
every resident training in internal medicine. It is part of a large initiative
to enhance the learning environment in the age of information. Twenty
core faculty members were invited to an iFaculty Workshop where
Dr. Lia Logio, Vice Chair for Education, in conjunction with healthcare
education experts from Apple, demonstrated how the devices can
powerfully enhance learning. The faculty have now been working on
developing a tremendously rich repository of important learning tools
that are delivered via the iPads.
Cox LM, Fanucchi LC, Sinex NC, Djuricich AM, Logio
LS. Chief resident for quality improvement and patient
safety: a description. American Journal of Medicine.
2014 June; 127(6)565-8.
Fanucchi L, Unterbrink M, Logio L. (Re)turning the
Pages of Residency: The Impact of Localizing Resident
Physicians to Hospital Units on Paging Frequency. Journal
of Hospital Medicine. 2014 February; 9 (2): 120-122.
Warm E, Logio L, Pereira A, Buranosky R, McNeill D.
The Educational Innovations Project: A Community
of Practice. Am J Med. 2013 December; 126 (12):
1145-1149.
Presentation:
Jalali C. Harnessing the Observation Skills of Nonphysician Educators to Improve Hospitalist Teaching of
Patient-Centered, Self-Directed Learning by Residents.
Pre-course presented at the 35th Annual AIM Educational
Conference September 11-13, 2014, Washington DC.
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EMERGENCY MEDICINE
In 2014, our 45 Weill Cornell division faculty members supervised and participated in the
treatment of 87,000 patients in the NYPH/WCMC ED, including approximately 24,000 who
subsequently admitted to inpatient services.
(L-R) Drs. John Arbo, Neal Flomenbaum, Rama Rao, Michael Stern
The ED evaluates and stabilizes the condition of patients
transferred to Weill Cornell from hospitals all over the
world. In recent years, we have raised patient satisfaction
scores to record levels, despite dramatic increases in
the number of annual patient visits and admissions.
Experienced, senior Weill Cornell faculty attendings
are present in the ED 24/7, working side-by-side with
residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses
and patient care facilitators in state-of-the-art facilities.
We provide the most advanced emergency care for
all patients 24-hours a day, while teaching NYP/WC
residents from every specialty how to provide that care.
Since implementation of the EMR in the NYP/WC ED in
2010, we have worked with Hospital IT to monitor, modify
and enhance it (as needed) while developing new ways
to utilize its potential in furthering patient care and
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
Chief, Division of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Physician-in-Chief
clinical research. After integrating ED attending faculty
at the NYP-Lower Manhattan Hospital ED in 2013, we
implemented many Weill Cornell ED best practices at
that location too, including a comprehensive quality
assurance and improvement program, integrated
administrative reports, point-of-care testing, and core
measures and 72 hour ED return visits monitoring.
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EMERGENCY MEDICINE
The EM division’s unique Wilderness Rural Medicine
(WM) Program (a collaborative effort with Cornell
Outdoor Education (COE) in Ithaca) continues to make
great strides in medical education, clinical research, and
the provision of clinical care under extreme conditions.
Our Global Emergency Medicine Program plays
a leading role in global health education at the Weill
Cornell Medical College through its Global Health
Grand Rounds and courses in global health. Our
faculty and residents are active in Tanzania, Iraq and
South Sudan.
Each year, the EM division holds an annual retreat
which has covered topics such as bedside teaching,
and development of
educational careers for
Since its inception in
junior faculty and career
2009, the toxicology
strategy. We also provide
service has completed innovative life-long
learning opportunities
over 2,000 patient
for our Weill Cornell
encounters in the
emergency faculty (e.g.
conferences, morning
adult and pediatric
reports, annual board
EDs, internal
exam prep lectures, and
medicine, critical care, journal clubs).
John E. Arbo, MD,
neurology, surgery,
Assistant Professor, has
psychiatry, and
been playing a vital role
pediatric intensive
as Chief of Emergency/
Critical Care. He is cocare units and
Investigator on the Weill
services.
Cornell Registry and
Biobank of Critically Ill
Patients and received a CTSC Seed Grant for the study
of early detection of severe sepsis. As co-Investigator on
this project, he is working with Augustine M.K. Choi, MD,
co-Principal Investigator and the Sanford I. Weill Chair of
the Weill Department of Medicine. This study is utilizing
a composite hemodynamic (heart rate variability) and
a plasma biomarker (circulating mitochondrial DNA)
to measure for severe sepsis and will lead to better
treatment of sepsis for patients in the both ED and
the MICU.
We treat 39,000 patients annually in the ED at the
NYP-Lower Manhattan Hospital, which has become an
important front door both to care at one of the newest
NYPH hospital facilities and to advanced care and
follow-up available only on the main NYPH/WCMC
campus.
The NYP/Weill Cornell ED is officially designated
as a 911 receiving hospital, a NYS level I trauma
center, a stroke center, a spinal cord injury center,
and a psychiatric emergency receiving center. We
are also the burn center for the City of New York, a
chest pain center, and we maintain one of the largest
hospital-based ambulance services in the northeast
that provides basic, advanced, and critical pediatric
and adult pre-hospital care. NYP*EMS is completely
integrated with our emergency department and
hospital care, and medical supervision for all NYP
EMTs and paramedics is provided by Weill Cornell EM
faculty physicians. NYP ambulances operate throughout
all 5 boroughs of NYC, north to Albany, east into
Nassau County, and south and west to Central New
Jersey. Our extensive disaster preparedness activities
utilize the most advanced techniques in biological,
chemical, radiation and “Hazmat” decontamination.
The Division of Emergency Medicine is credited
with launching the nation’s first geriatric emergency
medicine fellowship training program and opening
the first geriatric emergency department in the New
York metropolitan area. Our Medical Toxicology Service
continues to offer Weill Cornell physicians bedside
and telephone consultations throughout the hospital
for all patients acutely or potentially poisoned, and to
those experiencing the effects of chronic overdoses,
withdrawal syndromes, medication errors and adverse
drug reactions. Since its inception in 2009, the
toxicology service has completed over 2,000 patient
encounters in the adult and pediatric EDs, internal
medicine, critical care, neurology, surgery, psychiatry,
and pediatric intensive care units and services.
Regionally, our toxicology attendings work with the
teaching faculty at the New York City Poison Control
Center and collaborate on educational programs
and research with the NYCPCC fellows-in-training
and other faculty. At Weill Cornell, the group also
collaborates with the division of critical care in research
involving acute presentations of drugs of abuse.
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ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES AND METABOLISM
As part of a world-class academic medical center, the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes
and Metabolism is dedicated to fulfilling our mission of excellence in providing quality care
to patients with endocrine and metabolic disorders; conducting promising research to
advance the frontiers of endocrinology and diabetes; and training of highly motivated and
dedicated physicians to become successful clinicians and physician-scientist.
(L-R) Drs. Rekah Kumar and Aaron Schulman
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Julianne L. Imperato-McGinley, MD
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes,
and Metabolism
Associate Dean for Translational Research
and Educational Medicine
Director, Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC)
The Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Distinguished
Professor of Endocrinology in Medicine
Attending Physician
Division Chief, Dr. Imperato-McGinley serves as the
Principal Investigator of the Weill Cornell NIH-funded
Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC)
promoting translation of research from bed to bedside
and to the community to improve public health.
Established in 1997, our Diabetes Center in
Endocrinology provides the highest standard of care
for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. It
offers a multidisciplinary team approach for diabetes
care with comprehensive case management and the
development of an individualized treatment plan. An
expert team is composed of diabetologists, certified
diabetes educators, and registered dieticians who
are experienced in intensive diabetes management,
including insulin pump therapy. The Center also has
extensive experience in the management of gestational
diabetes in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes
mellitus. The Diabetes Center receives federal funding
to support ongoing clinical research.
The division’s areas of expertise in clinical care
also include: general endocrinology; reproductive
endocrinology, including the treatment of menstrual
irregularities, hirsutism, and menopause; thyroid
disease, with particular emphasis on thyroid cancer;
disorders of calcium metabolism; and osteoporosis and
metabolic bone disease. Should surgery be necessary
for the treatment of an endocrine disorder, we also have
an endocrine surgeon on-site.
The subspecialty program in Endocrinology, Diabetes
and Metabolism is designed to provide the training
and experience necessary to acquire all competencies
critical to becoming an expert in this field. This
trial, a multicenter study of the effects of intensive
versus conventional glucose, blood pressure and lipid
treatment on cardiovascular disease in 10,000 individuals
with type II diabetes mellitus; Molecular Basis of Sex
Steroid Hormone Interaction in Prostate Diseases,
a study focusing on androgen-estrogen interaction in
the prostate and the
development of specific
The division
estrogen analogs with
conducts promising
fewer side effects for
state-of-the-art
the hormonal therapy
of prostate cancer; The
research to generate
Effects and Mechanisms
new knowledge
of Dietary Fat in Prostate Development
and improve
and Pathogenesis to
understanding with
facilitate development
the ultimate goal of
of strategies for prostate
cancer prevention; and
applying the latest
Chinese Herbal Medicine
scientific and medical and Phytochemicals in
advances for the
Prostate Cancer studies to
prevention, detection, determine their effects in
the treatment of prostate
and treatment
cancer in animal models,
elucidating mechanisms
of patients with
of action, with the ultimate
endocrine diseases.
goal of proceeding to
clinical trials in patients
with advanced prostate cancer. In addition to a specific
Chinese herbal formula, phytochemicals derived from
Chinese herbs, such as genistein and camptothecin
analogs, are also being evaluated.
Our division includes the Center for Weight
Management and Metabolic Clinical Research directed
by Louis J. Aronne, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine
and the Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic Research.
Dr. Aronne provides state-of-the art patient care and leads
numerous clinical trials for the management of obesity
and metabolic disease. The center also mentors Master’s
students from the Institute for Human Nutrition, Columbia
University, and WCMC medical students pursuing
research experience.
comprehensive program fulfills the needs of trainees
anticipating a clinical and/or basic endocrine research
career in academia; those expecting to function as
clinician-educators; and those interested in pursuing
the clinical practice of endocrinology.
The division conducts promising state-of-the-art
research to generate new knowledge and improve
understanding with the ultimate goal of applying
the latest scientific and medical advances for the
prevention, detection, and treatment of patients with
endocrine diseases. Major areas of research include:
Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC), for
which Dr. Imperato-McGinley serves as the Principal
Investigator of Weill Cornell Medical College’s $49
million NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science
Award (CTSA); Molecular Genetics of Male Sexual
Differentiation and Development, a study defining the
genetic defects of subjects with inherited conditions
affecting male sexual differentiation, particularly
subjects with 5α-reductase-2 deficiency; Molecular
Genetics of 21 Hydroxlyase Deficiency, a study to
identify inherited genetic defects in the 21-hydroxylase
enzyme in humans which result in genital ambiguity
(genotype-phenotype relationships of this condition
also being studied); The Epidemiology of Diabetes
Intervention and Complications Trial (EDIC), a continuation of the multicenter Diabetes Control and
Complications Trial (DCCT) evaluating the effect of
intensive glucose control on both microvascular and
macrovascular complications of diabetes; The Action
to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD)
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship
David J. Brillon, MD, Program Director
Stephanie Fish, MD, Associate Program Director
Richard S. Bockman, MD, PhD, Associate Program
Director
The Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
fellowship is a joint program with NewYorkPresbyterian/Weill Cornell, Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and the Hospital
for Special Surgery (HSS). It is a 2-year training
program accredited by the Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
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GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH, was recently recruited to the Weill Department of Medicine
and is serving as Vice Chair of Transitions of Care.
Vice Chair of Transitions of Care for the
Weill Department of Medicine
Chief (Interim), Division of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology
Director of the Center for Liver Disease and
Transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/
Weill Cornell Medical Center
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Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH
The Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel
Disease directed by Dr. Ellen Scherl, is actively involved
in several research studies including on moderate to
severely active Crohn’s Disease, eating patterns and
disease activity in patients with Inflammatory Bowel
Disease (IBD), health care maintenance in patients with
IBD, and safety and tolerability of Budesonide Foam
in subjects with active
ulcerative proctitis
Numerous research
or proctosigmoiditis.
Dr. Brian P. Bosworth
projects and clinical
and Dr. Vinita Jacob
trials are underway
remain very active with
these trials as principle
for the prevention
or co-investigators.
and treatment
Collaborations remain
with institutions across
of viral hepatitis,
the globe to establish
gastrointestinal
international biobanks;
explore the relationship
cancers, Barrett’s
between vitamin D
esophagus,
and IBD health; and
explore IBD genotypes.
inflammatory bowel
They include Columbia
disease, pancreatic
University, NYU, Yale
University, Albert
lesions, and other
Einstein Hospital, Johns
gastrointestinal
Hopkins Hospital,
Rockefeller University,
diseases.
and a Microbiome
Consortium headed
by Dr. Kenneth Simpson at Cornell University, Ithaca,
with facilities and institutions in New Mexico, North
Carolina, Texas and Switzerland. Collaborations
continue with Dr. Andrew Dannenberg, two mediators
in gastrointestinal inflammation studies; Dr. Kenneth
Simpson, mucosa associated bacterial flora; and
researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, NOD 2
genotyping, hemangiogenesis and animal models of
colon cancer and IBD. Dr. Scherl continues her work with
He is also the Director of the Center for Liver Disease and
Transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill
Cornell Medical Center. Currently, Dr. Brown is the interim
Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
The division provides outstanding and compassionate
patient care, offers first-rate clinical services in a wide range
of subspecialty areas, including hepatology, inflammatory
bowel disease, gastrointestinal reflux disease, advanced
endoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures,
functional bowel disorders, gastrointestinal infections
and gastrointestinal cancer prevention and treatment.
Recently a pancreas program was established, the first
ever at NYP/WC. Faculty are active in education and
research. Numerous research projects and clinical trials
are underway for the prevention and treatment of viral
hepatitis, gastrointestinal cancers, Barrett’s esophagus,
inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatic lesions, and other
gastrointestinal diseases. The division houses the Jay
Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health, the Center
for the Study of Hepatitis C, and The Jill Roberts Center
for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
In 2014, a major referral center was created for
pancreatico-biliary disease within the setting of
a dedicated pancreas program for the treatment of
benign and malignant conditions. Dr. Michel Kahaleh is
directing this new center in conjunction with Dr. Michael
Lieberman, Department of Surgery. An Endoscopic
Bariatric Program was also launched that offers the full
spectrum of novel technologies related to endoscopic
treatment of obesity. This program is directed by
Dr. Reem Sharaiha along with Dr. Louis Aronne, Division
of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
Interim Chief, Dr. Brown, was recruited to the department
from Columbia University to direct the newly formed
Hepatology Section. The Hepatology Section combines
the Liver Transplant and Hepatitis C program within the
division, as well as the Liver Transplant Surgery Division of
the Department of Surgery. This interdepartmental program
will lay the foundation for an active hepatology program at
Weill Cornell Medical College.
Dr. Michel Kahaleh, Chief of Endoscopy and Medical
Director of NYP/Weill Cornell’s first pancreas program,
is a world-renowned leader in minimally invasive
endoscopic techniques. He continues to expand a stateof-the-art roster of procedures: endoscopic suturing,
confocal endomicroscopy for early detection of GI
cancers, photodynamic therapy and radiofrequency
ablation for pancreatico-biliary cancers, endoscopic
drainage of pseudocysts, endoscopic necrosectomy
and EUS-guided ERCP, and POEM (for the treatment
of esophageal achalasia).
the University of Leiden, Netherlands, utilizing the IBD
patient database to study the role of inflammatory markers
in predicting the clinical course of IBD, and with the New
York-Moscow IBD Journal Club via Skype. Dr. Randy
Longman, who joined Dr. Scherl’s team last year, continues
to carry out critical research on the microbiome and
host-pathogen interactions in the pathogenesis of IBD.
Dr. Adam Steinlauf provides specialized expertise in IBD,
ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s Disease at the Jill Roberts
Center where he serves as the Director of Strategic
Planning and Growth.
Dr. Bosworth, the Anne and Ken Estabrook Clinical
Scholar in Gastroenterology, continues as Program
Director of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Fellowship Program. Among 2011 to 2014 graduates,
57% remained in the field of academic medicine, a more
than doubled increase from the previous three years.
Dr. Bosworth continues to run the GI section of the
second-year medical student course at WCMC, which is
instrumental in designing curriculum, and he is active in
residency training at NYP/Weill Cornell.
Dr. Felice Schnoll-Sussman, Director, Jay Monahan
Center for Gastrointestinal Health, provides a wide
breadth of expertise including endoscopic ultrasound,
capsule endoscopy, colorectal genetics, colon cancer
prevention, endoscopic treatment of Barrett’s esophagus,
and esophageal motility. The center is one of only a
handful in the nation that is utilizing the recently FDAapproved colon capsule, which provides a noninvasive
means of imaging the colon with a wireless capsule.
Dr. Schnoll-Sussman and new recruit Dr. Amir Soumekh,
Assistant Professor of Medicine, are trained in this novel
technology. Dr. Soumekh obtained his MD and served his
residency in internal medicine at the Mount Sinai School
of Medicine, and completed his fellowship training in
gastroenterology and hepatology at NYP/Weill Cornell.
In addition to general gastroenterology, he has a wide
range of clinical expertise in esophageal disease and
is an expert in colon cancer, small bowel cancers and
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship
Brian Bosworth, MD, Program Director
A 3-year program that focuses on specialized
rotations and research opportunities, including
opportunities to participate in clinical research
(e.g., hepatology, inflammatory bowel disease,
cancer screening, endoscopic ultrasound, the
microbiota of the GI tract, Endoscopic imaging
techniques).
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inherited (genetic) cancer syndromes. He is performing
surveillance of gastrointestinal cancers in average- and
high-risk patients, endoscopic mucosal resection of
advanced colonic polyps, in addition to video capsule
endoscopy. The center’s Esophageal Function Laboratory
continues to evaluate esophageal disorders and diseases
(e.g., GERD, non-cardiac chest pain and swallowing
disorders). A roll-out of an on-line hereditary colon
cancer familial pedigree registry was implemented,
and a partnership with the National Colorectal Cancer
Research Alliance and the American Cancer Society was
established to increase
colon cancer screening
by 80% in the United
The center is one
States by the year 2018.
of only a handful
Dr. Andrew
Dannenberg, Associate
in the nation that is
Director of Cancer
utilizing the recently
Prevention at the Sandra
and Edward Meyer
FDA-approved colon
Cancer Center, recently
capsule, which
received a $250,000
provides a noninvasive grant from The Prevent
Cancer Foundation.
means of imaging the This grant will support
promising work towards
colon with a wireless
the development
capsule.
of a blood test to
identify women who
are at increased risk of developing breast cancer.
Dr. Dannenberg and team will attempt to validate
a blood-based signature of fatty tissue inflammation
in the breast.
Dr. Steven Lipkin, a nationally and internationally
recognized human geneticist at Weill Cornell, continues
to work with Dr. Daniel Hommes at UCLA on a biobanking
initiative. This effort is in collaboration with Dr. Scherl to
establish IBD biobanking at WCMC.
In addition to Dr. Amir Soumekh, the division welcome
another new recruit: Dr. Arun Jesudian. Dr. Jesudian
received his MD, Alpha Omega Alpha, from the Virginia
Commonwealth University School of Medicine, and
completed residency training in Internal Medicine
and a fellowship in Gastroenterology at NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College.
He also completed an advanced fellowship in Transplant
Hepatology at NYPH/Columbia University. An Assistant
Professor of Medicine, he is actively engaged in clinical
research on viral hepatitis, complications of cirrhosis and
portal hypertension, and post-transplant outcomes.
Dr. David Artis
N
ewly recruited to the division,
Dr. David Artis holds the
Michael Kors Professorship
in Immunology at Weill Cornell
and is serving as Director of the
Jill Roberts Institute for Research in
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (made
possible through the generosity of
benefactor Jill Roberts and the Jill
Roberts Charitable Foundation). In
his role as Director of the Institute,
he is dedicated to furthering
understanding of the molecular
underpinnings of inflammatory
bowel disease and related chronic
inflammatory diseases, with the
goal of translating basic research
breakthroughs into the most
advanced therapies for patients.
Dr. Gregory Sonnenberg, who
worked with Dr. Artis at the University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,
has also been recruited to work as
part of the Roberts Institute team
of researchers, including Dr. Randy
“However, the identification
that the immune system
controls beiging of white fat
could offer new therapeutic
approaches to treat and
prevent obesity and obesityassociated inflammatory
diseases.”
Longman and Dr. Steve Lipkin housed
in the new Belfer Research Building.
Dr. David Artis and his colleagues
have published breakthrough findings
in multiple journals including Nature
and Science that have identified
new pathways and targets, with the
ultimate goal of developing new
approaches for the treatment of
inflammatory and related metabolic
diseases such as obesity. In a recent
study utilizing a wide array of high
tech tools, the team discovered for
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the first time that ILC2s, a group of
innate lymphoid cells, promote the
“beiging” of white adipose tissue
(a type of body fat) and limit obesity.
“Of course, we are just at the beginning
of these studies and there is a lot
more work to be done,” says Dr. Artis.
“However, the identification that the
immune system controls beiging of
white fat could offer new therapeutic
approaches to treat and prevent
obesity and obesity-associated inflammatory diseases.” Research in the
Artis lab is supported by the National
Institutes of Health, the Burroughs
Wellcome Fund and the Crohn’s and
Colitis Foundation of America.
Dr. Sonnenberg and colleagues also
published breakthrough findings in
Science on gut immunity illuminating
how the immune system prevents
chronic inflammation in the intestine.
In earlier research, he and his team
had identified a new member of
the innate immune system – innate
lymphoid cells (ILCs) which interact
with T cells in the GI tract. The new
findings reveal that ILCs directly
educate T cells in the intestine to not
attack beneficial bacteria, and that
impairment of ILC function leads
to severe intestinal inflammation.
Critically, they also demonstrate that
loss of MHCII (a type of machinery
that delivers signals to T cells) on ILCs
is linked to pro-inflammatory cells in
patients with IBD (Inflammatory Bowel
Disease). These advances, explains
Dr. Sonnenberg, suggest that there
may be an efficient way to eliminate
pro-inflammatory T cells and restore
a state of health in the intestine. This
study included researchers from
around the world and the lead author
is a Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
supported postdoctoral associate in
medicine, Dr. Matthew R. Hepworth,
who is working in Dr. Sonnenberg’s
laboratory. Research in the Sonnenberg
lab is supported by the National
Institutes of Health and the Crohn’s
and Colitis Foundation of America.
GERIATRICS AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
The mission of the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine is to improve the quality
of life for older people through the integration of high-quality clinical care, teaching of
geriatric medicine, and advancing knowledge through scientific research.
As well, we seek to alleviate symptoms and other causes
of human suffering through palliative care programs for
adults of all ages. The division holds numerous federal
and foundation grants and continues extensive clinical
operations with a steady increase in patient volumes on
the inpatient and outpatient services.
The division continues its focus on palliative medical
care for patients suffering with chronic illness and
chronic pain, as well
as other significant
issues related to goals
The division holds
of care at end-of-life,
numerous federal and
through patient care,
teaching activities,
foundation grants and
and research. We have
continues extensive
eight physicians board
certified in palliative care clinical operations
and an active Palliative
with a steady increase
Care Champions
Training Program for
in patient volumes
both nurses and social
on the inpatient and
workers at NYP/Weill
Cornell. The NIA-funded
outpatient services.
Roybal Center, directed
by Dr. M. Cary Reid,
investigates pain in later
life and the role of palliative care in pain and symptom
relief. We work closely with the hospital to advance
palliative and hospice services, including hospice bed
planning.
The Irving Sherwood Wright Center on Aging sees
an ever-increasing number of geriatric outpatients
annually (average age is over 80 with many vibrant
centenarians). In patient satisfaction scores, the center
continues to excel within the Ambulatory Care Network
as one of the highest-ranking practices. The House Call
Program provides comprehensive services to the most
frail, homebound elderly patients, while maintaining
a collaborative relationship with the highly regarded
social services agency, DOROT. Palliative care remains
under the leadership of co-Chief, Dr. Ronald Adelman.
The division is steadfastly dedicated to the
prevention of elder abuse, exemplified by its NYC
Elder Abuse Center. The Center supports elder justice
through multidisciplinary team activities in Manhattan
and Brooklyn. Led by Dr. Mark S. Lachs, Division CoChief, and Risa Breckman, MSW, efforts include several
foundation research grants, as well as a K24 mentoring
award.
Dr. Holly Prigerson serves as Co-Director of the
Cornell Center for Research on End-of-Life Care, along
with Dr. Paul Maciejewski (Co-Director). Dr. Prigerson is
the newly appointed Irving Sherwood Wright Professor
in Geriatrics. At the Center, she and Dr. Maciejewski
are directing projects with junior faculty, including
multiple RO1s, an R21, and K awards. Drs. Prigerson
and Maciejewski remain focused on their research in
the fields of bereavement and end-of-life care, which
continues to bring international recognition to the
division.
The Liz Claiborne Center for Humanism in
Medicine, directed by Dr. Randi Diamond, serves as
an educational hub for health care professionals and
trainees in multiple disciplines. Its mission enhances
and integrates awareness, attitudes, knowledge,
and skills of palliative care, and promotes the profile
and practice of medical humanism. While fostering
better consciousness and understanding of the
human experience of our patients, and promoting
self-reflection and professional growth among
Ronald D. Adelman, MD
Co-Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care
Mark S. Lachs, MD, MPH
Co-Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care
The Emilie Roy Corey Professor in Geriatrics
and Gerontology
The Irene F. and I. Roy Psaty Distinguished
Medical Director, Irving Sherwood Wright
Center on Aging
Director, Geriatrics for the NewYork-Presbyterian
Health System
Attending Physician
Attending Physician
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our healthcare professionals and trainees, the center
supports the incorporation of the humanities and creative
engagement in the practice of medicine and medical
education.
The division remains tremendously engaged with
teaching of medical trainees of all levels. Approximately
10 medical students participate in our NIA-sponsored
MSTAR program; students focus on aging-based research
for 8 weeks in the summer and are exposed to clinical
geriatrics. Medical residents receive intensive training
in both geriatrics and palliative medicine. Residents
often lack the opportunity to work with older adults
who are not acutely ill, or to learn about the types of
community-based services available that keep them well.
We provide training to each PGY-2 resident assigned
to a 4-week geriatric rotation via the following: two
weeks managing a panel of patients on the 10N team;
one week covering nights on the 10N team; one week
in an outpatient module to introduce systems of care
that address the medical and psychosocial needs of
community-dwelling older adults. During the systemsbased practice (outpatient) module, residents visit a
PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) site;
make hospice and geriatrics house calls; accompany
geriatric care managers on client visits, visit a nursing
Geriatrics Fellowship
Karin Ouchida, MD, Program Director
Sonal Mehta, MD, Associate Program Director
This Division houses both a Geriatrics Fellowship
and, jointly with Columbia University Medical
College, a Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Fellowship. Based in internal medicine and family
medicine programs, the program includes many
rotations, teaching opportunities, and a variety of
quality improvement and clinical research initiatives
in geriatrics and palliative care medicine.
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Dr. Eugenia Siegler (R) with trainees.
GERIATRICS AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
home, an independent living site, and other levels of
senior housing; see an elder abuse shelter; and assist
with the division’s transitional care clinic and the Wright
Center’s walk-in patients. They also present one of their
own WCIMA patients in the weekly geriatrics team
meeting. An oral exam/debriefing enables the residents
to integrate their experiences within the context of their
inpatient and outpatient responsibilities. For medical
interns, increased exposure to palliative care is gained
through a 12-hour educational series; this academic
year, each medical intern rotated on the Palliative Care
Consultation service for one week.
Joining the faculty in 2014 were Kelly Trevino, PhD,
Assistant Professor of Psychology in Medicine, and
Milagros Silva, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine.
Dr. Trevino is a clinical psychologist with specializations
in geropsychology and psychosocial oncology. A
recipient of the prestigious Paul B. Beeson Career
Development Award in Aging Research (K23) funded
by National Institute on Aging and the American
Federation for Aging Research, she conducts research
on the nature and predictors of distress in patients with
life-threatening illness, and is developing and evaluating
an anxiety intervention for older adults with advanced
cancer and their caregivers. Dr. Silva is board-certified
in palliative medicine. A graduate of Georgetown
University School of Medicine, she completed her
postgraduate training at Northwestern Memorial
Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Under the direction of Dr. Adelman, she serves as
Managing Director of Palliative Medicine Outpatient
Services.
HEMATOLOGY AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
The Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology has 63 full time faculty (43 clinical
researchers and 21 full time scientists) who provide world-class patient care, as well as
teaching and research, among six clinical services and at five sites.
The Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology has
63 full time faculty (43 clinical researchers and 21 full
time scientists) who provide world-class patient care, as
well as teaching and research, among six clinical services
and at five sites. The six clinical services are: Solid Tumor
Oncology, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma, Stem Cell
Transplant and Nonmalignant Hematology, operating at
four sites: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Main Campus
(third floor), Weill Greenberg Ambulatory Care Building
(Solid Tumor Oncology), Oxford Building (Myeloma)
and at the Woman’s Health Center at 425 East 61st
Street (Breast Cancer). We also have two faculty at Lower
Manhattan Hospital. Each service contains disease-site
specific programs. The Solid Tumor Service has active
clinical and research programs in Breast Oncology,
Gastrointestinal Oncology, Genitourinary Oncology
and Thoracic Oncology, with developing programs and
expertise in Head and Neck Oncology, and Endocrine
Oncology. The division’s clinical program has grown in
volume annually each year. In fiscal year 2007, there were
nearly 52,000 total patient encounters compared to 2014,
with approximately 91,000.
Each of the programs works closely with faculty in
the corresponding surgical oncology department,
division or program. The Hematological Malignancies
Program encompasses the Leukemia, Lymphoma,
Multiple Myeloma, and Stem Cell Transplant Services. The
Lymphoma and Myeloma Services contain several diseasespecific programs, including the Chronic Lymphocytic
Leukemia (CLL) Research Center and the Waldenstrom’s
Macroglobulinemia Program. The Leukemia Service, in
addition to acute and chronic leukemias, has developed
programs in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDA) and
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN).
Among the largest group of clinical investigators at
the College, the division houses basic and translational
research that has benefited from renovated research space
and many new faculty recruits over the last seven years.
A major emphasis is placed on bench-to-bedside studies.
The division has been playing a central role in the Meyer
Cancer Center, working with its Director, Dr. Lewis Cantley,
the Margaret and Herman Sokol Professor in Oncology
Research. The Center recently recruited Drs. Ana Molina,
Lukas Dow, Eftychia Apostolou.
Laboratory research faculty of the Belfer Institute of
Hematology and Oncology (Meyer Building) and in the
Belfer Research Building are integrally involved in the
translational components
of numerous clinical trials,
The division’s clinical
working hand-in-hand
with clinical researchers
program has grown
and using cutting-edge
in volume annually
technology to address
oncologic questions that
each year. In fiscal
impact patient care and
year 2007, there were outcomes. A major focus
is the understanding of
nearly 52,000 total
molecular mechanisms
patient encounters
underlying individual
patient sensitivity and
compared to 2014,
resistance to chemotherapy
with approximately
or targeted treatment.
These studies have the
91,000.
potential, not only to
uncover specific aspects
of fundamental cancer biology, but to lead to the
development of novel biomarkers that can be used
to tailor treatment to the individual.
The Cancer Program at NYP/Weill Cornell is consistently
ranked as number one at an academic medical center
in the New York metropolitan area by U.S. News and
World Report and number 14 in the country. Building a
growing reputation in clinical care and clinical research,
the clinical research program enrolled more than 500
research subjects into 115 different treatment studies,
e.g., high-impact protocols across the entire spectrum
of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, and
projects in areas of non-malignant hematology. The Weill
Cornell Leukemia Program led by Dr. Gail Roboz offers a
wide variety of novel investigator-initiated, cooperative
group, and industry-sponsored clinical trials. Dr. Roboz
is also recognized internationally for her studies on
myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and leads NewYork-
David M. Nanus, MD
Chief, Division of Hematology and Medical
Oncology
Medical Director
Genitourinary Oncology Program
Mark W. Pasmantier Professor of Hematology
and Oncology in Medicine
Professor of Urology
Attending Physician
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Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) Heroes Award.
He serves as the Director Emeritus of the Richard T.
Silver M.D. Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Center at
Weill Cornell and the Medical Director of The Cancer
Research and Treatment Fund, Inc.
The division welcomed new recruits Drs. Eleni
Andreopoulou, Tong Dai, Lan Mo, and Adrienne Phillips.
Dr. Adrienne Phillips
Dr. Lan Mo
Dr. Tong Dai
Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship
Ronald J. Scheff, MD, Program Director
Paul Basciano, MD, Associate Program Director
A 3-year fellowship that includes rotations clinical
subspecialty services at NYP/Weill Cornell;
supervised laboratory and/or clinical research;
and consolidation of educational experiences in
the diagnosis and management of hematologic/
neoplastic disorders.
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Dr. Eleni Andreopoulou
HEMATOLOGY AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center as one of six
institutions in the MDS Clinical Research Consortium.
The bone marrow transplant program continues to grow
under the leadership of Dr. Koen van Besien with the
development of an outpatient autologous transplant
program. It was a banner year with 175 autologous and
allogeneic stem cell transplants performed.
Researchers in the Lymphoma Program developed
a road map for discovery and translation in lymphoma
along with contributions to 40 abstracts at this year’s
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology.
Ongoing work is expected to yield approval for new
treatments for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and to set the stage
for improving care of patients with multiple other
lymphoma subtypes.
The genitourinary oncology service continues to
expand clinically with the recruitment of Dr. Ana Molina,
joining Drs. Scott Tagawa, David Nanus, and Himisha
Beltran. The group has reached translational research
milestones with high-impact, team-science publications
in collaboration with the Institute for Precision Medicine
and involvement with a Prostate Cancer Stand Up To
Cancer Dream Team. They have been awarded Department of Defense funding to join the Prostate Cancer
Clinical Trials Consortium, and have completed
enrollment in an international multicenter study of
taxane chemotherapy for prostate cancer, capitalizing
upon the group’s translational collaborators at WCMC
and Cornell University in Ithaca. Continued translational
work involves WCMC’s transgenic model cancer of
the kidney (TRACK) and deciphering the genomics
of platinum-resistant urothelial carcinoma.
The Myeloma Center, led by Dr. Ruben Niesvizky,
continues to break ground and leads the myeloma field in
drug development, clinical trials and biology scholarship.
Supported by grants from the NIH and The Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society, the center expanded this past year
to a second suite that contains both patient examination
rooms and administrative offices.
Under Dr. Evi Giannakakou’s leadership, the division
continues to foster bench-to-bedside collaborations,
including circulating tumor cells in solid tumors,
epigenetic modification therapeutic strategies in
lymphoma, and minimal residual disease assessment
in acute leukemia. Dr. Himisha Beltran, Director of the
Precision Medicine Clinic, The Institute for Precision
Medicine, Weill Cornell, works closely with faculty to
develop personalized treatment approaches for patients
based on their cancer’s specific molecular alterations.
Dr. Richard T. Silver, a world-renowned authority and
longtime champion in the field of Myeloproliferative
Neoplasms (MPN), received the prestigious
HOSPITAL MEDICINE
HOSPITAL MEDICINE
The Division of Hospital Medicine was founded in the summer of 2009 with the arrival
of Dr. Arthur Evans, who assumed the role of Division Chief after 20 years in clinical
research, teaching, and both primary care and hospital-based medicine at Dartmouth,
UNC, Rush, and Cook County Hospital.
Dr. Sean Pickering joined the division in 2010 as Assistant
Division Chief with a career dedicated to academic
hospital medicine since 1998.
With 51 faculty members and expanding services,
the Division of Hospital Medicine remains focused on
providing compassionate, effective, and efficient inpatient
medical care and to advancing the profession through
innovation, rigorous scientific inquiry, and continuous
learning. It is responsible for the daily care of over 140
hospitalized patients and
provides general medical
consultation year-round.
The division plays an
Thus, roughly half of
instrumental role in
all patients admitted to
the Weill Department of
educating residents
Medicine are cared for
and medical students
by Hospital Medicine.
The division led the way
at NYP/Weill Cornell
in revamping clinical
Medical Center.
care at the NYP-Lower
Manhattan Hospital
during 2013–2014 and currently has 17 hospitalists
working at this site. The division’s faculty members offer
a wealth of experience and talent. Many have advanced
training and degrees beyond board certification in
internal medicine, including palliative care, critical care,
infectious diseases, emergency medicine, nephrology,
medical informatics, geriatrics, molecular biology, and
clinical epidemiology. The many clinical collaborations in
the division include Orthopedics, Advanced Endoscopy,
Oncology, Leukemia, and Emergency Medicine. The
division plays an instrumental role in educating residents
and medical students at NYP/Weill Cornell Medical
Center. It has the highest number of course directors
within the department, and its faculty continues to receive
a record number of teaching awards from residents
and students.
Arthur T. Evans, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
Attending Physician
NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital
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Hospital Medicine continues to be involved in many
exciting research projects based on campus and also on
the international stage. The division leads the department’s
Quality Improvement Patient Safety Committee (QIPS),
co-chaired by Dr. Jennifer Lee, Assistant Professor of
Medicine, and Dr. Robert Kim, Division of Cardiology. In
2014, QIPS received a Learning Health System Champion
Research Award from the American Association of Medical
Colleges (AAMC). This prestigious award recognizes
innovations in medical education, care delivery, research,
and diversity. The award-winning proposal was submitted
to the AAMC by Drs. Lee and Kim, as well as Dr. Tara
Bishop, Assistant Professor of Medicine at WCIMA and
Department of Healthcare Policy and Research. The
AAMC’s Learning Health System Champion Research
Award will help to support QIPS to implement its fiveyear plan which aims to develop sustainable programs
for faculty education in
quality improvement, the
establishment of a formal
mentorship network,
and raising awareness
of QI research through
publications and national
dissemination.
Of special note, the
division congratulates
Dr. Sean Pickering, Assistant
Professor of Medicine and
Assistant Division Chief,
Dr. Sean Pickering with Nadine
who received a Physician
Rosenthal, DNP, RN, CCRN, NEAof the Year Award from the
BC, Director, Nursing Medicine
Department of Nursing
Services (NYP/WC)
at NYP/Weill Cornell. This
coveted award recognizes physicians who consistently
practice with nursing and support staff in a collaborative,
collegial, and respectful manner.
Dr. Molly McNairy, Assistant Professor of Medicine, has
been carrying out vital research on the international stage
and has been instrumental in launching a new fellowship
training program for Global Health Research. She serves as
co-Director, along with Dr. Daniel Fitzgerald (co-Director)
from the Center for Global Health. The three-year Global
Health Research Fellowship is tailored for post-residency
graduates in internal medicine, and it includes extensive
field-based research in Weill Cornell programs based
in Haiti, Tanzania, Brazil, and India, along with training in
research methods, and teaching and clinical service at
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The Division of Infectious Diseases provides expertise in research, clinical care, and
education and training. Internationally recognized physician-scientists conduct cutting-edge
basic laboratory, translational, patient-oriented, and epidemiologic research in infectious
diseases in New York City and abroad at sites in Brazil, Haiti, India, and Tanzania.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Dr. Timothy Wilkin and Christina Megill, PA-C, review photographs taken during high resolution anoscopy. This procedure identifies precancerous
areas of the anus that should be treated in an effort to prevent anal cancer.
Current research areas include bacteriology (including
drug-resistant organisms), food- and water-borne
pathogens, fungi, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, hospital-acquired
infections, human papillomavirus (HPV), influenza,
leishmaniasis, malaria, transplant/oncology infectious
diseases, and tuberculosis.
The Rhee Lab (Director: Dr. Kyu Rhee) continues its
highly innovative work on Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(MTb) using novel mass spectrometry-based metabolomic
approaches. The Golightly Lab (Director: Dr. Linnie
Golightly) is working on the pathogenesis of cerebral
malaria as mediated by microvascular damage and repair,
as well as a novel noninvasive, cell phone-based device
to diagnose and determine the severity of malaria; and
clinical testing of the device is planned in Ghana.
Dr. Henry W. Murray, the Arthur R. Ashe Professor of
Medicine (and a former Chief of the Division of Infectious
Diseases), studied leishmaniasis in the laboratory and
clinically for nearly 35 years. For 15 years he carried out
treatment trials of visceral leishmaniasis (“kala-azar”) in
India. In 2014, the drug that he and colleagues in India
introduced and tested in the treatment of kala-azar,
miltefosine, was approved by the FDA as the first
effective oral agent for leishmaniasis (visceral, cutaneous,
and mucosal infections).
Dr. Marshall Glesby heads the HIV Clinical Trials Unit
with co-investigators Drs. Bisrat Abraham, Leah Burke,
Roy Gulick, Kristen Marks, and Timothy Wilkin. The unit
conducts research in the treatment and prevention of
HIV, the treatment of hepatitis C (HCV) infection, and
the assessment and treatment of human papillomavirus
(HPV) infection.
Roy M. Gulick, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Attending Physician
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
A new initiative is the establishment of a clinical
research unit (CRU) that designs and conducts clinical
trials in other important areas: hospital-acquired
infections (including drug-resistant pathogens), infections
of non-HIV immunocompromised hosts (cancer and
organ transplant), and development of novel agents for
prevention and treatment of other infections. The division
recruited Dr. Catherine Small in November 2014 to serve
as the new Associate Director of the Transplant/Oncology
Infectious Diseases Service; she will head both the clinical
unit and the new clinical research unit. We also recruited
a study nurse, data manager, laboratory technician and
regulatory coordinator for the unit.
Divisional faculty also head our infectious diseases
clinical services: Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital Infectious Diseases Inpatient
Teaching Consult Service, the Transplant/Oncology
Infectious Diseases Consult Service, the HIV/AIDS Program
(the Center for Special Studies [CSS]), and Weill Cornell
Infectious Disease Associates, an outpatient practice
comprising faculty and fellow consultation services and
Travel Medicine. The Travel Medicine Service has weekday
and evening sessions and offers valuable comprehensive
pre- and post-travel advice and vaccinations for adults,
children, and families. As part of our outpatient services,
we established a new OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral
Antibiotic Therapy) service (Director: Dr. Ole Vielemeyer)
to allow patients to complete courses of intravenous
antibiotics at home, rather than in the hospital. At the
Center for Special Studies (CSS), a new Pre-Exposure
Prophylaxis (PrEP) program was added for at-risk HIVnegative individuals, supported in part by a Clinical
and Translational Science Center (CTSC) Community
Engagement Award (Directors: Drs. Lawrence Siegel
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Kristen Marks, MD, Program Director
A 3-year training program that includes
individualized training through clinical rotations,
didactic course work, mentored research, and
faculty guidance to develop the next generation of
infectious diseases physician-scientists.
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and Cecilia Yoon). At the Lower Manhattan Hospital
location, inpatient and outpatient services for infectious
diseases and hospital epidemiology are thriving with
the support of Drs. Claire Brown and Chester Lerner.
The Hospital Epidemiology-Infection Control
Program at Weill Cornell-NYPH, under the leadership
of the Hospital Epidemiologist, Dr. David Calfee, and
a newly named Associate Epidemiologist, Dr. Matthew
Simon, played a major role in preparations for the
Ebola outbreak during 2014. NYPH was one of 35
U.S. hospitals, and one of 8 New York State hospitals,
designated as Ebola treatment centers. Other areas
of focus are the
reduction of hospitalNYPH was one of 35
associated infections
U.S. hospitals, and one and the investigation of
infectious outbreaks.
of 8 New York State
GHESKIO (Groupe
Haitien d’Etude du
hospitals, designated
Sarcome de Kaposi
as Ebola treatment
et des Infections
Opportunistes;
centers.
Director: Dr. Jean
Pape) conducts NIHsponsored research with the adult and pediatric
HIV treatment networks. A new cholera treatment
center and a 35-bed TB hospital recently opened
and a maternal child health center will open soon.
The Tanzania Training Program (Mulago; Director:
Dr. Daniel Fitzgerald) trains health professionals in
the design, implementation, and measurement of
innovative health interventions. Dr. Jennifer Downs
conducts research on schistosomiasis and HIV coinfection, and Dr. Robert Peck provides clinical care
and conducts research.
The division renewed its NIH-sponsored T32
research training grant, “Pathogenesis of Infectious
Diseases” (Principal Investigator: Dr. Roy Gulick), which
runs through 2019. This grant supports our fellows to
conduct basic, translational, clinical and epidemiologic
research projects. With the help of this support, 5 of
our trainees successfully competed for NIH Career
Development (K) Awards in 2014. Current fellows
are studying biomarkers for HIV and tuberculosis,
strategies to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections
and hepatitis C infection, and the epidemiology of
respiratory viruses in the Middle East. The division
sponsored annual continuing medical education
(CME) programs in HIV and general infectious diseases.
With the revamping of the curriculum for Weill Cornell
medical students, Dr. Kristen Marks led the changes for
the new infectious diseases section.
MEDICAL ETHICS
Led by Dr. Joseph J. Fins, The E. William Davis, Jr. M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics and
Professor of Medicine, the Division of Medical Ethics pursues a mission focused on medical
education, ethics consultation, scholarship and research.
Joseph J. Fins, MD, FACP
Chief, Division of Medical Ethics
E. William Davis, Jr., M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics
Professor of Public Health
Professor of Medicine in Psychiatry
Director of Medical Ethics and Chair,
Ethics Committee
Attending Physician
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Dr. Ellen Meltzer’s primary focus is on medical
education and development of a novel curriculum that
promotes empathic communication skills and patientcentered decision-making for clinicians working with
surrogate decision-makers. Dr. Kim Overby is focused
on the ethical challenges faced by individuals with
various disabilities as they encounter the health care
system, and on the contributions of social, health
system, and bedside factors in contemporary clinical
ethics challenges. Cathleen Acres’ work on ethics case
consultation continues. Dr. Inmaculada de Melo Martin
continues to explore questions of genetic identity.
During her sabbatical as the Benjamin Rabinowitz
Visiting Professor of Medical Ethics at the University of
Washington, Seattle, she taught a seminar on ethical
issues related to the use of genetic technologies in the
clinical and research contexts. Dr. Pablo Rodriguez del
Pozo, Doha, Qatar, continues to explore cross-cultural
issues and medical education. He is also working with
Qatar University and the Institute of Human Rights
in Madrid on a research project about the rights of
persons with disabilities in the Qatari legal system. Dr.
Fins continues a fruitful collaboration with Dr. Nicholas
D. Schiff, Jerold B. Katz Professor of Neurology and
Neuroscience, as they co-direct the Consortium for
the Advanced Study of Brain Injury at Weill Cornell
and Rockefeller University. CASBI’s goal is to elucidate
mechanisms of recovery and develop public policy to
meet the needs of these patients and families.
In November 2014, Dr. Fins was formally inducted
into the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain
as an Academico de Honor (Honored Academic), one
of under 20 honorees, worldwide. During 2014, Dr. Fins
served as the Dwight H. Terry Visiting Scholar in Bioethics
at Yale University. He also received The Patricia Price
Browne Prize in Biomedical Ethics (May 2015) from The
University of Oklahoma.
MEDICAL ETHICS
The division teaches medical students, house staff,
and attending staff and offers an 8-week introductory
course in Medical Ethics to second-year Weill Cornell
students on the history of medical ethics, methods
in ethics consultation, and ethical issues across the
lifespan. We also consider ethical and regulatory issues
in clinical research, so that students appreciate their
responsibilities as clinicians and investigators. In our
Third-Year Clerkship in Clinical Ethics and Palliative
Care, students learn to address the humanistic and
clinical challenges of providing compassionate and
competent care at life’s end. This 2-week rotation, taken
by all Weill Cornell
students, is a unique
offering in American
medical education,
as it demonstrates a
strong pedagogical
commitment to this
essential dimension of
medical practice.
With our NewYorkPresbyterian
Hospital colleagues
in Patient Services
Administration, the
Ethics Consultation
Service performed 266
ethics consults in 2014,
affording wise counsel
to patients, families,
and staff regarding the
ethical challenges confronted in patient care. Our case
consult volume makes us one of the most active Ethics
Consultation Services in the United States. We continue
to consult with the Weill Cornell Institutional Review
Board to provide expertise for their deliberations.
Dr. Fins’s book, Rights Come to Mind: Brain Injury,
Ethics, and the Struggle for Consciousness (Cambridge
University Press) will be published in 2015. The book
examines the ethical considerations involved in treating
patients with severe brain injury from the family’s
perspective, as well as through the discerning eye of a
physician-ethicist. It also stakes out what society owes
these patients, invoking a human rights argument. Dr.
Fins has also completed a study of the late Senator
Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s defense of academic medical
centers in conjunction with Drs. Herbert Pardes and Joan
Leiman, drawing upon the Moynihan Papers housed at
the Library of Congress.
NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION
The Division of Nephrology and Hypertension provides compassionate, comprehensive,
state-of-the-art care to each patient afflicted with kidney disease and/or high blood pressure.
Scope of service includes renal consultation services,
in-patient renal medicine service, dialysis therapy, and
kidney and pancreas transplantation services.
The division has pioneered clinical advances and is
nationally recognized for excellence. The kidney disease
program has been consistently rated among the top
5 by US News & World Report (most recently ranked
at 3), and often the highest ranked program among
the subspecialties at NYPH. The kidney transplantation
program at WCMC is a significant contributor to NYPH’s
transplantation program being ranked number 1 in
the U.S. for the last ten years, and its translational
research component is helping to transform care for
transplant recipients. More than 200 kidney transplants
are performed annually at our center with excellent
patient and graft survival rates. The adult (18+) oneyear patient survival of 423 transplants performed
during 01/01/2011 to 06/30/2013 was 96.90%, and
the adult one-year survival rate with a functioning
graft performed during the same period was 94.04%
(Data: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients). The
first kidney transplant in the New York tri-state region
was performed at our center in October 1963; more
than 4,000 kidney transplants have been performed
since the center’s inception. Through the years, several
innovations in transplantation have been introduced:
blood type (ABO) incompatible transplant; positive
cross-match transplant; minimizing the amount of
drugs patients need for successful transplantation;
development of treatment protocols to reduce serious
post-transplant complications (i.e., infection and
malignancy); and, significantly, the development of
noninvasive molecular assays for assessing transplant
status and reducing the need for an invasive biopsy
procedure.
The hypertension program is one of a kind in the U.S.,
and has discovered and implemented clinical therapies
that are personalized for the individual patient, moving
away from a one-size-fits-all approach. The Hypertension
faculty pursues research including pregnancy-induced
hypertension, the mind-body link in hypertension, and
personalized drug therapy for hypertension control.
Internationally acclaimed, our Hypertension Consultative
practice continues to thrive under the direction of
Dr. Phyllis August, Ralph A. Baer Professor of Medical
Research, and with the unique expertise provided
by Dr. Mark S. Pecker, Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Dr. Samuel J. Mann, Professor of Clinical Medicine
and Ms. RoseMerie Marion, Nurse Practitioner.
A significant clinical accomplishment during 2014
was bringing 24/7 acute inpatient dialysis service to
our Lower Manhattan
Hospital location.
The division is fully
The division is
committed to a tri-partite
committed to the
mission of patient care,
research, and education,
education and
and a combination of
training of the next
resources has ensured
our success, including
generation of renal
continuous NIH funding,
and hypertension
clinical immunogenetics
laboratory, self-supported
specialists.
hypertension clinical
practice, and medical
school as well as hospital support. We have selforganizing teams for each critical area of nephrology:
transplantation medicine, dialysis, apheresis, hypertension,
clinical nephrology (e.g., diabetes and metabolic renal
disease), cancer nephrology, critical care nephrology,
acute kidney injury and cardio-renal syndromes,
nephropathology and obstetrics nephrology.
The division is committed to the education and
training of the next generation of renal and hypertension
specialists. Our fellowship program remained highly
competitive with more than 150 applicants for the four
available nephrology fellowship slots for the class of
2015 to 2017; the selected four included two residents
from Weill Cornell Medical Center, one from University
of Colorado, Denver, and the other from Mount Sinai
Hospital, New York. Our success in recruiting high
quality candidates is notable in light of the fact that
68 of 134 (51%) nephrology fellowship programs and
120/374 (32%) fellowship positions have gone unfilled
nationwide.
Manikkam Suthanthiran, MD
Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Chief, Department of Transplantation Medicine
and Extracorporeal Therapy
Stanton Griffis Distinguished Professor
of Medicine
Professor of Biochemistry
Professor of Medicine in Surgery
Attending Physician
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NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION
Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) Annual
Meeting; and Dr. Suthanthiran spoke on “State of
Urinary-Cell mRNA Profiling,” at the World Transplant
Congress, San Francisco. Dr. Mary Simmerling, Assistant
Dean and Assistant Professor of Research Integrity,
continues to speak regularly on ethical issues related
to transplantation.
Dr. Manikkam Suthanthiran was awarded the
American Society of Transplantation Mentorship
Award at the World Transplant Congress and the
Jean Hamburger Award of the International Society
of Nephrology at the World Congress of Nephrology.
Dr. Dadhania serves as the President of New York
Society of Nephrology and recently developed the
consensus guidelines for the critical issue organs for
transplantation from hepatitis B virus positive recipients.
Nephrology Fellowship
Phyllis August, MD, MPH, Program Director
A 2-year program providing training in acid-base and
fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, acute
and chronic kidney diseases, renal failure requiring
replacement therapy with dialysis (hemodialysis,
peritoneal dialysis and chronic renal replacement
therapy [CRRT]) and kidney transplantation.
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A highly productive, NIH-funded world-renowned
research Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Transplantation
is directed by Division Chief, Dr. Manikkam Suthanthiran.
The division has pioneered the development of gene
expression profiling for the noninvasive diagnosis and
prognostication of acute rejection of renal allografts,
and it has contributed to several landmark studies in
organ transplantation such as induction of tolerance
in HLA mismatched renal allograft recipients and
elucidation of the genetic signature of tolerance. All of
the studies have been funded by 30 years of continuous
NIH awards, which include a recent NIH MERIT award
to Dr. Suthanthiran and an inter-institutional UH2/UH3
award (co-PIS: Dr. Suthanthiran, WCMC; Dr. Thomas
Tuschl, Rockefeller University). Dr. Mary Choi and her
colleagues have made major contributions to the area of
transforming growth factor beta signaling and autophagy
through NIH-sponsored research studies.
The hypertension center was relocated to a state-ofthe art facility on East 70th street. The transplantation
research laboratory was relocated to the 5th floor of the
A-building, 1300 York Avenue. These moves should help
pave the way for more efficient delivery of hypertension
services and for the conduct of translational research.
The year 2014 was an exciting year in terms of key
note speakers from our division: Dr. August spoke at the
International Society for the Study of Hypertension in
Pregnancy, New Orleans, on secondary hypertension in
pregnancy; Dr. Darshana Dadhania, Associate Professor
of Medicine, spoke at the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine, New York, on the noninvasive diagnosis of
renal allograft rejection; Dr. Thangamani Muthukumar,
Assistant Professor of Medicine, spoke at the Indian
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
The Division of Public Health Programs joined the Weill Department of Medicine in 2014.
The Midtown Center for Treatment and Research is
located at 56 West 45 Street, 9th Floor, NYC, 10031.
It is an outpatient structured drug treatment program
providing multidisciplinary alcohol and drug treatment
with integrated psychiatric and social services. Available
services include outpatient suboxone detoxification and
maintenance for opiate dependency (prescription pain
medication and heroin), trauma treatment (EMDR and
CBT), psychiatric care, DUI program, anger management,
and other services. Patients are carefully evaluated and
collaborate on an individualized treatment plan, including
groups, individual treatment, urine and other toxicology,
psychiatric evaluation and care when needed. Patients
needing primary and specialty medical care have access
to CIMA and comprehensive subspecialty care including
HCV, HIV, cardiology, pulmonary, nutritional and other
services.
The Headstrong Project is located at 409 East 60th
Street, 3rd Floor, NYC, 10065. It is a PTSD program for
combat veterans. It has attracted national recognition for
its highly effective evidence-based treatment, provided
free and confidential for returning Iraq and Afghanistan
combat veterans living in the NYC and Tri-State Area. The
treatment is individually tailored and designed for each
veteran in support of The Headstrong Project’s motto:
“Hidden Wounds Can Be Healed.” On September 29,
2014, members of the division were on hand to ring the
bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in recognition
of The Headstrong Project. The ringing of the NYSE
opening bell helped to raise awareness and support for
Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who suffer from PTSD. The
Headstrong Project was recently selected by Morgan
Stanley as one of nine recipients to receive the Morgan
Stanley Strategy Challenge. The “Challenge” will assist
the Headstrong Program in NYC to replicate its model of
treatment for PTSD in post-9/11 veterans who live in other
cities throughout the United States. Morgan Stanley’s
Strategy Challenge unites top-performing employees from
across its firm for an 8-week pro bono consulting project
that helps nonprofit partners to achieve their potential and
amplify impact.
The Vincent P. Dole Institute for Treatment and Research
is located at 503 East 70th Street, NYC, 10021. It is part
of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s Ambulatory Care
Network. Both the Midtown Center and the Vincent P. Dole
Institute serve as sites for the study of the prevention and
treatment of dependency diseases, as well as outreach,
evaluation, and treatment of patients with hepatitis C.
Research studies are underway on the integrated care
model, epidemiology and treatment of hepatitis C
infection in drug users and understanding immunity in
opioid users.
Dr. Ann B. Beeder serves as Chief. She is an Associate
Professor of Clinical Medicine and Associate Professor of
Clinical Psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell
University. She graduated from George Washington
University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and
completed her residency and fellowship in Psychiatry and
Addiction Psychiatry at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
The Division of Public
Health Programs is new
and delivers integrated
The Division of
multidisciplinary care
aimed at increasing the
Public Health
quality and experience
Programs is new and
of care for patients with
trauma and addiction.
delivers integrated
Three outpatient
multidisciplinary care
programs provide
medical, psychiatric
aimed at increasing
and substance abuse
the quality and
treatment to a variety of
patients with substance
experience of care for
use problems including
patients with trauma
alcohol, marijuana,
nicotine, cocaine,
and addiction.
heroin and prescription
medication. On-site
medical, psychiatric,
trauma treatment and social services promote and
accelerate patients’ progress toward recovery.
Consultation services are available for expert evaluation,
diagnosis, treatment and referral for patients with
substance use disorders being treated at the NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital.
Outpatient Treatment Programs include: The Midtown
Center for Treatment and Research, The Headstrong
Project, and the Vincent P. Dole Institute for Treatment and
Research.
Ann B. Beeder, MD
Chief, Division of Public Health Programs
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
at the Weill Medical College
Associate Attending Physician
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Members of Weill Cornell (Dr. Chris Sturiano; Anna Sabio, LCSW; PGY3 in Psychiatry, Dr. David Nissan; Gerard Ilaria, Administrator, Division
of Public Health Programs); Headstrong Board members; and actor Anthony Edwards, formerly on E.R. and now in Theater of War.
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referral, medication assisted treatment (MAT)
for opioid users and alcohol and substance use
treatment. Faculty provide education and conduct
research on topics related to substance use issues,
including studying the integrated care model,
epidemiology and treatment of Hepatitis C infection
in drug users, understanding immunity in opioid
users and other topics. In 2014, Drs. Beeder and
Brandon Aden launched a new clinical and didactic
elective course for primary care residents training in
substance abuse treatment.
Faculty members on staff in the Division of Public
Health Programs include: Brandon Aden, MD, MPH;
Samantha Boardman, MD; Ross Brower, MD; Gregory
Dillon, MD; Todd Loftus, MD; Mirella Salvatore, MD;
Chris Sturiano, PhD; and Carol Weiss, MD.
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
Additionally, The Employee Assistance Program
Consortium (EAPC), serves the approximately 36,000
employees of Weill Cornell Medical College, Rockefeller
University, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Medical Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, and
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The program
provides free and confidential evaluation, crisis
intervention, and referrals for a wide range of problems
affecting employees. The EAP also offers free group
sessions on topics such as stress reduction, caring for
elderly parents, and a variety of mental health topics.
The overall mission of the Division of Public Health
Programs is to provide innovative, patient centered
integrated treatment to underserved and vulnerable
people. Clinical care includes the treatment of PTSD
in returning Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans,
healthcare workforce mental health treatment and
PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine employs advanced expertise in the
diagnosis and treatment of patients with all types of breathing or lung disorders, and all
disorders related to sleep.
Physicians of Weill Cornell Pulmonary Associates provide
advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services in a stateof-the-art medical facility. The division provides 24-hour,
in-hospital coverage of the Medical Intensive Care Unit
(MICU) at Weill Cornell and at NYP/Lower Manhattan
Hospital by both Pulmonary/Critical Care faculty and
fellows. Research includes a focus on genetic medicine
— the development of strategies for understanding and
modifying gene expression in the treatment and/or
prevention of human disease, interstitial lung disease and
acute lung injury.
The Bronchoscopy Suite continues to thrive, offering
state-of-the-art patient care including Endobronchial
Ultrasound (EBUS), Navigation Bronchoscopy, and chest
tube and pleurx catheter placement. The PEAC team
(Pulmonary Embolism Advanced Care) for the treatment
of pulmonary embolisms remains under the direction of
Dr. Oren A. Friedman, Division of Pulmonary and Critical
Care Medicine, and Dr. James M. Horowitz, Division of
Cardiology. With Dr. David Berlin serving as Director
of the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), clinical
care includes both daytime and expanded overnight
services. Led by Drs. Oren Friedman, Kapil Rajwani,
Edward Schenck, John Arbo, and Kelly Griffin (critical
care specialists), world-class care is provided to critically
ill patients throughout the MICU and the Hospital via
consultation and procedural services. Dr. Friedman is the
division’s expert in Cardiac Resuscitation and Therapeutic
Hypothermia.
Dr. Michael S. Niederman has been recruited as
Clinical Director and is focused on continually improving
the division’s clinical enterprise operations and linkages
to other programs at Weill Cornell and NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital. The author of more than 300 peerreviewed articles, Dr. Niederman is a former Chairman
of the Department of Medicine at Winthrop-University
Hospital and has been a practicing pulmonologist since
1980. Also recruited to the division were Dr. Odelya E.
Pagovich, Instructor in Genetic Medicine, and Assistant
Professors, Drs. Diane M. Augelli and David Weir, as well
as Dr. Amina Abdeldaim, Instructor in Medicine, who is
developing an active adult allergy clinical practice at the
425 East 61st Street location.
Our faculty implements an outstanding, multifaceted
educational program training students, residents, and
fellows. The program
includes intensive teaching
rounds in the MICU,
Dr. Michael S.
Bronchoscopy Suite,
Outpatient Clinic, and a
Niederman has
Pulmonary Consult Service,
been recruited as
which are supplemented
by faculty-led weekly
Clinical Director
lectures, course teachings,
and is focused on
and hosting of case
continually improving conferences. Drs. Kapil
Rajwani and Kirana Gudi
the division’s clinical continue their work on
enterprise operations simulation programs
for providing ACLS
and linkages to other (Advanced Cardiovascular
Life Support) and the
programs at Weill
insertion of Central Venous
Cornell and NewYork- Catheters training for the
department’s residents-inPresbyterian
training.
Hospital.
The Pulmonary Inpatient
Consult Service, led by
Dr. Meredith Turetz, is a
robust program providing expert clinical care seven
days a week. It upgrades continuity of care for patients
who are transitioning from inpatient to outpatient
management and has led to successful interdisciplinary
collaborations with specialists throughout the institution.
Fellowship Director, Dr. Dana Zappetti, has developed
an expertise in pulmonary complications of bone
marrow transplantation. Dr. Thomas King continues to
be an integral member of the Complex Spine Disease
Service at Hospital for Special Surgery and moderates
the William Briscoe Lung Club. At the Lung Club,
fellows from the training programs throughout the
area present their scientific work. Dr. Abraham Sanders
hosts a monthly Clinical Joint Case Conference where
affiliates present complicated pulmonary cases.
Dr. Robert Kaner hosts a multidisciplinary conference on
diagnosis and management of Interstitial Lung Disease:
Chief (Interim), Division of Pulmonary and
Critical Care Medicine
Sanford I. Weill Chairman of the Joan and
Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine
Physician-in-Chief
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radiologists, pathologists, and pulmonologists meet
to correlate clinical with pathologic diagnoses, making
recommendations on patient management or possible
enrollment in clinical trials.
The Pulmonary Outpatient Service has seen significant
growth while emphasizing a strong patient-centered
continuum of care. The Pulmonary Procedure Service,
under the direction of Dr. Ben-Gary Harvey, continues
to embrace innovations in diagnostic and treatment
services, such as “EBUS” (endo-bronchial ultrasound)
for the diagnosing and staging of mediastinal masses,
lymphadenopathy and lung cancer. This is in addition
to traditional bronchoscopy and laryngoscopy services.
The Pulmonary Function Laboratory, led by Dr. Sanders,
remains a vital component of the division’s continuum
of care via expert and timely diagnostic services.
Led by Dr. Ana Krieger, Medical Director, and other
experts, the Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine
(run jointly by the Department of Medicine/Division of
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Department of
Neurology) provides evaluation and treatment for the full
range of sleep problems. The team includes specialists in
pulmonary medicine; neurology; internal medicine; ear,
nose and throat (ENT); pediatrics; psychiatry; psychology;
bariatric surgery; nutrition; and endocrinology.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Dana Zappetti, MD, Program Director
Abraham Sanders, MD, Associate Program Director
A 3-year program that offers a structured curriculum
encompassing rotations in the medical and surgical
intensive care units of the medical center, as well as
the opportunity to care for inpatients and outpatients
under the supervision of the division’s clinical faculty.
All fellows participate in one year of research at the
laboratory bench and/or involving human subjects.
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Dr. Dana Zappetti (L)
PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
After serving as a Chief Resident at NewYorkPresbyterian/Weill Cornell, Dr. Lindsay Lief, Assistant
Professor of Medicine, joined the division and
is currently working at Weill Cornell Pulmonary
Associates. She provides expertise in dealing with
patients admitted to the MICU (Medical Intensive Care
Unit) and those who are cared for by the division’s
Pulmonary Consult Service.
Research programs, in conjunction with Dr. Ronald
Crystal and the Department of Genetic Medicine, have
included one of only 11 NIH-sponsored Idiopathic
Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical Research Network sites
in the country (Dr. Robert Kaner); and studies of
the molecular and genetic basis of accelerated
emphysema development in smokers (Drs. Kaner, Ann
Tilley, and Ben-Gary Harvey). Dr. Krieger continues
with NIH-funded clinical and translational research
on the mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases and
thrombosis in sleep apnea.
Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi and colleagues
uncovered a new line of discovery regarding
circadian rhythm and lung inflammation published
in Nature Communications. In the Journal of Clinical
Investigation, his lab reported on a suggested
new pathway for targeting novel therapies for the
treatment of COPD.
In 2014, Dr. Choi was selected for The J. Burns
Amberson Lecture 2015. This prestigious honor
was in recognition of Dr. Choi’s work in translating
remarkable findings of gaseous molecules into clinical
trials, the training of numerous physician-scientists,
and his leadership roles for the ATS and the NIH.
RHEUMATOLOGY
Based at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the Division of Rheumatology is a national
and international leader in clinical care of patients with autoimmune, inflammatory and
musculoskeletal conditions, including those with some of the most complex of all medical
diseases; research that has contributed to identification of novel therapeutic targets
and new understanding of disease mechanisms; and innovative approaches to medical
education and education research.
The division has responsibility for all of the pre- and postsurgical medical care of more than 29,000 patients per
year who undergo orthopaedic surgery procedures at HSS.
The large volume of patients treated at HSS has enabled
HSS clinicians and researchers to develop nearly 50 patient
registries with an enrollment of more than 84,000 patients.
Some of the registries involve storage of biologic samples
that provide valuable research resources that are shared
with collaborators nationally and internationally.
Achieving optimal outcomes for patients is the goal
of our 25 active consultative rheumatology practitioners,
treating disorders ranging from osteoarthritis and
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to the most complex patients
with lupus, vasculitis, systemic sclerosis or diagnostic
dilemmas. A Practice Effectiveness Committee, led by
Dr. Theodore Fields and Senior Administrative Director
Jessica Kovac, is implementing the transformation of
the division’s clinical practice operations with the goal
of establishing efficient and value-focused care across
all practices. Dr. Steven Magid serves as Chief Medical
Information Officer for HSS, overseeing implementation
of a new medical information technology system in the
hospital and office practices. Optimal preparation and
post-operative management of patients undergoing
orthopedic surgery at HSS is ensured under the leadership
of Dr. Linda Russell, Director of Perioperative Medicine.
She and her team of 14 internists and hospitalists, along
with 8 rheumatologists, have established systems for
collaborative care among internists, surgeons, physician
assistants and nurses that continually improve the
outstanding outcomes experienced by their patients.
Rheumatology clinics at HSS represent an essential
training component of our rheumatology fellowship
programs. The adult rheumatology training program is
directed by Drs. Anne Bass and Jessica Berman, and the
pediatric rheumatology training program is directed by
Dr. Alexa Adams. Fifteen adult and pediatric rheumatology
fellows provide continuity
of care for the patients
seen in the clinics,
Achieving optimal
with involvement of all
rheumatology faculty
outcomes for patients
members as supervisors
is the goal of our 25
and teachers. A weekly
clinic for evaluation
active consultative
of new patients, and
rheumatology
specialty clinics focused
on inflammatory
practitioners, treating
arthritis, lupus and
disorders ranging
antiphospholipid
syndrome, vasculitis and
from osteoarthritis
systemic sclerosis provide
and rheumatoid
rheumatology fellows and
rotating internal medicine
arthritis (RA) to the
residents with a rich
most complex patients experience in evaluation
and management of a full
with lupus, vasculitis,
spectrum of rheumatic
systemic sclerosis or
diseases. A primary
care rheumatology
diagnostic dilemmas.
clinic, directed by
Dr. Hal Whitman and
nurse practitioner Monica
Richey, is focused on the evaluation of clinical problems
typically encountered in the context of primary care medical
practices. A rich learning environment is also provided
in the multidisciplinary clinic conferences following
Monday Inflammatory Arthritis Clinic and Friday Lupus
Clinic, which involve discussion of patient management,
guided by recent literature and enriched by attendance of
representatives from other WCMC specialties. In addition to
their continuity care of patients seen in the HSS clinics, each
rheumatology trainee completes a basic or clinical research
Mary K. Crow, MD
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Joseph P. Routh Professor of Rheumatic Diseases
in Medicine
Benjamin M. Rosen Chair in Immunology and
Inflammation Research
Attending Physician
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RHEUMATOLOGY
project under the supervision of one or more faculty
members and with oversight by a mentoring committee.
Trainees pursuing a research career are encouraged to
apply for peer-reviewed research grant support, and
those headed for careers in academic medicine often
continue their research in a fourth fellowship year. This
strong academic environment attracts the future leaders
in academic rheumatology to its NIH T32 training grantsupported fellowship program.
The HSS Rheumatology Division is notable for its long
history of leading basic and translational research studies
that have elucidated important mechanisms of autoimmune
and inflammatory disease and have identified important
therapeutic targets. In 2014, Drs. Vivian Bykerk, Lionel
B. Ivashkiv, and Alessandra B. Pernis were named as coprincipal investigators of an NIH-supported research center
with the ultimate goal of identifying new therapies for
patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The HSS center is one of
the 11 research groups across the U.S. that comprise the
NIH Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) Program.
Dr. Bykerk leads the clinical component of the study,
recruiting patients with rheumatoid arthritis for the study,
including those undergoing total joint replacement.
Drs. Pernis and Ivashkiv lead the laboratory-based
component of the study, defining optimal procedures for
processing blood and joint tissue from the study patients
and overseeing genetic and immunologic analysis of
those samples. The AMP initiative was developed by
Francis Collins, MD, PhD, Director of the NIH, and involved
a highly competitive submission process. The focus of this
research will be to uncover novel biological pathways,
including at the single cell level. A special aspect of the
study is characterization of the molecular correlates of
clinical disease flare following total joint replacement.
Data from the AMP project will be made available to
the biomedical research community in an effort to
dramatically accelerate identification of diagnostic
markers and potential targets for drug development.
As part of their project,
Drs. Bykerk, Ivashkiv
and Pernis, will be
This strong academic
working with the NY
environment
Genome Center in New
York City, directed by
attracts the future
Dr. Robert B. Darnell.
leaders in academic
The division is
recognized for its
rheumatology to its
strong, productive
NIH T32 training grant- collaborations among
bench scientists and
supported fellowship
clinicians. Dr. Ivashkiv
program.
is supported by
several NIH research
grants addressing epigenetic mechanisms relevant to
mechanisms of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis;
he has demonstrated the capacity of an inhibitor of
a genome-regulatory protein to reduce inflammatory
arthritis in an animal model. For the past 10 years,
Dr. Jane Salmon has led a multi-institutional study of
lupus pregnancy; her recent analysis of the extensive
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(L-R) Drs. Alessandra Pernis, Lionel Ivashkiv, Vivian Bykerk
RHEUMATOLOGY
data collected has identified angiogenic mediators and
type I interferon as biomarkers of future pregnancy
complications. Dr. Salmon has also collaborated with
Dr. Carl Blobel, the principal investigator on a research
grant supported by the Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR)
and Pfizer-Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI). The
focus of their study is development of an inhibitor of
iRHOM2, a regulator of cleavage of cell surface tumor
necrosis factor. Their hypothesis is that inhibition of
iRHOM2 will limit inflammation in lupus and rheumatoid
arthritis. Dr. Peggy Crow is also funded by the ALR-PfizerCTI for a study of a longitudinal cohort of SLE patients.
The goal of the study is to identify biologic predictors
of future development of lupus nephritis.
Perioperative medicine research at HSS has been
accelerated by the awarding of an endowed chair in
perioperative medicine research to Dr. Linda Russell. The
Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Chair will support Dr. Russell
and colleagues on projects aimed at improving outcomes
of surgery in patients with rheumatic disease. Dr. Susan
Goodman is leading a collaboration of rheumatologists
and orthopedic surgeons studying predictors of surgical
outcome of hip and knee arthroplasty in patients with
rheumatic disease. In addition, she and collaborators are
using a sophisticated analytic tool to identify socioeconomic
factors that influence the decision to undergo arthroplasty
surgery, a study organized under the HSS Health Research
Institute. Drs. Doruk Erkan and Michael Lockshin continue
their development of the APS ACTION international
Rheumatology Fellowship
Anne R. Bass, MD, Program Director
The Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) rheumatology
fellowship 3-year program combines a broad-based,
in-depth clinical and research experience in order
to deliver the highest quality academic training to
rheumatology professionals.
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consortium for studies of antiphospholipid syndrome.
These important research projects supplement the diverse
academic activities organized through the division’s
Centers of Excellence in SLE and Antiphospholipid
Syndrome, directed by
Dr. Salmon; Scleroderma,
These important
Vasculitis and Myositis,
directed by Dr. Robert
research projects
Spiera; and Inflammatory
supplement the diverse Arthritis, directed by
Dr. Bykerk. Educationacademic activities
related research studies
organized through
are another priority of
the division, and the
the division’s Centers
Rheumatology Academy
of Excellence in SLE
of Medical Educators,
established and directed
and Antiphospholipid
by Dr. Stephen Paget
Syndrome
along with Associate
Director Dr. Jessica
Berman, has funded pilot
grants to develop new curricula and educational tools that
are being extended to other New York City institutions.
Dr. Lindsay Lally has joined the HSS and WCMC
rheumatology faculty. Dr. Lally completed her
rheumatology training at HSS and research studies
demonstrating the activation of Rho kinase in temporal
artery biopsy tissue from patients with giant cell arthritis
and the role of rituximab in treatment of patients with ear,
nose and throat complications of granulomatosis with
polyangiitis. She received the Distinguished Fellow Award
of the American College of Rheumatology in 2014. She will
develop a general rheumatology practice and intends to
specialize in diagnosis, management and clinical research
studies of patients with vasculitis.
WEILL CORNELL INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES (WCIMA)
Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates (WCIMA) serves a diverse population and
has multiple offices throughout New York City.
Judy Tung, MD
Director, Weill Cornell
Internal Medicine Associates
Acting Chief, General Internal Medicine
Associate Chair of Educational Affairs
Associate Director, Internal
Medicine Residency Program
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Attending Physician
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Wright Center. He received his MD from New York
University School of Medicine and practiced at NYU
and Bellevue Hospital. Dr. Andrea Card received her MD
from the University Of Miami School Of Medicine and
her MPH from Columbia University Mailman School
of Public Health. Dr. Card
primarily practices at our
This Hospital Medical LIC location and is medpeds trained. Dr. Pamela
Home grant funded
Eliach received her MD
enhanced training for from New York Medical
resident physician on College and her Masters of
Science in Health Services
the Patient Centered Research and Clinical
Epidemiology at Weill
Medical Home
Cornell Medical College.
(PCMH) model for
Dr. Eliach practices at
health care delivery. our East 70th Street
location. Dr. Rowland
Chavez received his MD
from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and after
completing his internal medicine residency at Weill
Cornell Medical College, is now a clinician at our 156
William Street location at NYP/Lower Manhattan Hospital.
Dr. Laura Gingras will be joining us in July 1, 2015 at our
new East 80th Street practice. Dr. Gingras received her
MD from Emory University School of Medicine and is
currently a chief resident for quality improvement with
the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at
NYP/Weill Cornell.
Of special note, the division congratulates Dr. Susana
Morales, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, who
received the prestigious 2015 Elnora M. Rhodes Society
of General Internal Medicine Service Award. She has
worked tirelessly for decades promoting outstanding
patient care for all patient populations, and is known
as an exemplary role model for young physicians and
investigators in training.
WEILL CORNELL INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES (WCIMA)
Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates (WCIMA) serves
a diverse population and has multiple offices throughout
New York City. There are two Upper East Side locations,
Helmsley Medical Tower on East 70th Street and the Wright
Center on First Avenue and East 77th Street. Together with
our Long Island City (LIC) location, these practices serve as
teaching sites for the Internal Medicine residents; faculty
provide direct patient care and supervise the residents
in their primary care practice. In addition to our 35 WCIMA
faculty, additional faculty at these offices include those from
the Dean’s Office, Division of Medical Ethics, Healthcare
Policy and Research, Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluative
Sciences Research, and Information Technology Services.
The LIC location is operated by the Community Healthcare
Network and is a federally qualified health center serving the
Northwest Queens
neighborhoods of
Long Island City and
Astoria. At NewYorkPresbyterian/Lower
Manhattan Hospital,
the primary care
faculty operate
primarily out of 156
Williams Street, but (L-R) Dr. Tung at the New York State Department
we also have faculty of Health Hospital Medical Home Annual
Conference with two senior residents,
at 170 Williams
Dr. Bill Zhang and Dr. Ricky Leiter
Street and 455
North End Avenue. In July 2015 we expect to open a new
adult internal medicine site at East 80th Street.
In 2012, NYPH received funding from the New York
State Department of Health to improve the coordination,
continuity, and quality of care for outpatients seen in
teaching hospitals. This Hospital Medical Home grant
funded enhanced training for resident physician on the
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model for health
care delivery. Under the direction of Dr. Amanda Carmel,
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, WCIMA designed
and delivered a curriculum that engaged the residents in
core seminars and multidisciplinary working groups. Eight
pilot PCMH projects were created, including a dedicated
“transitions team” to expedite outpatient follow-up after
hospitalization, pre-visit planning with Point of Care
hemoglobin AIC testing to improve diabetes care and
a new checkout process for patients to improve continuity
of care. This curriculum was highlighted for two years in
a row at the New York State Department of Health’s Annual
Hospital Medical Home Conference, along with a few of
the resident projects.
Over the past year WCIMA has recruited five
outstanding faculty. Dr. Tomas Seisdedos, a seasoned
clinician- educator, serves as the Medical Director at the
IRIS CANTOR WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER (ICWHC)
IRIS CANTOR WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER (ICWHC)
The Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center (ICWHC) at 425 East 61st Street in Manhattan offers
the most comprehensive array of healthcare services, designed specifically for women,
in a single location in New York City.
The Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center (ICWHC) at
425 East 61st Street in Manhattan offers the most
comprehensive array of healthcare services, designed
specifically for women, in a single location in New York
City. With more than 40,000 square feet of clinical
space occupying four floors under one roof, women can
access the finest prevention, screening, and treatment
services in one convenient location. All of the Center’s
physicians are full-time faculty members of Weill Cornell
Medical College and attending physicians at NewYorkPresbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. A team of
nurses, technicians and other healthcare professionals
at the Center facilitate superb coordination. There
is also an on-site
Health Education
The contiguity of
Resource Center that
the Women’s Health
provides educational
materials on physical,
Center, Men’s Health
psychological and
Center, and the new
social issues that
impact health.
Executive Physical
Many clinical studies
Center, has enabled
are underway at the
ICWHC, including
care for every type
a mammogram
of patient.
decision-aid study
to assess whether
a patient’s decision (40-50 year old age group) to
have mammography depends on their understanding
of disease versus radiation risk. The Center is also
participating with Vascular Surgery at Weill Cornell
on their DVT treatment protocol to see whether
anticoagulants, versus anticoagulants and clot removal, is
a better therapeutic strategy for large vessel thrombosis.
In early 2015 for NYPH, Palm Beach, Dr. Etingin spoke at “On the Frontiers
in Medicine” focusing on high tech therapies coupled to compassionate
patient care.
The new Iris Cantor Men’s Health Center, for which
Dr. Etingin had provided expertise and assistance during
the development phase in 2012, has grown to encompass
both men’s health and executive health testing. The
contiguity of the Women’s Health Center, Men’s Health
Center, and the new Executive Physical Center, has
enabled care for every type of patient. Located at 425 East
61st Street, the men’s health practice enhances the primary
care network of Weill Cornell delivering patient care that
covers internal medicine, cardiology, endocrinology,
hematology, and urology. It also houses the Department
of Urology’s Institute for Bladder and Prostate Health.
Clinical research collaborations between Men’s and
Women’s Health continue.
The 32nd Annual Women’s Health Symposium was held
in October 2014 and attracted a lay audience of more
than 300 guests. Dr. Etingin continues to serve as medical
consultant for this event, and this year it was chaired by
Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss
Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College & Provost for
Medical Affairs, Cornell University. The topic was “Gut
Microbiome and Immunity,” featuring Ronald G. Crystal,
MD. The upcoming symposium in October 2015 will
feature Drs. Gail Saltz and John Walkup on the topic of
anxiety in children and adults.
In 2014, Dr. Etingin was named Vice Chair for Faculty
for the Weill Department of Medicine, a role in which she
provides guidance to help further the careers of junior to
mid-level faculty across the full spectrum of medical fields
and serves as a liaison to voluntary faculty.
Orli R. Etingin, MD
Director, Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center
Vice Chair for Faculty
Lisa and Sanford B. Ehrenkranz Professor in
Women’s Health
Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Attending Physician
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FACULTY MEMBERS
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FACULTY MEMBERS
PROFESSORS
Ronald D. Adelman, MD
Louis J. Aronne, MD
David Artis, PhD
Stephen Atkin, MBBS, PhD
Phyllis August, MD, MPH
Charles L. Bardes, MD
John Warren Barnhill, MD
Richard B. Birrer, MD
Carl P. Blobel, MD, PhD
Richard S. Bockman, MD, PhD
Barry D. Brause, MD
David J. Brillon, MD
James B. Bussel, MD
Lewis C. Cantley, PhD
Pradeep Chandra, MBBS
Mary E. Charlson, MD
Pamela Charney, MD
Charles L. Christian, MD
David J. Christini, PhD
Mary (Peggy) K. Crow, MD
Ronald G. Crystal, MD
Andrew J. Dannenberg, MD
Barbara Ann De Buono, MD, MPH
Immaculada De Melo-Martin, PhD
Richard B. Devereux, MD
Lewis M. Drusin, MD, MPH
Soumitra R. Eachempati, MD
Orli R. Etingin-Silver, MD
Arthur T. Evans, MD, MPH
Douglas T Fearon, MD
Oliver T. Fein, MD
Theodore R. Fields, MD
Joseph J. Fins, MD
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
James Dermot Frengley, MBChB, MS
Linda M. Gerber, PhD
Allan Gibofsky, MD
Marshall Jay Glesby, MD, PhD
Laurie H. Glimcher, MD
David H. Goddard, MD, MBBS
Steven R. Goldring, MD
Stanley J. Goldsmith, MD
Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., MD, DPhil
Lorraine J. Gudas, PhD
Roy M. Gulick, MD, MPH
Katherine A. Hajjar, MD
Barbara L. Hempstead, MD, PhD
Christopher D. Hillyer, MD
Evelyn M. Horn, MD
Julianne L. Imperato-McGinley, MD
Lionel B. Ivashkiv, MD
Jonathan L. Jacobs, MD
Stephen Gerard Jenkins, PhD
Warren Douglas Johnson, Jr., MD
Michel Kahaleh, MD
Rainu Kaushal, MD
Thomas K.C. King, MD
Harvey Klein, MD
Paul D. Kligfield, MD
Gary Koretzky, MD, PhD
Elizabeth Kozora, PhD
Mark S. Lachs, MD, MPH
Jeffrey C. Laurence, MD
John P. Leonard, MD
Bruce B. Lerman, MD
Michael D. Lockshin, MD
Lia S. Logio, MD
Steven K. Magid, MD
Rayaz A. Malik, MSc, MBChB
Carol A. Mancuso, MD
Samuel J. Mann, MD
Joseph A. Markenson, MD
Steven M. Markowitz, MD
Fernando Martinez, MD
Ari M. Melnick, MD
B. Robert Meyer, MD
Franklin Miller, PhD
James K. Min, MD
Anne Moore, MD
Henry W. Murray, MD
Alvin I. Mushlin, MD
Ralph L. Nachman, MD
David M. Nanus, MD
Carl F. Nathan, MD
Ruben Niesvizky, MD
Peter Michael Okin, MD
Stephen A. Paget, MD
Jean W. Pape, MD
Sharon Parish, MD
Cam Patterson, MD, MBA
Mark S. Pecker, MD
Alessandra B. Pernis, MD
David N. Posnett, MD
Holly G. Prigerson, PhD
R.A. Rees Pritchett, MD
Shahin A. Rafii, MD
Mary J. Roman, MD
Isadore Rosenfeld, MD
Jane E. Salmon, MD
Bruce R. Schackman, PhD
Andrew I. Schafer, MD
Ellen J. Scherl, MD
Nicoleas D. Schiff, MD
Tsiporah B. Shore, MD
Eugenia L. Siegler, MD
Richard T. Silver, MD
Kendall A. Smith, MD
Harry Spiera, MD
Robert Forman Spiera, MD
Kotha Subbaramaiah, PhD
Manikkam Suthanthiran, MD
Shahrad Taheri, MBBS, PhD
Linda T. Vahdat, MD
Koen van Besien, MD, PhD
Thomas J. Walsh, MD
Alan M. Weinstein, MD
Shing-Chiu Wong, MD
Alastair J.J. Wood, MBChB
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Thurayya Souraya Khalil Arayssi, MD
Susan Clark Ball, MD
Anne R. Bass, MD
Ann Bordwine Beeder, MD
David Alan Behrman, DMD
Geoffrey W. Bergman, MBBS
David Berlin, MD
Jessica Berman, MD
Harry Bienenstock, MD
Lester Blair, MD
Brian P. Bosworth, MD
Carla Boutin-Foster, MD
Julie L. Boyer, PhD
Robert S. Brown, MD, MPH
Faculty listings reflect calendar year 2014.
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Vivian Bykerk, MD
David P. Calfee, MD
Lisa Rowland Callahan, MD
Carol Capello, PhD
Juan Emilio Carrillo, MD, MPH
Wallace A. Carter, Jr., MD
Adam D. Cheriff, MD
Mary E. Choi, MD
Curtis Leland Cole, MD
Joseph T. Cooke, MD
Darshana M. Dadhania, MD
Byron Paul Demopoulos, MD
Maria T. DeSancho, MD
Ruchuang Ding, MD
Brian R. Edlin, MD
Doruk Erkan, MD
Dmitriy V. Feldman, MD
Edgar Figueroa, MD, MPH
Daniel W. Fitzgerald, MD
Christine L. Frissora, MD
Richard R. Furman, MD
Paraskevi Giannakakou, PhD
Peter A Goldstein, MD
Linnie M. Golightly, MD
Susan M. Goodman, MD
Brian Halpern, MD
Ben-Gary Harvey, MD
James Paul Hollenberg, MD
Ingrid Hriljac, MD
Nathaniel Hupert, MD, MPH
Erica C. Jones, MD
Sian Jones, MD
Robert Jeffrey Kaner, MD
Yoon Kang, MD
Lisa M. Kern, MD
Robert J. Kim, MD
Ana C. Krieger, MD
Keith A. LaScalea, MD
Steven M. Lipkin, MD, PhD
Veronica M. LoFaso, MD
C. Ronald MacKenzie, MD
Stella Claire Major, MBBS
Charles Maltz, MD, PhD
Tomer M. Mark, MD
Samuel T. Merrick, MD
LiJun Mi, BM, PhD
David Hopkins Miller, MD
Carlyle H. Miller, MD
Robert M. Minutello, MD
Susan R. Morales, MD
Allyson J. Ocean, MD
Kim Overby, MD
Roger Niles Pearse, MD, PhD
Fred N. Pelzman, MD
Janey C. Peterson, EdD
Erica G. Phillips-Caesar, MD
Barrie L. Raik, MD
Sharda D. Ramsaroop, MD
Manney Carrington Reid, Jr., MD, PhD
Kyu Young Rhee, MD, PhD
Arleen B. Rifkind, MD
Ellen Ritchie, MD
Keith W. Roach, MD
William C. Robbins, MD
Laura Robbins, DSW
Gail J. Roboz, MD
Pablo Rodriguez del Pozo, MD, PhD
Jia Ruan, MD, PhD
Joseph T. Ruggiero, MD
Lisa R. Sammaritano, MD
Abraham Sanders, MD
Diana L. Santini, MD
Robert A. Schaefer, MD
Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD
Audrey Schuetz, MD
Ernest Schwartz, MD
Sergio Schwartzman, MD
Stephen M. Scott, MD, MPH
Manish A. Shah, MD
Anthony J. Smith, MD
Rosemary Soave, MD
Robert J. Spiegel, MD
Richard Stern, MD
Carol L. Storey-Johnson, MD
Adam Reed Stracher, MD
Scott Tadashi Tagawa, MD
Judy Tung, MD
Mohamud Verjee, MBChB
Mary A. Vogler, MD
Jonathan W. Weinsaft, MD
James R. Wilentz, MD
Timothy Wilkin, MD
Pamela G. Williams-Russo, MD,
MPH
Stephen Wilson, MD
Hua Yang, BM
Yuan-Shan Zhu, MD, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
Charbel Abi Khalil, MD, PhD
Josyann Abisaab, MD
Gloria Acety, MD
Lauren Acinapura, MD
Brandon Aden, MD
Juliet B. Aizer, MD
Alicia Alonso, PhD
Monica Altman, MD
Nivee P. Amin, MD
Eleni Andreopoulou, MD
Panagiota Andreopoulou, MD
David Anthony, MD, MPH
Eftychia Apostolou, PhD
John Arbo, MD
Francini Arguedas Zarate, MD
Elliot J. Arons, MD
Rebecca R. Ascunce, MD
Dalit Ashany, MD
Holly Atkinson, MD
Dianne M. Augelli, MD
Jason Baker, MD
Jeffrey E. Ball, MD
Satchit Balsari, MBBS
John Thomas Barnard, MD
Paul Basciano, MD
Cindy H. Baskin, MD
Himisha Beltran, MD
Stephen Bennett, MD
Kelly Berchou, MD
Doron Betel, PhD
Tara F. Bishop, MD
Ellen Blye, MD
Gary J. Bouchard, PhD, PA-C
Risa Breckman, MSW
William Briner, MD
Claire Brown, MD
Magalie Bruneus, MD
Matthew L. Buchalter, MD
Trang M. Bui, MD
Jedidiah Burack, MD
Juliet Caldwell, MD, BA
Andrea Card, MD
Leandro Cerchietti, MD
Ok-Kyong Chaekal, MD
Michael J. Chandler, MD
Joseph J. Chang, MD
John Chapin, MD
Rowland Chavez, MD
Jim W. Cheung, MD
Harold Chin, MD
Louis C.F. Chung, MBBS
Amy E. Chused, MD
Tessa Cigler, MD
Sunday Clark, MPH, ScD
Chad M. Craig, MD
Carl Crawford, MD
Daniel J. Crossman, MD
Todd Cutler, MD
Tong Dai, BM, PhD
Ronald Dailey, MD
Antonio Dajer, MD
Ype P. de Jong, MD, PhD
Tessa del Carmen, MD
Pinkal Desai, MBBS, MPH
Stephen J. Di Martino, MD, PhD
Randi R. Diamond, MD
Vishal H. Dodia, MD
Lukas Dow, PhD
Jennifer A. Downs, MD
Joan H.F. Drosopoulos, PhD
Niels Dua, MD
Anil Dubey, MD
Rachel P. Dubroff, MD
Nell Eisenberg, MD
Brian Eiss, MD
Pamela G. Eliach, MD
Sebhat Asnake Erqou, MD
Ernie L. Esquivel, MD
Brenna Farmer, MD
George Feinbaum, MD
Leonard Feingold, MD
Paul J. Fenyves, MD
Jose L. Fernandez, MD
Liam Joseph Fernyhough, BM
Kenton Howard Fibel, MD
Akiyomi Fields, MD
Emily S. Finkelstein, MD
Eva K. Flores, MD
Rebecca L. Florsheim, MD
Michael E. Ford, MD
Mia Friedman, MD
Oren A. Friedman, MD
Jacobo Futran, MD
Christopher Gade, MD, MPH
Anthony Gagliardi, MD
Sandy B. Ganz, DSc, BS
Flavio G. Gaudio, MD
Elaine Y. Gee, MD
Joy Gelbman, MD
Usama Gergis, MD
Hina Ghory, MD
Fabio F. Giron, MD
Lisa M. Giulino-Roth, MD
Robert J. Glennon, MD
Jessica K. Gordon, MD
John Travis Gossey, MD
Dariusz Adam Grabowski, MD
Jennifer L. Graybill, DO
Peter W. Greenwald, MD
Kelly Griffin, MD
Kirana Gudi, MD
Alka Gupta, MD
Renuka Gupta, MD
Sidney Gutstein, MD
Monica L. Guzman, PhD
Sandra M. Hall-Ross, MD
Alexis Halpern, MD
Melanie Jane Harrison, MD
Duane Hassane, PhD
Michael W. Henry, MD
Margaret L. Hoffman, MD
Wesley P. Hollomon, MD, MBA
James Horowitz, MD
Yariv Houvras, MD, PhD
Hanson Hsu, MD
Xiaoyu Hu, BM, PhD
Jonathan L. Hugo, MD
James E. Ip, MD
Natalie Ivascu, MD
Vinita E. Jacob, MD
Elizabeth Leef Jacobson, MD
Arun Jesudian, MD
Edward C. Jones, MD
Smita Joshi, MD
Safa Kalache, MD
Dominque Kalil, MD
George Kalliolias, MD
Mikhail Kapchits, MD
Steven Kaplan, MD
Helen Karakelides, MD
Maria G Karas, MD
Melissa Dee Katz, MD
Adnan Khdair, MBChB
Jiwon Kim, MD
Luke K. Kim, MD
Laura Kirkman, MD
Kyriakos A. Kirou, MD, DSc
Mary Kollakuzhiyil, MBBS
Ronald B. Kraft, MD
Susan Krekun, MD
Balakumar Krishnarasa, MD
Trine Krogh-Madsen, PhD, MSc
Rekha B Kumar, MD
Sonal Kumar, MD
Charles O. Kwon, MD
Eseng Lai, MD, PhD
Lindsay S. Lally, MD
Malgorzata Land, MD
Richard I. Lappin, MD, PhD
Meredith F. Lash-Dardia, MD
James D. Lax, MD
Helen Hyonji Lee, MD, MPH
Jennifer I. Lee, MD
Sangmin Lee, MD
Vanessa Lee, MD
Moshe Lehrer, MD
Chester W. Lerner, MD
Alana Belfield Levine, MD
Richard Liebowitz, MD
Lindsay Lief, MD
Sophia Lin, MD
Christopher F. Liu, MD
Zhanna Livshits, MD
Asha T. Logan, MD
Cathleen London, MD
Randy Longman, MD, PhD
Susan Lebedova Lucak, MD
Nyo Lwin, MBBS
Paul K. Maciejewski, PhD
Mai A. Mahmoud, MBBS
Sarita Mahtani, MD
Adrian Majid, MD
Lisa A. Mandl, MD, MPH
Forrest Manheimer, MD
Seth Manoach, MD
Kristen M. Marks, MD
Paul Martin, MD, MPH
Peter Martin, MD
Johanna Martinez, MD
Bassem M. Masri, MD
Michael J. Matarese, MD
Kedar S. Mate, MD
Usha Mathur-Wagh, MBBS
Pyone Maung, MBBS
Anna Myint Maw, MD
Sebastian Mayer, MD
Matthew W. McCarthy, MD
Patricia McDonald, PhD
Margaret L. McNairy, MD
Alicia Mecklai, MD
Sonal S. Mehta, MD
Ellen C. Meltzer, MD
Felicia A. Mendelsohn-Curanaj, MD
Charis Fan-Hui Meng, MD
Andy O. Miller, MD
Gregory Mints, MD
Renu Chawla Mital, MD
Lan Mo, PhD
Ana Maria Luisa Molina, MD
Serena Mulhern, MD
Thangamani Muthukumar, MD
Marisol Nardi, MD
Nancy N. Nealon, MD
Susan C. Nicholson, MD
Danielle Nicolo, MD, PhD
Michael S. Niederman, MD
Oksana Ocheretina, PhD
Anthony Ogedegbe, MD
Matthew T. O’’Neill, MD
Karin-Elizabeth Ouchida, MD
Lucy N. Painter, MD
Vikram Palanivel,
Lalitha Parameswaran, MBBS, MPH
Chiti Parikh, MD
Kyung-Hyun Park-Min, MS
Edward J. Parrish, MD
Robert N. Peck, MD
Jill Pentecostes, MD
Adrienne A. Phillips, MPH, MD
Andres M. Piatti, MD
Sean P. Pickering, MD
Shelene Poetker, MD, MPH
Elizabeta C. Popa, MD
Rock Gerard Positano, DPM
Matthew J. Press, MD
Jane Prosser, MD
Shuja Qadir, MBBS
Pouneh Kermani Rabbany, PhD, MSc
Kapil K. Rajwani, MD
Bharathi Raman, MD
Carmen M. Ramis, MD
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Elizabeth Ramos, MD
Rama B. Rao, MD
Eileen Geralyn Rassi, MD
Susan Regan, JD
Jospeh G. Rella, MD
Jill M. Rieger, MD
Eric A. Rosenberg, MD
Adriana Rossi, MD
Paula Roy-Burman, MD
Linda A. Russell, MD
Stefan W. Ryter, PhD
Mirella Salvatore, MD
Michael J. Satlin, MD
Robert L. Savillo, MD
Ashish Saxena, MD
Joseph M. Scandura, MD, PhD
Brian Scanlan, MD
Ronald J. Scheff, MD
Andrew N. Schiff, MD
Aaron P. Schulman, MD
Brian D. Schwartz, MD
Jeremy Schwartz, MD
Robert Edward Schwartz, MD, PhD
Marco Seandel, PhD, MD
Tomas Seisdedos, MD
Sam Senturia, MD
Rita Shaknovich, MD, PhD
Reem Z. Sharaiha, MBBS
Atul Sharma, MD
Rahul Sharma, MD
Lee Shearer, MD
Patricia Ann Shi, MD
Joseph Shin, MD
Lawrence Siegel, MD
Milagros Desiree Silva, MD
Mary Simmerling, PhD, MA
Matthew Simon, MD
Harjot K. Singh, MD
Harsimran S. Singh, MD
Parmanand Singh, MD
Vishwas A. Singh, MD
Sanjai Sinha, MD
Naina Sinha Gregory, MD
Alexander J. Slotwiner, MD
Catherine Butkus Small, MD
Rachel Smerd, MD
Duane M. Smith, MD
Vivian Sobel, MD
Irina Sobol, MD
Gregory F. Sonnenberg, PhD
Amir Soumekh, MD
Jeremy Sperling, MD
Jonathan St. George, MD
Dora Judit Stadler, MD
Peter A. Steel, MBBS
Adam Steinlauf, MD
Michael E. Stern, MD
Bruce W. Stewart, MD
Heather Stout-Delgado, PhD
Dean Straff, MD
James Stulman, MD
Christopher V. Sturiano, PhD
Rajesh V. Swaminathan, MD
Massimiliano Szulc, PhD, MS
Chin C. Tang, MD
Stephanie Tang, MD
George Thomas, MD
Brett G. Toresdahl, MD
Kelly Marie Trevino, PhD
Quynh A. Truong, MD
Meredith L. Turetz, MD
Carlos M. Vaamonde, MD, MS
Medea Y. Valdez, PA-C, BS
Lisa Catherine Vasanth (Varley), MD
Ole Vielemeyer, MD
Michael J. Vortmann, MD
Jonathan A. Waitman, MD
David Wenhan Wan, MD
David Alexander Wang, MD
Geoffrey Webber, MD
Luise L. Weinstein, MD
David Weir, MD
Carol J. Weiss, MD
Hendricks H. Whitman, III, MD
Franklin J. Wong, MD
Lauren Wong, MD
Jennifer K. Wright-McCarthy, MD
Yi-Ming Yang, MD
Arthur M.F. Yee, MD, PhD
Cecilia J. Yoon, MD
Sonia Yoon, MD
Christine Mei-Yan Yu, MD
Florence Yu, MD
Weijia (Shirley) Yuan, MD
Dana Zappetti, MD
Baohong Zhao, PhD
INSTRUCTORS
Amina Abdeldaim, MD
Bisrat K. Abraham, MD
William J. Ameres, PA-C, BS
Pamela Apolaya, MD
Elisa Aponte, MD
Kelly Axsom, MD
Amiran Baduashvili, MD
George Bao, MD
Adam Botwinick, MD
Ilana Bragin, MD
Leah Allison Burke, MD
James J. Calloway, MD
Salvatore J. Cannizzo, MD
Gary R. Carpenter, MD
Suzanne M. Cloonan, PhD
Juan Cubillos-Ruiz, PhD
Swana De Gijsel, MD, MSc
Kathryn M. Dupnik, MD
Brooke M. Emerling, PhD
Hyungjin Eoh, DVM, PhD
Lorena Fontan Gabas, PhD
Francine Garrett-Bakelman, MD, PhD
Fuqiang Geng, MD
Laura Frances Gingras, MD
Marci Goolsby, MD
Demitria Hernandez, MD
Samantha E. Jacobs, MD
Yanwen Jiang, PhD
Sung IL Kim, PhD
Meron Kiros Weldeab, MD
John R. Lee, MD
Joanna E. Loewenstein, MD
Zhicheng Lu, DO, MB
Junnie Mark-Kobashi, MD
Jyoti S. Mathad, MD
Edward J. Matta, MD
Jeffrey Mayer, MD
Patrick Ryan McGarry, MD
Katrina B. Mitchell, MD
Mary Mulcare, MD
Regina C. Mysliwiec, MD
Kiichi Nakahira, MD, PhD
Zuleika Ladha, MD
Jose R. Lapa e Silva, PhD, MD
Joseph H. Ma, MD
Albert Matalon, MD
Ollie S. Miettinen, MD, PhD
Craig Mochson, MD
Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi,
MBBS, PhD
Benoit Jerry Papon, MD
David H. Posner, MD
Tia Powell, MD
Jacek J. Preibisz, DMSc, MD
Sina Y. Rabbany, PhD
Steven G. Reed, PhD
Gene D. Resnick, MD
Charles M. Rice, PhD
Lee Woodland Riley, MD
Arleen Lou Fuentes Salles, PhD
Ruth L. Scheuer, JD
Joseph S. Schwartz, PhD
Wayne Shelton, PhD
Victor William Sidel, MD
Irving M. Spitz, MD
Margaret Squillace, MPH, MD
Meredith Stark, PhD
Andrew H. Talal, MD, MPH
George E. Thibault, MD
Henry Michael Ushay, MD
John Eu-Li Wong, MBBS
Thomas Naparst, MD
Marissa D. Newman, MD
Vincent Waikuen Ng, MD
Odelya E Pagovich, MD
Irene Paraskevakis, MD
Veerawat Phongtankuel, MD
Mayra Ramirez, MA, PA-C
Nitin Roper, MD
Anthony Rosen, MD
Romona D. Satchi, MD
Edward Schenck, MD
Christopher Schultz, MD
Selin Somersan-Karakaya, MD
Magdalena E. Swierczeski, MD
Amy Morford Tyberg, MD
Katherine R. Van Oss, MD
Elvira Villafuerte, MD
Xiaomu Wei, BM
Lucy Willis, MD
Gena Won, MD
Anne Yim, MD
Jennie Yu, MD
EMERITUS
Ralph A. Baer, MD
Jeremiah A. Barondess, MD
Norman Brachfeld, MD
John L. Brown, Jr., MD
R. Gordon Douglas, Jr., MD
Murray Dworetzky, MD
Henry R. Erle, MD
Thomas Joseph Fahey, Jr., MD
John T. Flynn, MD
Menard M. Gertler, MDCM, DSc
Joseph G. Hayes, MD
James R. Hurley, MD
Attallah Kappas, MD
William C. Robbins, MD
Richard B. Roberts, MD
Lawrence Scherr, MD
Jean E. Sealey, DSc
Maurice E. Shils, MD, DSc
Herman Steinberg, MD
Clinton G. Weiman, MD
Babette B. Weksler, MD
Marc E Weksler, MD
David Zakim, MD
ADJUNCT
Michael H. Alderman, MD
Louis M. Aledort, MD
Francis P. Arena, MD
Edgar Marcelino de Carvalho Filho,
MD, PhD
Gail C. Chrzanowski, MD
Christopher Comfort, MD
Giovanni de Simone, MD
Joseph A. Franciosa, MD
Erika Friedmann, PhD
Michele G. Greene, DrPH
Zeynep Gumus, PhD
Frank Illuzzi, MD
Eric A. Jaffe, MD
Michael P. Jones, MD
Thomas C. Jones, MD
Alan B. Kadet, MD
Salim S. Abdool Karim, MBChB, MS
David J. Kerr, MD, DSc
Levy Kopelovich, PhD
Robert C. J. Krasner, MD
Bernard M. Kruger, MD
Andreana Kwon, MD
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VOLUNTARY
Olumayowa Abe, MBBS
Danilo Nagtalon Ablan, MD
Alberto M. Acosta, MD, PhD
Robert Allan, PhD
Edward Amores, MD
Holly Andersen, MD
Caitlin Anderson, MD
George A. Apergis, MD
Pamela Arsove, MD
Frederick Ast, MD
Zaw Aung, MBBS
Christopher L. Barley, MD
Clifford W. Bassett, MD
Paul M. Basuk, MD
Carol Grossman Baum, MD
Paul C. Bellman, MD
Kalman J. Berenyi, MD
Andrea A. Berger, MD
Jack J. Berger, MD
Ivan Bergstein, MD
Israel Berkowitz, MD
Bhaswati Bhattacharya, MD, MPH
Rana Biary, MD
Allen Blaivas, DO
James A. Blake, MD
David S. Blumenthal, MD
Mitchell J. Blutt, MD
Samantha Boardman, MD
Carrie Bowler, DSc
Michelle Brosnan, MD
Ross B. Brower, MD
Lawrence Stewart Brown, MD
Daniel Arthur Burton, MD
Kristie Anne Busch, DO
Lu Cai, BM
Robert D. Campagna, MD
Vincent Campasano, MD
Michael C. Cantor, MD
Amanda S. Carmel, MD
David B. Case, MD
Alexander Chan, MD
Anthony P. Chan, DO
Charles King Chan, MD, MBA
Melissa M. Chan, MD
Pingkwan Chan, MD
Raymond Chan, MD
Samuel Sheung-Kwun Chan, MBBS, MPH
Thomas Kin-Sim Chan, MD
Fang Chang, MD, PhD
Shun Chang, MD
Bi-Hoon Che, MD
Douglas Yuen Hsi Chen, DO
Abel Cherian, MD
Sandy Cheung, DO
William Cheung, MBBS
Shu Yain Chin, MBBS
Warren Chin, MD
Karis Cho, MD
Allen Chodock, MD
Hong Keun Choi, MD, MPH
James P. Christodoulou, MD
Paul J. Chrzanowski, MD
Evelyn Chu, MD
Sedgundina N. Chua-Gan, MD
Roger M. Chung, MBBS
Susie Chung, MD
Amy So-Ching Chu-Wong, MD
Stephen Clark, MD
Richard P. Cohen, MD
Symra A. Cohn, MD
Morton Coleman, MD
Paul A. Colombo, MD
Bradley A. Connor, MD
Arturo Constantiner, MD
Louis Cooper, MD, MBA
Robert B. Cooper, MD
Ward F. Cunningham-Rundles, MD
Vincent D’Amore, MD
Julian A. Decter, MD
Adam Deutsch, MD
Gregory Dillon, MD
Joshua A. Donis, MD
Joseph Claude Dreyfus, III, MD
Mark Dursztman, MD
Timothy C. Dutta, MD
Howard B. Eison, MD
George C. Ellis, MD
Roger Ira Emert, MD
Ana Beatriz F. Emiliano, MD
Angie M. Eng, MD
Ronald Englert, DO
Monte Ezratty, MD
George A. Falk, MD
Chixin Fang, BM
Andrew Feda, MD
Thomas A. Feely, MD
Peter U. Feig, MD
Stuart Feldman, MD
Andrea Feng, MBBS
Frederick Joseph Feuerbach, III, MD
Jeffrey D. Fisher, MD
Laura L. Fisher, MD
Lourdes Marie Flaminiano, MD
Edward Flaschner, MD
Gloriande Fleurimont, MD
Arthur L. Forni, MD
Allison M. Fox, MD
Susan C. Fox, MD
Richard C. Frank, MD
Richard H. Frankel, DPM
Kenneth W. Franklin, MD
Richard M. Fuchs, MD
Mikhail Fuks, MD
Jacobo Futran, MD
Marina Gafanovich, MD
Daniel Galvin, DO
Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH
Vivek Garg, MD
Mitchell L. Gaynor, MD
Brian D. Gelbman, MD
Robert M. Gelfand, MD
Richard L. Geltman, MD
Janet A. Gershengorn, PhD
Patricia Giardina, MD
Holly Gilbert, MD
Joel S. Gitlin, MD
Robert H. Glassman, MD
Clifford F. Glatzer, MD
David L. Globus, MD
Mark A. Glover, MD
Harvey L. Goldberg, MD
Robert S. Goldblatt, MD
Flavia A. Golden, MD
Daniel Goldin, MD
Howard Goldin, MD
Susan Gonnella, MD
George W. Gorham, MD
William R. Griffo, MD, PhD
Leonard C. Groopman, MD
Marney E. Gruber, MD
Harry L. Gruenspan, MD, PhD
Xi Freda Gu, BM, PhD
Hui Guan, PhD, BM
Laura Guderian, MD, MPH
Kevin Jingtao Guo, BM
Michael Wenbin Guo, MD
Neil Hadpawat, MD
Reda Hadpawat, MD
George Hall, BM
Jonathan S. Harris, MD
Catherine C. Hart, MD
Barry J. Hartman, MD
Elizabeth Haskins, MD
Lan He, BM
Yong Kang He, BM
Kirsten Healy, MD
David C. Helfgott, MD
Arthur D. Heller, MD
Lawrence L. Herman, MD
Edmund M. Herrold, MD, PhD
Phillip Hew, MD
Yashar Hirshaut, MD
Eric R. Hoffer, MD
Jaleh E. Hoorfar-Nathan, DPM
Wen-Ray T. Hsu, MD
Damian Hu, MD
Vivian W. Huang, MD, MPH
Howard E. Huey, DO
Calvin Hwang, MPH, MD
Chul Soo Hyun, PhD, MD
Dmitry Ilyevsky, MD
Lawrence A. Inra, MD
Muhammad Z. Iqbal, MBBS
Michael Jacobson, MD
Rachana Jani, MD
Charles Ignatius Jarowski, Jr., MD
Patrick Duclos Jean-Pierre, MD
Baoen Jiang, BM, PhD
Wuhua Jing, BM, PhD
Jonathan K. Joseph, MD
John Kahoun, MD
Mazen Kamen, MD
Tushar Kapoor, MD
Simon G. Kassabian, MBChB, MD
Lawrence Alton Katz, MD, MPH
James Keating, MD
Raymond S. Keller, MD
Jason Kendler, MD
Robert Owen Kenet, MD, PhD
Srinivas Kesanakurthy, MBBS
George J. Kessler, DO
Jordan Keys, DO
Faiz Khan, MD
Galina Kharash, MD
Jennifer Kherani, MD
Inho Kim, MD
Ludwig Klein, MD
Ilya Kleyn, MD
Sofya Kleyn, MD
Barry J. Klyde, MD
Alexander Kolessa, MD
Dawne Drayton Kort, MD
Ione A. Kourides, MD
Daniel Krauser, MD
Helang Cho Kravitz, MD
Padmanabhan Krishnan, MBBS
Julie S. Kuriakose, MD
Titus Kwok, MD
Ching-Yin Lam, MD
Kin Yui Lam, MBBS, MD
Arnon Lambroza, MD
Thomas K. Landau, MD
Brian R. Landzberg, MD
Edith J. Langner, MD
Honore Lansen, MD
On Hin Lau, MD
Sing Wu Law, MD
Andrew S. Lee, MD
Catherine Lee, MD
Kwok Man Lee, BM
Thomas Lee, MD
Yi-An Lee, MD
David Lefkowitz, MD
Michael Richard Leonard, MD
Seth R. Leven, MD
Lawrence F. Levin, MD
Suzanne Marin Levine, DPM
Margaret Lewin, MD
Andrea Li, MD
Billy Li, MD
Xiao Qing Li, BM, PhD
Daniel M. Libby, MD
Laura Jennifer Libby, MD
Amy Dale Lichtenfeld, MD
Vivian Y. Li-Hirashiki, MD
Kevin Lin, MBBS
Robert Y. Lin, MD
Yong Sheng Lin, BM
Lilli B. Link, MD
Fei-Lien Liong, MD
George Liu, PhD, MD
Jack H. Liu, MD
Todd P Loftus, MD
Bruce D. Logan, MD
George Vincent Lombardi, MD
Jorge A. Lopez-Ovejero, MD
Li Lu, BM
Sheung Bun Lui, MD, BM
Preston Lurie, MD
Nicholas T. Macris, MD
Norman M. Magid, MD
Richard J. Mahler, MD
Timothy R. Mainardi, MD
Anastasios Manessis, MD
Franklin Marsh, Jr., MD
Robert J. Mascitelli, MD
Daniel Matalon, MD
Robert Matalon, MD
Joseph Ignatius Matthews, MD
Alexander Mauskop, MD
Jacqueline Morris Mayo, MD
Gary Mazer, MD
Colleen McCarthy, MD
Carl J. McDougall, MD
Kenneth R. Meisler, DPM
Joseph P. Mele, MD
Jennifer A. Meller, MD
Ellen M. Mellow, MD
Alia (Maria) Menezes, MD
Mark L. Meyer, MD
Spyros G. E. Mezitis, MD, PhD
Katharine Miao, MD
Shari R. Midoneck, MD
Raffaele Milizia, MD
Paul F. Miskovitz, MD
Abraham M. Mizrahi, MD
Alexei Morozov, MD, PhD
Zarina Motorwala (Pino), MD
James C.W. Moy, MD
Lawson A. Moyer, III, MD
Richard L.P. Mueller, MD
WingTAT Mui, MD
Franco B. Muller, MD
Elizabeth C. Muss, MD
Jerry Nagler, MD
Kesav G. Nair, MBBS
Laurie Claire Nash, MD
Thomas W. Nash, MD
Deena J. Nelson, MD
Anthony J. Ng, MD
Hung-Fai Ng, MD
Stanley Ng, MD
Dang D. Nguyen, MD
Matthew Thai Khang Nguyen, MD
Y-Uyen L Nguyen, MD
John Perry Nicholson, Jr., MD
Irwin Nydick, MD
Charles Oliner, MD
Sonja Olsen, MD
Ady Oster, MD
Sabina B. Ostolski, DO
Lucille L. Pak, MD
Shashishekhar Palekar, MBBS
Jeffrey E. Paley, MD
Xin Pang, MD
Richard Park, MD
Sonal Shah Parr, MD
Mark W. Pasmantier, MD
Richard C. Pasternak, MD
Raymond D. Pastore, MD
Leonard T. Pastula, II, DO
Manisha Patel, MD
Solimar Pedraza-Negron, MD
Francis S. Perrone, MD
Steve Pham, MD
Perry Pong, MD
Joseph Poon, MD
Martin R. Post, MD
Joanna M. Preibisz, MD
Michelle D. Quash, MD
Arthur I. Radin, MD
Ravindra Rajmane, MD
Rose A. Recco, MD
Bonnie S. Reichman, MD
Michael T. Rendel, MD
Jack Richard, MD
Deborah L. Rimler, MD
Arnold M. Rochwarger, MD
John S. Rodman, MD
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Herman Rosen, MD
Howard E. Rosenberg, MD
Michael A. Rosenbluth, MD
Albert M. Ross, MD
Andrea T. Ruskin, MD
Steven Samuel, DO
Surinder Sandhu, MD
Karim Sayad, MD
Elaine J. Schattner, MD
Michael J. Schmerin, MD
Steven J. Schneider, MD
Avraham Schreiber, MD
Cathy Hope Schwartz, MD
Richard F. Scofield, MD
Benson H. Shalette, MD
Nedal Shami, MBBCh
Sarah J. Shao, MD
Jerome B. Shapiro, MD, PhD
Neil H. Shapiro, MD
Kuan H. Shen, MD
Tsun You Shen, BM
Gillian M. Shepherd, MD
Raymond L. Sherman, MD
Shelly X. Shi, BM
Vivien Shiah, MD
David Shih, MD
Morris A. Shorofsky, MD
Steven E. Siegel, MD
Jonathan Silberlicht, MD
Lisa Singh, MD
Singmay Siu, MD
Paul T. Smith, MD
James P. Smith, Jr., MD
Charles Smithen, MD
Alan G. Snart, MBBS, MD
Benny Soffer, MD, MBA
Meyer N. Solny, MD
Henry A. Solomon, MD
Min Song, BM
Julio E. Sotelo, MD
Allison Spatz, MD
Sudhesh K. Srivastava, MD
Carolyn Robb Steinberg, MD
Charles R. Steinberg, MD
Mark Y. Stoeckle, MD
Hans Stohrer, MD
Yin Sun, BM
Janelle Sunwoo, MD
Michael Tafoya, MD
Avraham Tal, MD
Cynthia Tam, DO
Kenneth C. Tam, MD
Steve C. Tam, MD
Kathy Shaobing Tan, BM
Shao Yue Tan, BM
Weiyan Tan, BM
Ian T. Tang, MBBS
Kamyar D. Tavakoli, MD
Rui Er Teng, BM
Jeffrey Tepler, MD
Malcolm Thaler, MD
Tuyen Trinh, DO
Tien-Tsai Tsai, BM
Wing On Tsang, MD
Deane D. C. Tsuei, MD, PhD
Donald N. Tsynman, MD
Theodore I. Tyberg, MD, MSc
Nitza A. Vanga, MD
Marcelo Venegas-Pizarro, MD
Kaliyur G. Venkataramana, MBBS
Michael Verdirame, DO
Anthony Verrone, MD
Michaela I. Vladutiu, MD
Dmitry Volfson, DO
Lila A. Wallis, MD
Kuocheng Wang, MD
Su Wang, MD, MPH
Wei Wang, BM
Yan Wang, BM
Craig Warschauer, MD
Jenne Wax, MD
Arnold L. Weg, MD
Henry George Wei, MD
Jessica M. Weiser-McCarthy, MD
Carol J Weiss, MD
Stephen R. Weiss, MD
Gil Weitzman, MD
Mary H. White, MD
Robert Wilson, MD
Sein Win, MBBS
Yin Yin Win, MBBS
Natasha Withers, DO
James F. Wittmer, MD
David J. Wolf, MD
Michael J. Wolk, MD
Jimmy Wong, MD
Timothy Wong, MD
Duchu Wu, BM
Lih Lih Wu, MBBS
Rex Wu, MD
Xuxia Wu, BM, PhD
Daniel Yadegar, MD
Hooman Yaghoobzadeh, MD
Laurel Yap Yap, MBBS
Hong Ye, DO
Qing Yeh, BM, PhD
Tsz-Yin Yeung, MD
Sharon L. Yost, MD
Howard S. Yudin, MD
George Zahrah, MD
Craig Thomas Zebuda, MD
Richard Zelkowitz, MD
Jian Wei Zhang, BM
Zhiguang Zhang, BM, PhD
Faith X. Zhao, BM
Jingbo Zhao, BM
Xiaoyuan Zhao, BM
Hanbin Zheng, BM
Dening Zhu, BM
Wendy S. Ziecheck, MD
Gerardo L. Zullo, MD
Michael A. Zullo, MD
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Cathleen Acres, BS
Donald Catino, MD
Gregory Grunberg, MD
Reverend Curtis Webb Hart, MDiv
Bruce Jennings, MA
Mary Schwarz McCabe, MA
Constance Peterson, MA
Daniel Reingold, JD
Madeleine Schachter, JD
Naomi Tamerin, MD
AFFILIATED FACULTY
Amsterdam Nursing Home
James Davis, MA
Stephan C. Lansey, MD
Aspertar Hospital (Qatar)
Hakim Chalabi, MD
Cristiano Eirale, MD
Celeste Geertsema, MBChB
Stephen G. Targett, MBChB
Robbart van Linschoten, MD
Adam Weir, MBBS, PhD
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Dana Spivak, MD
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
Nomeda Balcetis, MD
Ellen Spielman Gitler, MD
Subhada Mithilesh, MBBS
Sudhir P. Vaidya, MBBS, MS
Mary Beth Walsh, MD
Cayuga Medical Center (Ithaca)
Suzanne Anderson, MD
Robert Breiman, MD
Peter T. Brennan, MD
Timothy Cardina, MD
John Cooke, MD
Ann Costello, MD
John Costello, MD
James Darling, MD
Lloyd A. Darlow, DMD, MD
David G. Evelyn, MD, MPH
David Feldshuh, MD
Aaron Garber, MD
Andrew Getzin, MD
Robert Hesson, MD
Magdelena Hohn, MD
William A. Klepack, MD
Drew Koch, DO
Edward Koppel, MD
Karen LaFace, MD
Adam Law, MBBS, MD
Amy MacQueen, MD
Douglas Macqueen, MD
Qutaybeh Maghaydah, MD
Paul L. Marino, PhD, MD
John-Paul Mead, MD
Steven A. Rogers, MD
Kathryn Rooth, DO
Donna Sandidge, MD
Neil F. Shallish, MD
Howard Silcoff, MD
Amit Singh, MD
Martin Stallone, MD
Radomir Stevanovic, MD
Lynn Swisher, MD
Muhammad Wattoo, MBBS
David Wentzel, DO
Serena Yoon, MD
Columbia University College
of Physicians & Surgeons
John P. Allegrante, MS, PhD
Heidi P. Cordi, MD
Steven J. Corwin, MD
Lorna M. Dove, MD, MPH
Jordan C. Foster, MD
Alyson N. Fox, MD
Edward P. Gelmann, MD
Jerry Gliklich, MD
Jonas Goldstone, MD
Tamas Gonda, MD
William A. Gray, MD
Francis Gerald Gress, MD
Benjamin Lewis, MD
Jay Ivan Meltzer, MD
Lori J. Mosca, MD, PhD
Jeffrey W. Moses, MD
Beth Aviva Preminger, MD, MPH
Amrita Sethi, MD
Ioannis A. Stathopoulos, MD, PhD
Elizabeth Verna, MD
Julia Wattacheril, MD
Cornell University (Ithaca)
Brian J. Kirby, PhD
Corinna E. Loeckenhoff, PhD
Anthony Ong, PhD
Karl Pillemer, PhD, MA
David J. Skorton, MD
Elaine Wethington, PhD
Cornell University, Gannett
Health Center
Kent Bullis, MD
Jada L. Hamilton, MD
Kenneth Hill, MD
Margaret Hurley, DO
Anne Jones, DO
Angela Rubineau, MD, MPH
Hamad Medical Corporation (Qatar)
Amin Abdelghany, MBBCh
Tarek Abdellatif Ghonimi Abdellatif,
MBChB
Ahmad Salih Abdulhadi, MBChB
Ahmed Lutfe Abdussalam, MBBCh
Hassan Osman Abdelgalil Abu Zaid,
MBBS
Katafan Achkar, MD
Hisham Abdul Aleem Abdul Ahmed,
MBChB
Safaa Hassan Ali Al Azewei, MBChB
Salih Ali A. Hadi Al Marri, MBBCh
Abdulwahab Al Musleh, MD
Buthina Ibrahim Al Owainati, MBBS
Ibrahim Al Shaar, MBBCh
Hussam Al Soub, MBBS
Jassim Al Suwaidi, MBChB
Aisha Hussain Aladab, MD
Jameela Al-Khowaiter Al-Ajmi, MD
Fadwa Al-Ali, MBBS
Ahmed A.R. Muhamad Al-Ani, MBChB
Alaa K. Al-Badran, MBChB
Samar Al-Emadi, MBBS
Abdulzaiz A. Al-Hashemi, MBBS
Bahaaeddin H.S. Alkahlout, MD
Abdullatif Mohamed Alkhal, MBChB
Fahahd Abdullah Rashid Alkindi, MD
Mona Hass Al-Langawi, MBBS
Hassan Ali M. Al-Malki, MD
Muna A.S. Almaslamani, MBBS
Abdelrahman Almasri, MBBCh
Ahmed A.A. Al-Mohammed, MBBCh
Abdulrahman D. Alnabti, MD
Saad Abdulfatah A. Al-Nuaimi, MBChB
Ahmed Subhy H. Alsheikhly, MBChB
Shahzad Anjum, MBBS
Abdulrahman Arabi, MD
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Nidal Ahmed Asaad, MBBS
Muhammad Asim, MBBS
Khalid Bashir, MBBS
Mohammed Tariq Butt, MBBS
Wafer Amen Kasim Dabdoob, MD
Sara Mohammed A. Darwish, MD
Moutaz Derbala, MBBCh, MD
Abdel Haleem Ahmed El Hiday, MBBS
Ihab T. M. El Madhoun, MBBCh
Mufid M. El Mistiri, MBChB
Ayman A. El-Menyar, MBBCh
Elhadi Elouzi, MBBCh
Mohamed S. El-Tawil, MBBCh
Abdel-Naser Yousef Elzouki, MBChB, PhD
Mehdi Mohammed Errayes, MBBS
Gamal Ismail A. Farghali, MBBCh
Abdurrazzak Gehani, MBBCh
Wisam K. Ghadban, MBBCh
Ahmed F.A.A Hamdi, MBBCh, MD
Mohammed Hammoudeh, MD
Azza Adel Ibrahim Hassan, MBBCh, PhD
Ibrahim Mohamed Fawzy Hassan, MD
Edward William Hillhouse, PhD, MBBS
Abdulsalam Saif Ibrahim, MBBS
Wanis Hamad Ibrahim, MBBCh
Amin A. Jayyuosi, MBBS
Anil K. John, MBBS
Aladdin Kanbour, MBChB
Muayad Kasim Khalid, MBChB
Fahmi Yousef Khan, MBBS
Shahul Hameed Ahammed Khan, MD,
DMD
Izzat Khanjar, MD
Mohamad Khatib, MD
Salah Mohamed Moustafa Mahdy,
MBChB
Issa Matar, MBChB
Hassan Mobayed, MBChB
Khaled M.M. Mohamed, MD, MBBCh
Osama Hashim Mohammad, MBChB
Ramzi M. Mohammed, PhD
Anas Ahmed Omer, MBChB
Muftah A. Nasser Othman, MD
Firjeeth Paramba, MBBS
Ashfaq Amad A H Patel, MD
Ali Ibrahim Rahil, MBBCh
Marwan Ramadan, MBChB
Awad Hamed Rashed, MBBCh
Kakil Ibrahim Rasul, MBChB
Tasleem Raza, MBBS
Nagham D. Sadik, MBChB
Amar M.A.F Salam, MBBS
Housam Aldeen Sarakabi, MD
Nabeel Shaath, MBBCh
Nooruldin F. Shakir, MBBS
Manik Sharma, MBBS
Assad Shujaa, MBBS
Abdul Rahim M. Siam, MBBS
Mohammed Abd El-Sattar Suliman,
MBChB
Hamid Ullah Wani, MBBS
Rafea Abdulkareem Yaqoob, MBChB
Mohamed Abdel Daem M. Yassin, MBBS
Mahmoud A. Zirie, MBBS
Hospital for Special Surgery
Juliet B. Aizer, MD
Panagiota Andreopoulou, MB
Dalit Ashany, MD
Anne R. Bass, MD
Jessica Berman, MD
Harry Bienenstock, MD
Carl P. Blobel, MD, PhD
Richard S. Bockman, MD, PhD
Barry D. Brause, MD
William Briner, MD
Matthew L. Buchalter, MD
Trang M. Bui, MD
Vivian Bykerk, MD
Lisa Rowland Callahan, MD
James J. Calloway, MD
Charles L. Christian, MD
Chad M. Craig, MD
Mary (Peggy) K. Crow, MD
Stephen J. Di Martino, MD, PhD
Doruk Erkan, MD
Kenton Howard Fibel, MD
Theodore R. Fields, MD
Sandy B. Ganz, DSc, BS
Allan Gibofsky, MD
Steven R. Goldring, MD
Susan M. Goodman, MD
Marci Goolsby, MD
Jessica K. Gordon, MD
Brian Halpern, MD
Melanie Jane Harrison, MD
Michael W. Henry, MD
Wesley P. Hollomon, MD, MBA
Xiaoyu Hu, BM, PhD
Lionel B. Ivashkiv, MD
Edward C. Jones, MD
George Kalliolias, MD
Kyriakos A. Kirou, MD, DSc
Mary Kollakuzhiyil, MBBS
Elizabeth Kozora, PhD
Lindsay S. Lally, MD
Alana Belfield Levine, MD
Michael D. Lockshin, MD
C. Ronald MacKenzie, MD
Steven K. Magid, MD
Carol A. Mancuso, MD
Lisa A. Mandl, MD, MPH
Joseph A. Markenson, MD
Charis Fan-Hui Meng, MD
Andy O. Miller, MD
Stephen A. Paget, MD
Kyung-Hyun Park-Min, MS
Edward J. Parrish, MD
Alessandra B. Pernis, MD
Rock Gerard Positano, DPM
Laura Robbins, DSW
Nitin Roper, MD
Linda A. Russell, MD
Jane E. Salmon, MD
Lisa R. Sammaritano, MD
Romona D. Satchi, MD
Ernest Schwartz, MD
Sergio Schwartzman, MD
Harry Spiera, MD
Robert Forman Spiera, MD
Richard Stern, MD
Magdalena E Swierczeski, MD
Brett G. Toresdahl, MD
Lisa Catherine Vasanth (Varley), MD
David Alexander Wang, MD
Hendricks H. Whitman, III, MD
Arthur M.F. Yee, MD, PhD
Christine Mei-Yan Yu, MD
Florence Yu, MD
Jennie Yu, MD
Baohong Zhao, PhD
Lincoln Medical and Mental
Health Center
Mohammad Abdul Ahad, MBBS
David P. Akman, MD
Pablo A. Arteta, MD
Amanda Falick Ascher, MD
Samina Ashraf, MBBS
Sulaiman Azeez, MBBS
Jean Balzora, MD
Riyad J. Basir, MBChB
Niyati Bhagwati, MBBS
Nicholas Caputo, MD
Maria Cevallos, MD
Dilshad Chagla, MBBS
Bansidhar M. Chauhan, MBBS
Waina Cheng, MD
Jean Pratt Daniel, MD
Malay Das, MBBS
Gerard Devas, MBBS
Lekshmi Dharmarajan, MBBS
Vihren Dimitrov, MD
Ammar Nasser Eddin, MD
Maria T. Espejo, MD
Mark Fenig, MD, MPH
Akinola O. Fisher, MBBS
Rajinder K. Garg, MBBS
Isaiarasi Gnanasekaran, MBBS
Karen Hennessey, MD
Karlene Hosford, MD
I-Lo Hung, MD, MS
Tranice D. Jackson, MD
Fernando Jara, MD
Elaine Josephson, MD
S. Balavenkatesh Kanna, MBBS
Marc Kanter, MD
Moiz M. Kasubhai, MBBS
Chung Eun Kim, MD
Susan Kim, MD
Mark J. Leber, MD
Moira Kathleen McCarty, MD
Rakeshkumar M. Mistry, MBBS
Vinuta Mohan, MD
Frank Nelson, MD
Ruth Osowsky, MD
Laszlo Osvath, MD
Thomas Parry, MD
Naveena Pathmakumar, MBBS
Orlando Perales, MD
Heidi M. Pinkert, MD
Andaleeb Hamid Raja, MD
Yocheved Rose, MD
Mary T. Ryan, MD
Nehad Shabarek, MD
Vipul L. Shah, MBBS
Puneeta Sharma, MBBS
Christopher P. Shields, MD
Michael Skelly, MD
Anita Soni, MBBS
Matsuko Takeshige, DO
Usha Venugopal, MD, MBBS
Tasneem Zahra, MBBS
Juliet Barker, MBBS
Jose Baselga, MD, PhD
Michael Seth Baum, MD
Shrujal Baxi, MD
Katherine Bell-McGuinn, PhD, MD
Ellin Berman, MD
George Joseph Bosl, MD
Laura Boucai, MD
Renier J. Brentjens, MD, PhD
Jacqueline Francoise Bromberg,
MD, PhD
Arthur E. Brown, MD
Karen Cadoo, MBChB
Margaret K. Callahan, MD, PhD
Philip Charles Caron, MD, PhD
Ephraim S. Casper, MD
Hugo R. Castro-Malaspina, MD
Andrea Cercek, MD
Jamie E. Chaft, MD
Sarat Chandarlapaty, MD, PhD
Paul B. Chapman, MD
Mohit Chawla, MD
Carol L. Chen, MD
Yu Chen, MD, PhD
Ping Chi, MD, PhD
David J. Chung, MD, PhD
Bayard D. Clarkson, MD
Elizabeth A Comen, MD
Parastoo Dahi, MD
Gabriella M. D’Andrea, MD
Chau T. Dang, MD
Sandra P. D’Angelo, MD
Daniel C. Danila, MD
Maura N. Dickler, MD
Mark A. Dickson, MD
Judy Dong, DO
Dan Douer, MD
Alexander Drilon, MD
Barbara C. Egan, MD
Andrew S. Epstein, MD
James A. Fagin, MD
Azeez Farooki, MD
Marc B. Feinstein, MD
Darren Feldman, MD
Cesar Joao Figueroa Ortiz, MD
Stephanie A. Fish, MD
Carlos D. Flombaum, MD
Monica N. Fornier, MD
Matthew G. Fury, PhD, MD
Devika Gajria, MD
Maya Gambarin-Gelwan, MD
Francesca Gany, MD
Hans Gerdes, MD
John Frank Gerecitano, MD, PhD
Teresa Ann Gilewski, MD
Sergio A. Giralt, MD
Monica Girotra, MD
Paul A. Glare, MBBS, MD
Ilya G. Glezerman, MD
Michael S. Glickman, MD
Shari Goldfarb, MD
Tabitha Goring, MD
Venera Grasso, MD
Rachel N. Grisham, MD
Jeffrey S. Groeger, MD
Ayca Gucalp, MD
Rebecca S. Guest, MD
Shellie Gumbs, MD
Dipti Gupta, MBBS, MPH
Boglarka Gyurkocza, MD
Neil A. Halpern, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center
Omar I. Abdel-Wahab, MD
Ghassan Khaled Abou-Alfa, MD
Carol A. Aghajanian, MD
Koshy Alexander, MBBS
Karen Autio, MD
Dean F. Bajorin, MD
Richard Bambury, MBBCh
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Paul Anthony Hamlin, MD
James J. Harding, MD
Hani Hassoun, MD
Matthew D. Hellmann, MD
Martee L. Hensley, MD
Alan Loh Ho, MD, PhD
Tobias Hohl, MD, PhD
Steven M. Horwitz, MD
Alan N. Houghton, MD
James J.D. Hsieh, MD, PhD
Katherine C. Hsu, PhD, MD
Clifford Alan Hudis, MD
David Hyman, MD
David H. Ilson, PhD, MD
Neil M. Iyengar, MD
Gopakumar Iyer, MD
Edgar Jaimes, MD
Ann A. Jakubowski, MD, PhD
Yelena Janjigian, MD
Robert Ray Jenq, MD
Erik Kent Johnson, MD
Michelle N. Johnson, MD
Marcia F. Kalin, MD
Anna Kaltsas, MD
Mini Kamboj, MBBS
Lewis Jay Kampel, MD
Rana Kaplan, MD
Noah D. Kauff, MD
David P. Kelsen, MD
Nancy E. Kemeny, MD
Amsale Ketema, MD
Virginia M. Klimek, MD
Adam David Klotz, MD
Guenther Koehne, MD, PhD
Richard N. Kolesnick, MD
Jason Konner, MD
Douglas J. Koo, MD, MPH
Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, MD, PhD
Neha Korde, MD
Mark G. Kris, MD
Lee M. Krug, MD
Geoffrey Y. Ku, MD
Anita Kumar, MD
Chhavi B. Kumar, MD
Robert C. Kurtz, MD
Diana Lake, MD
Heather J. Landau, MD
Sheron Latcha, MD
Robert Lee, MD
Yeon Joo Lee, MD
Nikoletta Lendvai, MD
Alexander M. Lesokhin, MD
Ross L. Levine, MD
Stuart M. Lichtman, MD
Jennifer Liu, MD
Maeve Lowery, MB
Emmy Ludwig-Miller, MD
Alison Mainardi, MD
Vicky Makker, MD
Debra A. Mangino, DO
AnnaRita Marcelli, MD
Arnold Jay Markowitz, MD
Paul A. Marks, MD
Andrew Martorella, MD, MS
Peter G. Maslak, MD
Matthew J. Matasar, MD
Michael J. Mauro, MD
Eileen P. McAleer, MD
Heather L. McArthur, MD
Michael R. McDevitt, PhD
Peter A. Mead, MD
Robin Beth Mendelsohn, MD
Nancy E. Mills, MD
Shanu Modi, MD
Michael J. Morris, MD
Natalie Moryl, MD
Alison Moskowitz, MD
Craig H. Moskowitz, MD
Robert J. Motzer, MD
Mary Ellen Moynahan, MD
Kenneth K. Ng, MD
Tanya Nikolova, MD
Larry Norton, MD
Michelle K. Nowak-Logozzo, MD
Ariela Noy, MD
Roisin O’Cearbhaill, MBBCh
Herbert F. Oettgen, MD
Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH
Eileen M. O’Reilly, MBBCh
Paul K. Paik, MD
Maria Lia Palomba, MD
Eric G. Pamer, MD
Esperanza B. Papadopoulos, MD
Genovefa A. Papanicolaou, MD
Jae Hong Park, MD
Stephen M. Pastores, MD
Ranisha Patel, MD
Miguel-Angel Perales, MD
David Gerard Pfister, MD
Maria C. Pietanza, MD
Doris Ponce, MD
Carol S. Portlock, MD
Raajit K. Rampal, MD, PhD
Dragos Rancea, MD
Dana Rathkopf, MD
Lilian M. Reich, MD
Diane Reidy-Lagunes, MD
Gregory J. Riely, MD, PhD
Elizabeth Robilotti, MD
Mark E. Robson, MD
Nancy Roistacher, MD
Neal Rosen, MD, PhD
Marina Rozenberg, MD
Charles Rudin, MD, PhD
Paul Joseph Sabbatini, MD
Mona Sabra, MD
Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD
Leonard B. Saltz, MD
Cori Salvit, MD
Nelson Sanchez, MD
Jean T. Santamauro, MD
Craig Sauter, MD
Charles L. Sawyers, MD
Wendy Schaffer, MD, PhD
Mark A. Schattner, MD
David A. Scheinberg, MD, PhD
Howard I. Scher, MD
William J. Schneider, MD, MPH
Neil H. Segal, MD, PhD
Andrew D. Seidman, MD
Susan Seo, MD
Kent A. Sepkowitz, MD
Brian Shaffer, MD
Monika Kanu Shah, MD
Pari Shah, MD
Armin Shahrokni, MD
Eric J. Sherman, MD
Moshe Shike, MD
Nancy T. Sklarin, MD
Susan Faith Slovin, MD, PhD
Gerarld A. Soff, MD
David B. Solit, MD
David R. Spriggs, MD
Stacy Stabler, MD, PhD
Zsofia K. Stadler, MD
Eytan Stein, MD
Richard M. Steingart, MD
Diane E. Stover, MD
David J. Straus, MD
Steven M. Sugarman, MD
Sung Wu Sun, BM
Martin S. Tallman, MD
Roni Tamari, MD
William D. Tap, MD
Ying Taur, MD, MPH
William Tew, MD
Maria Theodoulou-Haber, MD
Roma Tickoo, MBBS
Emily S. Tonorezos, MD
Tiffany A. Traina, MD
Elina Tsyvkin, MD
Robert M. Tuttle, MD
Nicole Tyer, MD
Marcel Rudolf M. van den Brink,
MD, PhD
Nicholas Jon Vander Els, MD
Stephen R. Veach, MD
Adrienne Vincenzino, MD
George K. Wang, MD, PhD
Carolyn Wasserheit-Lieblich, MD
Howard Weinstein, MD
Alison Wiesenthal, MD
Sidney J. Winawer, MD
Robert E. Wittes, MD
Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD
Elizabeth S. Won, MD
David Lynn Wuest, MD
James W. Young, MD
Anthony Francis Yu, MD
Helena Yu, MD
Kenneth Ho-ming Yu, MD
Dmitriy Zamarin, MD
Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD
The Methodist Hospital
(Houston, TX)
Bincy Paulose Abraham, MD
Madiha Ashraf, MBBS
Guha Ashrith, MBBS, MPH
Melina Awar, MD
Mirza Baig, MBBS
Deepa Bangalore, MBBS
Colin MacLeod Barker, MD
Alberto O. Barroso, MD
Thomas L. Baxter, III, MD
Garth A. Beinart, MD
Eric H. Bernicker, MD
Arvind Bhimaraj, MBBS
Rachel D. Bishop, MD
Ana L. Blackmon, MD
Marc L. Boom, MD, MBA
Prasanth Boyareddigari, MD
David Braunreiter, MD
Douglas Bree, MD
Donald Briscoe, MD
John Buergler, MD
Jenny C-N Chang, MBChB
Michael L. Chang, MD
Su Min Chang, MD
Min-Yeun Cynthia Cheung, MD
J. Marietta Clewing, MD
Lara M. Colton, MD
Neal G. Copeland, PhD
Jorge Darcourt, MD
Amish S. Dave, MD, PhD
Ashley L. Drews, MD
William T. Edwards, MD
John F. Eichelberger, MD
Gulchin A. Ergun, MD
Susan M. Escudier, MD
Jerry D. Estep, MD
Victor Fainstein, MD
Jinping Fan, PhD
Michael J. Feltovich, MD
Mauro Ferrari, PhD
Jeremy Paul Finkelstein, MD
Christopher J. Finnila, MD
Neil A. Gandhi, MD
Delfino F. Garcia, III, MD
Ronnie Alan Gentry, MD
Joshua M. Gold, MDCM, PhD
Kevin A. Grimes, MD, MPH
Dale J. Hamilton, MD
Debra K. Harvey, MD
Thomas L. Hau, MD
Thomas E. Hong, MD
Barry N. Hyman, MD
Swaminathan P. Iyer, MD
Richard A. Jackson, MD
Robert E. Jackson, MD
Matteethra C. Jacob, MD
Nancy A. Jenkins, PhD
Vijay Jotwani, MD
Thomas S Kaleekal, MBBS
Jeffrey E. Kalina, MD
Abhisheck Kansara, MBBS
Amin H. Karim, MBBS
Abdul-Jabbar Asim Khan, MBBS
Asadullah Khan, MBBS
Neal S. Kleiman, MD
Zoulficar A. Kobeissi, MD
Kumar Krishnan, MD
Sanjay Kunapuli, MD
Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, MD
Daniel E. Lehane, MD
Chun Huie Lin, MD
Stephen H. Little, MD
John J. Mahmarian, MD
Tilottama Majumdar, MBBS
Heidi L. Matus, MD
Robert McFadden, MD
John C. McKechnie, MD
Terry B. McLendon, MD
Frank V. Meriano, MD
Jennifer K. Meyer, MD
Susan M. Miller, MD
Howard Paul Monsour, Jr., MD
Eric J. Mueller, MD
James E. Muntz, MD
Bhuvana Muthuswamy, MBBS
Amy T. Mynderse, MD
Faisal Nabi, MD
Sherif F. Nagueh, MBBCh
George M. Nassar, MD
Ethan A. Natelson, MD
Christopher L.B. Nevins, MD
P.D. Julie Nguyen, MD
Peter T. Nguyen, MD
Martina Ogbonna, MD
Tejal Patel, MD
Jose A. Perez, Jr., MD
Steven M. Petak, MD
Martin Poliak, MD
Jovan M. Popovich, MD
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John Alton Posey, Jr., MD, PhD
Henry J. Pownall, PhD
Craig M. Pratt, MD
Eamonn Martin Mary Quigley, MD
Miguel A. Quinones, MD
Russell N. Radoff, MD
Scott E. Rand, MD
Lawrence Rice, MD
Christopher P. Robben, MD
Richard J. Robbins, MD
A. Arturo Rodriguez, MD, MBA
Angel A. Rodriguez, MD
Howard S. Rubin, MD
Ian L. Sachs, MD
Archana R. Sadhu, MD
R. Benjamin Saldana, DO
Raul M. Sanchez Leon, MD
Monica G. Sanchez-Ross, MD
George Schroth, MD
Christian M. Schupp, MD
Gregory Seelhoefer, MD
Joshua D. Septimus, MD
Sandra L. Sessoms, MD
Alpesh R. Shah, MBBS
Dipan J. Shah, MD
Monisha Singh, MD
Neeraj Sinha, MBBS
Sheena G. Stubbers, MD
Wadi N Suki, MD
Laila Tabatabai, MD
George E. Taffet, MD
Guillermo Torre-Amione, MD, PhD
Barry H Trachtenberg, MD
Theodore J. Trumble, II, MD
Yen-Te Christian Tu, MD
Valentini Ugolini, MD
Aditya Uppalapati, MBBS, MS
Miguel Valderrabano, MD
David W Victor, MD
Paul Webb, PhD
William L. Winters, Jr., MD
Ruth L. Wintz, MD
Jiaqiong Susan Xu, PhD
Irum Zaheer, MBBS
Janice L. Zimmerman, MD
William A. Zoghbi, MD
New York Community Hospital
of Brooklyn
Parirokh Nozad, MD
Steve Esfandiar Nozad, MD
Prabhat Soni, MBBS
Gabriel Spergel, MD
Bernard Yonk, MD
New York Hospital Queens
Jugal Agrawal, MBBS, MD
Olakunle Akinboboye, MBBS
Mourhege M. Al-Saloum, MD
Carlos O. Arevalo, MD
Jodh S Arora, MD, MBBS
Deborah S. Asnis, MD
Mark Balek, MD
David Barlas, MD
Peter R. Barra, MD
Edward Bennett, MD
Barbara J. Berger, MD
Allan E. Beyda, MD
Terence M. Brady, MD
Melvin Breite, MD
Neil M. Brodsky, MD
Ari L. Bunim, MD
Daniel J. Byrns, MD
Christopher Calandrella, DO
Antoine V. Charles, MD
Chaim Charytan, MD
Edward Won Choi, MD
Rick Conetta, MD
Engracio P. Cortes, MD
Jane Daly, MD
Anita R. Datta, MD
William M. Duke, MD
Albert Fano, MD
Arthur E. Feinerman, MD
John Fernandez, MD
Stanley R. Fine, MD
Mark S. Friedman, MD
Samuel Friedman, MD
Marilyn Galler, MD
Mitchell Geizhals, MD
Seth Goldbarg, MD
Ronald A. Golden, MD
Sanjey Gupta, MD
Gregory Miner Gustafson, MD
Ellen Gutkin, DO
George Haralambou, MD
Robert B. Harooni, MD
Katherine Heretis, MD
Stuart E. Hisler, MD
Melvin C. Hochman, MD
John W. Hon, DO
John T. Hsueh, BM
Zheng-Bo Huang, BM
George J. Juang, MD
Barry H. Kaplan, MD, PhD
Stephen R. Karbowitz, MD
Fernando Kawai, MD
Martin M. Kay, MD
Seth Keller, MD
Todd Kerwin, MD
Azeem Khan, MD, MBBS
Back Kim, MD
Robin S. Kim, MD
Sang H. Kim, MD
Woo Sup Kim, BM
Yong Rak Kim, MD
Constantine E. Kosmas, MD, PhD
Emanuel L. Kouroupos, MD
Sheng F Kuo, MD
Janice L. Lau, MD
Roxana Lazarescu, MD
Marvin A. Leder, MD
Herbert S. Lempel, MD
Wai L. Leung, MD
Daniel Louis Lorber, MD
Jack M. Mann, MD
George T. Martin, MD
Adrianne H. Mellos, MD
Thomas G. Molnar, MD
Emmanuel N. Moustakakis, MD
Skender Murtezani, MD
Kaman Ng, MD
Aryel Nicoleau, MD
Carl Andre Nicoleau, MD, PhD
Michel Ernest Nussbaum, MD
Ion Oltean, MD
Cynthia X Pan, MD
Dorothy S. Pang, MD
Chong H. Park, MD
Lynne V. Perry-Bottinger, MD
Michael Stavros Radeos, MD, MPH
Ritesh Raichoudhury, MD
Gumpeni Rammohan, MBBS
James A. Rand, MD
Kanwar S. Rauhila, MBBS
David N. Rose, MD
Monisankar Roy, MBBS
Debasish Roychoudhury, MBBS
David Scott Rubin, MD
Moshe Rubin, MD
James G. Ryan, MD
Aristotelis Sakellaridis, MD
Liviu Schapira, MD
David Schechter, MD
Ralph E. Schlossman, MD
H. Alan Schnall, MD
John C. Sciales, MD
Sorana Segal-Maurer, MD
Kenneth K. Sha, MBBS
Manish Sharma, DO
Fred S. Schwartz, MD
Jonathan Siegal, MD
Vasilios Sierros, MD
Steven Jay Siskind, MD
Diane M. Sixsmith, MD
Anthony A. Somogyi, MD
Girish M. Sonpal, MBBS
Bruce S. Spinowitz, MD
Alison E. Suarez, MD
Chang Ho Suk, MD
Wei Fun Sung, MD
Ranjit Suri, MBBS
George C. Surla, MD
Silvio Robert Tasso, MD
William John Tenet, MD
Joseph Tibaldi, MD
Jitendra Tolia, MBBS
Jose D. Torres, MD
Nicholas Triantafillou, MD
Carl Urban, PhD
Rachel Waldron, MD
Frederick A. Walther, MD
Adrienne Wasserman, MD
Wehbeh A. Wehbeh, MD
Joseph Wiesel, MD
Steven Wright, MD
Mikhail Yakubov, DO
Henry Jiann-Cherng Yan, MBBS
Nejat Zeyneloglu, MD
Ming Zhu, MD, MS
Grigoriy Goldenberg, MD, PhD
Natalya Goldshteyn, MD
Benjamin V.G. Gozun, MD
Madhav A. Gudi, MBBS
Elizabeth Haines, DO
John F. Heitner, MD
Saka A. Kazeem, MD
Farida Khan, MBBS
Gamil S. Kostandy, MBChB
Paul J. Leo, DO
Alfred Ba Tun Leong, MBBS
Gerard T. Lombardo, MD
Olivia A. Lopez, MD
Parag Mehta, MBBS, MD
Lawrence A. Melniker, MD
Laura Melville, MD
Rameen M. Miarrostami, MD
Kotresha H. Neelakantappa, MBBS
Amisha Parekh, MD
Fernando Arturo Pujol-Morato, MD
Ramya Ramakrishnan, MD
Anthony Saleh, MD
Barry I. Saul, MD
David Ross Schifter, MD
Stanley Sherbell, MD
Steven H. Silber, DO
Todd L. Simon, MD
Won Sohn, MD
Lawrence E. Stam, MD
Gioia Turitto, MD
Emmanuel Valery, MD
Annette M. Visconti, MD
Jeremy A. Weingarten, MD
Christine Yang-Kauh, MD
New York Methodist Hospital
(Brooklyn)
Michael L. Abott, MD
Niraj N. Acharya, MBBS, MD
Ayanna Baptiste, MBBS
Baquar Bashey, MBBS, MD
Rita Bellevue, MD
Arnold Berlin, MD
Thayyullathil Bharathan, MBBS
Robert H. Birkhahn, MD
Joseph Bove, MD
Sorin J. Brener, MD
Gerardo Chiricolo, MD
Perry Cook, MD
Hajir Ely Dilmanian, MD
Alan Dosik, MD
David C. Dosik, MD
Harvey Dosik, MD
Petros Efthimiou, MD
Theodore J. Gaeta, DO, MPH
Jeremiah Gelles, MD
Liziamma George, MBBS
The Rockefeller University
Mary Jeanne Kreek, MD
Marina Caskey, MD
Jules Hirsch, MD
Peter R. Holt, MD
Mina Pastagia, MD
Alexander Tomasz, PhD
Primary Health Care Corporation
(Qatar)
Mariam Abdul Malik, MBBS
Samya Ahmed AA Al-Abdulla, MBBS
Amal Abdulla A.E. Al-Ali, MD
Azza Awad Al-Mujalli, MD
Noora Ahmad Al-Mutawa, MBChB
Hashim Mohamed Al-Sayed, MBBCh
Zelaikha Mohsin Bashwar, MBBS
Isam El Bagi, MBChB
Abdul M.T. El-Qawasameh, MBBCh
Issa Mousa Ghanem, MBBCh
Sajedah M. Shaltoni, MBBS, MD
The Rogosin Institute
Nathaniel Berman, MD
Jon David Blumenfeld, MD
Andrew Bohmart, MD
Roxana M. Bologa, MD
Jhoong S. Cheigh, MD, MS
James Chevalier, MD
Miriam Chung, MD
Bruce R. Gordon, MD
Choli Hartono, MD
Lisa Cooper Hudgins, MD
Chun Lam, MD
Jun Lee, MD
Minji Li, BM
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Frank Ming-Shi Liu, MD
Jonathan Lorch, MD
Pallavi Patri, MD
Alan S. Perlman, MD
Prabhakar Putheti, PhD
Robert R. Riggio, MD
Stuart D. Saal, MD
David Serur, MD
Vijay Kumar Sharma, PhD
Jeffrey I. Silberzweig, MD
John C.L. Wang, MD, PhD
Sidra Medical and Research
Center (Qatar)
Adam Scott Akers, MD
Yasin Said Al-Makadma, MD
Thar Elbaage, MBChB
Ghassan H. Elkadi, MBBCh
Francesco Maria Marincola, MD
Armine Rakab, MD
Howard Roemer, MD
Abdelkarim Waness, MD
RESIDENTS & FELLOWS
The following lists include residents-in-training,
as of 2014-2015, as well as Fellowship Appointments
and Other Professional Pursuits.
RESIDENTS 2014-2015
CHIEF RESIDENT
Kelly Axsom
Temple University
School of Medicine
Vinicius Domingues, Universidade Estácio de
Sá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Daniel Sanchez, Mount Sinai School of
Medicine
Jason Dukes, Columbia University College
of Physicians and Surgeons
Matthew Schoenfeld, New York Medical
College
Andrew Dunbar, New York Medical College
Adam Schwartz, Mount Sinai School of
Medicine
Guillermo Espinoza, New York University
School of Medicine
John Ferrarone, New York Medical College
QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT
CHIEF RESIDENT
Laura Gingras
Emory University
School of Medicine
SENIOR RESIDENTS (PGY3)
Sarah Adkins, Columbia University College
of Physicians and Surgeons
Mohamed Al-Kazaz, Weill Cornell Medical
College in Qatar
Mohini Aras, State University of New York
Downstate Medical Center College of
Medicine
Sergey Gurevich, Medical College of
Wisconsin
Horatio Holzer, Weill Cornell Medical College
Yulian Khagi, Saint Louis University School
of Medicine
Kaartiga Sivanesan, Vanderbilt University
School of Medicine
Nancy Tray, Georgetown University School
of Medicine
David Veal, University of Hawaii
Richard Wang, Weill Cornell Medical College
Rui Wang, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Michael Knight, Case Western Reserve
University School of Medicine
Bethel Woldu, University of Colorado Denver
School of Medicine
James Kuo, University of Washington School
of Medicine
Neeha Zaidi, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Chrystal Landry, Stony Brook University School
of Medicine
Richard Leiter, Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Emily Lu, Emory University School of Medicine
Elizabeth Maina, Tulane University School
of Medicine
Nahal Mansouri, Shahid Beheshti University
Patrick McNair, University of South Florida
College of Medicine
William Zhang, New York University School
of Medicine
JUNIOR RESIDENTS (PGY2)
Juveria Abdullah, Weill Cornell Medical
College
Ghaith Abu Zeinah, Weill Cornell Medical
College in Qatar
Khawla Ali, Weill Cornell Medical College
in Qatar
Saif Muhsin, College of Medicine, University
of Baghdad, Iraq
Anika Anam, State University of New York
Downstate Medical Center College
of Medicine
Jordan Nestor, Albert Einstein College of
Medicine of Yeshiva University
Stacy Anderson, Oregon Health and Science
Sheila Bharmal, Emory University School
of Medicine
Aleksey Novikov, The Warren Alpert Medical
School of Brown University
Caroline Andrew, The Warren Alpert Medical
Jennifer Chester, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Stephen Perazzelli, State University of New
York Downstate Medical Center College
of Medicine
Ashley Beecy, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Kerri Aronson, State University of New York
Upstate Medical University
Daniel Bachman, State University of New York
of Medicine
Erica Chu, Baylor College of Medicine
Shirley Cohen, University of Michigan
Medical School
Amanda DeMauro, University of Virginia
School of Medicine
Daniel Pu, The Ohio State University College
of Medicine
Argelis Rivera, Albert Einstein College of
John Ruffino, Weill Cornell Medical College
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Kelly Bolton, University of California, Los
Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Elliot Coburn, New York Medical College
Jigar Contractor, University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical
School
Rogelio Cruz, New York University School of
Medicine
Michael Tanoue, Creighton University School
of Medicine
David Knorr, University of Minnesota
Medical School
Carrie Down, Virginia Commonwealth
Beverly Tchang, State University of New York
of Medicine
Jason Law, St. Louis University School
of Medicine
Daniel Edmonston, Mercer University School
of Medicine - Macon
Attila Feher, University of Debrecen, Medical
and Health Sciences Center
Marissa Friedman, New York Medical College
Vladimir Glinskii, Yale School of Medicine
Andres Gottfried, Weill Cornell Medical
College
Stephanie Guo, University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
Polydoros Kampaktsis, Medical School
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Jamuna Krishnan, University of Michigan
Medical School
Paul Lu, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
of Yeshiva University
Sydney Lu, Stanford University School of
Medicine
Raj Machhar, University of Florida College of
Medicine
Sheena Mathew, State University of New
York Downstate Medical Center College of
Medicine
Marshall Miller, Weill Cornell Medical College
Joseph Negusei, Weill Cornell Medical
College
Julie Nusbaum, Mount Sinai School of
Medicine
Daniel Paget, University of California, San
Francisco School of Medicine
Elizabeth Penner, University of Nebraska
College of Medicine
Scott Purga, Boston University School of
Medicine
Joanna Rhodes, Stony Brook University
School of Medicine
Karie Runcie, Albert Einstein College of
Amy Shaw, University of California,
San Francisco School of Medicine
Nicole Shen, University of Missouri School
of Medicine - Columbia
Avani Sinha, The Warren Alpert Medical
Joshua Smith, Florida State University
College of Medicine
Madeline Sterling, University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood
Johnson Medical School
Zaid Tafesh, Weill Cornell Medical
College in Qatar
Pamela Tieu, Weill Cornell Medical College
Shudan Wang, University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical
School
Bryant Cameron Webb, Wake Forest
School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist
Medical Center
INTERN RESIDENTS (PGY1)
Alexander Abramowicz, Stony Brook
Victor Adorno Febles, University of Puerto
Rico School of Medicine
Michael Alexander, University of Illinois
College of Medicine
Zaid Almarzooq, Royal College of Surgeons,
Ireland School of Medicine
Kayley Ancy, University of Texas Medical
School at Houston
Harpreet Bhatia, Emory University School
of Medicine
Agata Bielska, University of Washington
in St. Louis School of Medicine
Christopher Brown, University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine
Christina Chai, Weill Cornell Medical College
Nicole Cruz, San Juan Bautista School of
Medicine
Brett Ehrmann, University of Michigan Medical
School
Emily Eichenberger, Duke University School
of Medicine
Jaime Fineman, Perelman School of Medicine
at the University of Pennsylvania
Catherine Galdun, Rutgers New Jersey
Medical School
Michael Gao, University of Michigan Medical
School
Joshua Geleris, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport
Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute
of Technology
Christopher Hackett, University of Minnesota
Medical School
Zachary Hager, Weill Cornell Medical College
Jonathan Huggins, Weill Cornell Medical
College
Jared Kirzner, George Washington University
School of Medicine
Jerard Kneifati-Hayek, Weill Cornell
Medical College
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Dustin Lee, University of Michigan
Medical School
Michele Lee, Weill Cornell Medical College
Peggy Leung, David Geffen School of
Medicine at the University of California,
Los Angeles
Lily Li, Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine
Hana Lim, SUNY Downstate
Reed Magleby, New York University School
of Medicine
Derek Mazigue, Perelman School of Medicine
at the University of Pennsylvania
Tayseer Mosleh, Weill Cornell Medical College
in Qatar
Kumar Nair, Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons
Joseph Nakhleh, University of Michigan
Medical College
Thomas Nicholson, SUNY Downstate
Juan Osorio, Universidad Nacional de
Colombia Facultad de Medicina
Raymond Pashun, New York Medical College
Agam Patel, University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine
Parimal Patel, Rutgers New Jersey
Medical School
Colin Raelson, Weill Cornell Medical College
Oktay Rifki, University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center Southwestern Medical School
Faisal Shaikh, University Tennessee College
of Medicine
Ajayram Ullal, Stony Brook University
School of Medicine
Prashanth Venkatesh, Weill Cornell Medical
College in Qatar
Russell Weg, University at Buffalo School
of Medicine
SUBSPECIALTY FELLOWSHIPS
PALLIATIVE CARE MEDICINE
Sarah Adkins
University of California, San Francisco
Medical Center, CA
CARDIOLOGY
Mohamed Al-Kazaz
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Daniel Bachman
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Medical Center, New York, NY
Sergey Gurevich
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Daniel Pu
Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore
Matthew Schoenfeld
New York University, New York, NY
Kaartiga Sivanesan
HEMATOLOGY AND MEDICAL
ONCOLOGY
Kelly Bolton
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
New York, NY
Andrew Dunbar
New York, NY
John Ferrarone
Aleksey Novikov
David Veal
Hospitalist/Nocturnist, Columbia University
GERIATRICS
Guillermo Espinoza
Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage AK
Erica Chu
James Kuo
Evergreen Health Medical Center, Kirkland, WA
Daniel Sanchez
Patrick McNair
NEPHROLOGY
Amanda DeMauro
Emily Lu
Saif Muhsin
Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical
School, Boston, MA
Jordan Nestor
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia
University Medical Center, New York, NY
RHEUMATOLOGY
Vinicius Domingues
New York University, New York, NY
PULMONARY AND CRITICAL
CARE MEDICINE
Nahal Mansouri
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Yulian Khagi
University of California, San Diego, CA
Richard Wang
University of California, San Francisco, CA
Chrystal Landry
OTHER PROFESSIONAL PURSUITS
Sydney Lu
New York, NY
Rui Wang
New York, NY
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Sheila Bharmal
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Shirley Cohen
Andrew Gottfried
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
HOSPITALIST
Mohini Aras
Jennifer Chester
Hospitalist/Instructor, NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center,
New York, NY
Elizabeth Maina
Hospitalist/Nocturnist, Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
John Ruffino
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Texas
Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Nancy Tray
New York, NY
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Adam Schwartz
Primary Care Attending Physician, Bellevue
Hospital/New York University, New York, NY
CHIEF RESIDENCIES
Kerri Aronson
Chief Resident, NewYork-Presbyterian
New York, NY
Jason Dukes
Quality Improvement Chief Resident,
Horatio Holzer
Chief Resident, Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center, New York, NY
Richard Leiter
New York, NY
William Zhang
New York, NY
OTHER FELLOWSHIPS
Michael Knight
RWJF Clinical Scholar, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Bethel Woldu
Fogarty Global Health Clinical Research
Fellowship
Neeha Zaidi
Immunology Fellowship, National Institute
of Health
FINANCIAL REPORT AND DONORS
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FINANCIAL REPORT
The Weill Department of Medicine continued to
experience solid financial growth in fiscal year 2014
with total operating funds equaling $274.3 million as
compared with $240.9 million in fiscal year 2013.
The Department’s clinical enterprise revenue
increased by 10.5% over fiscal year 2013 and accounts
for approximately 51% of the total sources of funds. As
a result, patient care activities, as measured by annual
outpatient visits and total Work RVUs increased in fiscal
year 2014 to 272,645 and 1,084,432 respectively.
The Department’s research grants activity in 2014
equaled $35.7 million. Industry sponsored research
increased by 2.5% in 2014 to $11.9 million.
Medical education mission activities, which
encompasses medical student education, the internal
medicine residency program, and our 10 fellowship
education programs continued to be a priority for the
Weill Department of Medicine during fiscal year 2014.
The Department’s budget for these educational activities
is approximately $13.6 million annually.
The Department’s largest expense is its faculty,
management, and staff costs which consume almost
63% of its total annual budget. The remaining 37% of
expenses is distributed among direct expenses (25%),
indirect expenses (8%), malpractice liability insurance
Sources of Funds (In Millions)
Hospital Funding $47.3M - 17.0%
Clinical Services
$138.9M - 51.0%
College Funding $10.4M - 4.0%
Research Grants
$35.7M - 13.0%
Clinical Trials $11.9M - 4.0%
Endowments and Discretionary
Funds $24.8M - 9.0%
Other $5.3M - 2.0%
All Sources of Funds: $274.3 Million
Uses of Funds (In Millions)
Non-Faculty Compensation
$46.7M - 17.0%
(2%), and miscellaneous expenses (2%).
Malpractice $5.9M - 2.0%
Faculty
Compensation
$125.5M - 46.0%
Direct Overhead
$69.6M - 25.0%
Indirect Overhead
$22.2M - 8.0%
Other $4.5M - 2.0%
Total Use of Funds: $274.3 Million
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Annual Clinical Revenue Trend (In Millions)*
Clinical Revenue by Division (In Millions)
160
$138.9M
140
$125.7M
120
100
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
$20.0M - 14.0%
Cardiology
$30.1M - 22.0%
WCIMA $8.6M - 6.0%
$114.2M
Pulmonary $6.2M - 4.0%
$99.4M
Hospital Medicine $7.5M - 5.0%
Women’s Health $3.4M - 2.0%
Endocrinology $4.8M - 3.0%
Infectious Disease $2.6M - 2.0%
Geriatrics $1.6M - 1.0%
Nephrology & Hypertension $1.5M - 1.0%
Other $2.7M - 2.0%
80
60
40
Hematology/Oncology $49.9M - 36.0%
Total Clincial Revenue: $138.9 Million
20
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
*Includes Infusion Revenue
Annual Outpatient Visits
All Funds by Division Total Revenue (In Millions)
300,000
272,645
275,000
Cardiology
$48.8M - 18.0%
$33.9M - 12.0%
Nephrology & Hypertension
$6.9M - 3.0%
Hospital Medicine $16.1M - 6.0%
250,000
221,985
225,000
200,000
Hematology/Oncology
$86.6M- 32.0%
225,262
192,291
WCIMA $9.0M - 3.0%
Women’s Health $5.7M - 2.0%
Other $13.1M - 5.0%
175,000
Total Revenue: $274.3 Million
150,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
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Research and Grant Expenditures Trend (In Millions)
Research and Grants (In Millions)
40
$36.0M $36.0M
35
$9.5M
$9.0M
$31.0M
30
20
$32.0M
$7.9M
$7.0M
$7.8M
$26.3M
25
$36.0M
$26.7M
$23.2M
Infectious Disease
$8.6M - 24.0%
Hematology/Oncology
$11.5M - 32.0%
$27.8M
$24.6M
15
Nephrology & Hypertension
$.8M - 2.0%
Other $0.6M - 2.0%
10
$5.7M - 16.0%
5
Cardiology $2.0M - 6.0%
CEESR $1.3M - 4.0%
Total: $35.7 Million
0
2010
2011
■ Direct Funding
2012
2013
2014
■ Indirect Cost Recovery
Annual wRVU Trend *
Clinical Trials Revenue (In Millions)
1,200,000
1,084,432
1,100,000
Hematology/Oncology
$7.6M - 64.0%
Weight Ptogram $0.4M - 3.0%
Nephrology $0.1M - 1.0%
1,000,000
928,645
900,000
800,000
Cardiology $1.0M - 8.0%
873,673
771,678
$1.9M - 16.0%
700,000
600,000
Total Clinical Trials Revenue: $11.9 Million
500,000
400,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
*wRVU means Work Relative Value Units
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DONORS
Fund For Medicine
The Fund For Medicine raises money to support critical resources and innovative programs in education,
patient care and biomedical research at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical
College. These resources and programs enable our physicians and scientists to carry on a long tradition
of excellence in medicine with the ultimate goal in mind: to provide superior patient care to the
communities they serve. The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine thanks all those who
have given or directed gifts to the Fund For Medicine.
Mr. Murray Alon
Mrs. Helene Gleeman
Ms. Minako Oba
Anonymous
Mr. John A. Griffin
Oceanic Heritage Foundation
The Applebaum Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Carol Hammer
Mrs. Vicki K. O’Neill
Mary E. Barrett
The Harold and Mimi Steinberg
Charitable Trust
Mr. Michael H. Ratner
Ms. Joan S. Beir
The Beir Foundation
Mr. Charles E. Binder
Dr. Barry D. Brause
Mr. and Mrs. Morton E. Hertzmark
Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Hoyt, Jr.
Mrs. Mary O. Hughes
The Rosenkranz Foundation
Dr. Richard A. Scheuing
Mr. Edward B. Sherman
Mr. Sidney B. Silverman
Ms. Rita S. Brause
Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Charitable
Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund
Roberta C. Brause
The Jewish Communal Fund
Mr. Carl Simons
Mr. Clyde Brownstone
The John L. and Sue Ann Weinberg
Foundation
Mr. Fred C. Stoll
Brownstone Family Foundation
John B. Caddell, III
Caddell Dry Dock and Repair Co., Inc.
Carl and Fay Simon of the Fidelity
Charitable Gift Fund
Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation
Coleman Family Charitable Foundation
Dr. Joseph T. Cooke
Ms. Marion Cowan-Loh
Ms. Shirley W. Della Vecchia
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Easton
Marjorie Ellenbogen
Mr. Richard Feldstein
Feldstein Family Charitable Foundation
Constance Fischer
Mr. Robert L. Gipson
Joseph and Sheila Thal Foundation
Judah & Rachel Wiederkehr Charitable
Fund of Schwab Charitable
Ms. Diana King
Ms. Helene Silverman
Mr. Joseph H. Thal
The Tianaderrah Foundation
Vital Projects Fund, Inc.
Mrs. Sue Ann Weinberg
Mrs. Bertha Weiser
Glenda Kirby
Mr. Warren A. Weiss
Ms. Joan Kron
Mr. Bernard Laterman
Mr. Peter M. Lehrer
Ms. Barbara B. McGhie
Dr. Allen W. Mead
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Mr. Judah Wiederkehr
William C. and Joyce C. O’Neil
Charitable Trust
Winston Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Robert B. Menschel
Mex-Am Cultural Foundation, Inc.
Michael and Marilyn Ratner Fund of the
Jewish Communal Fund
Mr. Brent M. Mowery
The Murray Alon Charitable Foundation
Donor lists reflect calendar year 2014.
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Dr. David J. Wolf
DONORS
Friends of Medicine
The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine is deeply grateful to individuals who have generously
contributed to furthering the department’s initiatives in patient care, education of physician-scientists, and bench-tobedside research breakthroughs. We thank all of those donors who have given or directed gifts as Friends of Medicine.
There are a large number of contributors, former patients and friends, who have given donations below the level of
$100. Due to space limitations we cannot list these donors but do express our sincerest thanks for their loyal support.
125 Spruce Street Farmers
Market, Inc.
201 St. Paul’s Conversion Corp.
41 North 73 West, Inc.
72nd Street Medical
Associates, P.C.
Abbott Fund
Mrs. Nancy C. Abbott
Abettor Foundation
Ms. Aliette Abo
Ms. Joan Abrutyn
Mr. Louis G. Acerra
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
Mrs. Margot Adams
Addressing Services
Mrs. Deborah E. Annex
Mr. Gregory Barton
Ms. Gilda Block
Ms. Clareleen N. Anninger
Ms. Nettie Bass
James A. Block
Anonymous
Mr. Charles C. Baum
Ms. Anna Bloom
Mrs. Linda Anopolosky
Ms. Ruth Baygell
Ms. Rochelle Bloom
Antoinette E. and Herman
Boehm Foundation
BBC Processing Services, Inc.
Ms. Nadine Bluestein
Ms. Dotty Beckwith
Mrs. Leslie A. Blum
Becton Dickinson and Company
Mr. Lazar R. Blumenfeld
Mr. Yaakov Beilin
Dr. David S. Blumenthal
Mr. Matthew G. Bell
Mrs. Nancy H. Blumenthal
Mr. William M. Bellamy, Jr.
BM of NY Construction Corp.
Ms. Priscilla L. Bellows
Bnai Brith
Mr. Randy L. Belnick
Ms. Hilda H. Boas
Mrs. Gail Bender
Ms. Sharon Bodnar
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C.
Benenson
Jennifer Bonnyay
Mr. Edward Arabor
Mr. Thomas A. Arcury
Ms. Louise Arkel
Ms. M. Elizabeth Arky
Sossie Arlia
Garo Armen
Arnhold Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. George Asch
Dr. Ronald Adelman
ATF Susan A. Ingerman
Revocable Trust
Mr. Scott M. Agron
Mr. Desmond Atkins
Princess Albandari Al Saud
Mr. Reinhard R. Augustin
Mr. Edward Albert
Mrs. Bethany S. Awalt
Ms. Karen Albert
Mr. Marvin Azrak
Ms. Jacqueline Albert-Simon
Mr. Carol V. Albritton
Alice Rosenwald Fund
B
Mr. L. Allen Bailey
Allen & Company Incorporated
Ms. Stephanie L. Bailey
Mr. Herbert A. Allen, Jr.
Mrs. Lana Bakhash
Alliance for Veteran Support
Mrs. Felicie R. Balay
Ms. Aimee Almeleh
Dr. Jeffrey E. Ball
Ms. Iris Alper
Bank of America Charitable
Foundation
Mrs. Melanie Alper
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Alpern
Mr. Bruce Alpert
Mrs. Janet Alpert
Ms. Linda Altman
American Media Works
Enterprises, Inc.
Mrs. Aubin Z. Ames
Ms. Susan Amighi
Mrs. Fran Amirsaleh
Ms. M. Anjanette Anasco
Dr. Holly S. Andersen
Ms. Linn Anderson
Angelo Donghia Foundation
Angelos Georgopoulos, P.C.
Consulting Engineers
Mrs. Jamie N. Banks
Barbara and Donald Tober
Foundation
Ms. Lynn Barber
Mr. Geoffrey Barefoot
Mr. Steven Barg
Mrs. Elise A. Barish
Barish Family Foundation
Mr. Michael Barish
Mrs. Susan Barlow
Mr. Joseph P. Barreriro
Mrs. Cindy C. Barsky
Mrs. Ann B. Bart
Ms. Barbara T. Bartlett
Mr. Walter Bartner
Mrs. Heidi Benjamin
Ms. Marcel Benjamin
Mrs. Lillian B. Bennett
Mrs. Myrna S. Berend
Ms. Lisa Berg
Mrs. Nancy Bergamini
Ms. John Bergman, Esq.
Dr. Ivan Bergstein
Ms. Marjory S. Berkowitz
Dr. Mark S. Berman
Bernard F. & Alva B. Gimbel
Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Carol Bernstein
Mr. Harvey Bernstein
Ms. Stacee Bernstein
Ms. Carole Berruti
Dr. Gail W. Berry
Ms. Sheryl Berstien
Bessemer National Gift Fund
Ms. Miriam R. Best
Mrs. Joann M. Beverly
Ms. Lee K. Bevis
Mr. Mark Biddelman
Mr. Mark Biel
Biosense Webster
Biotronik, Inc.
Mr. Lloyd C. Blankfein
Ms. Jeanne Blaustein
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Ms. Nancy S. Bonwit
Mr. Andrew B. Borinstein
Ms. Marsha B. Borkowski
Mrs. Deborah M. Borman
Mrs. Hollis Borteck
Boston Scientific Corporation
Ms. Margaret Botwinik
Mrs. Unn J. Boucher
Ms. Ernestine S. Bradley
The Braewold Fund
Mr. Derick I. Brathwaite
Mr. John Brecker
Mr. John P. Bregstein
Brenda Earl Foundation
Ms. Alyssa Brennan
Mrs. Eileen L. Brennan
Bridgewood Fieldwater
Foundation
Ms. Christine Bril
Mrs. Felice Broglio
Mr. Bart B. Brown
Dorian Brown
Ms. Lauren Brown
Mr. Richard Brown
Ms. Stephanie R. Browner
Mrs. Hedy M. Brownstein
Mr. Ernest A. Bruno
Mr. Ralph Brunswick
Mrs. Susan Brussel
Ms. Diana C. Buckhantz
Ms. Jennifer R. Childs
Mr. Stuart Coven
Ms. Hillary J. Demby
Mrs. Angela A. Buckley
Mr. Alan P. Chodosh
Ms. Anne F. Cowett
Mrs. Lorraine M. Derfler
Mr. Kevin Bunin
Ms. Fanny Chodosh
Mr. Michael J. Crames
Mr. Stevs Deuapietra
Mr. Robert Burger
Mr. Irving Choran
Mr. Steven A. Choran
Crawford Doyle Charitable
Foundation
Mr. Martin Deutsch, C.P.A.
Dr. Amelia L. Burgess
Ms. Karen C. Burkhart
Mrs. Barbara Chroman
Mr. Gerald S. Creem
Mr. Richard A. Devine
Mrs. Pamela Burks
Ms. Elaine Chronis
Ms. Carol E. Burns
Mr. Peter Chronis
Mr. Jack Bushinsky
Mrs. Jae Won L. Chung
Dr. James B. Bussel
Mr. Jung Lan Chung
Ms. Jean F. Butcher
Mrs. Irene M. Cicola
C
Mrs. Cynthia Cintron
Mrs. Joyce S. Claar
Mr. Charles C. Cahn, Jr.
Mr. Donald E. Cloud
Ms. Alyssa Calabro
Mrs. Agnes Coakley
Mrs. Lynn R. Callagy
Ms. Laura Coash
Mr. Edward W. Callahan
Mrs. DuPre C. Cochran
Mrs. Lillina Calvi
Mr. David Coffeen
Mr. Romolo R. Calvi
Ms. Beth Cohen
Mrs. Rosanne Calvi
Ms. Brenda R. Cohen
Camassa Agency, Inc.
Ms. Harriette F. Cohen
Dr. Robert D. Campagna
Mr. Howard M. Cohen
Cancer Research and Treatment
Fund, Inc.
Mrs. Janice R. Cohen
Ms. Iris Cantor
Mrs. Ariane Caparella
Mrs. Virginia G. Caragol
Cardiology Associates
Foundation
Cardiology Consultants
of NY, P.C.
J.F. Carter
Mrs. Kelly Caruso
Mr. David A. Carver
Cary L. Guy Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Jane Cates
Mr. Kevin Chang
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander E. Chapro
Charles C. Baum Foundation
Charles Lawrence Keith and
Clara S. Miller Foundation
Mrs. Kate M. Chavez
Dr. Frank A. Chervenak
Mrs. Pratima Chhabra
Dr. Bessie Chiang
CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting
Services
Mrs. Mary M. Djaferis
Ms. Carol Cuddy
Mrs. Andrea B. Dobro
Mrs. Marcy A. Czeizler
Mrs. Alice Czuczka
D
Dalessandro Foundation
Daniel Family Foundation
Ms. Sharon Danzger
Ms. Carol T. Dao
Mr. Andrew Darrow
Mr. Joseph F. Dash
Mrs. Audrey B. David
David Schwartz Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Michele S. Cohen
Mr. William H. David
Dr. Richard P. Cohen
David’s Cookies/John Griner
Memorial Fund
Mrs. Shelly Cohen
Ms. Amy L. Colatruglio
Ms. Kathrine Davis
Mrs. Holly G. Cole
Mrs. Mary G. Davis
Dr. Morton Coleman
Mr. Robert A. Davis
Mrs. Marilyn I. Collins
Mr. Evan R. Dawson
Mr. Nancy D. Colodny
Dr. Maria T. De Sancho
Commonwealth Cares
Mr. Robert Dean
Compare Foods
Connie Frank Foundation
Mr. Lawrence Divento
Ms. Gayle L. Czeizler
Mrs. Marjory H. Cohen
Mr. Anthony F. Centineo
Ms. Mary S. Cross
Mr. Anthony P. Cutugno
Ms. Lisa Cohen
Mr. Dominic M. Conde
Diane and Darryl Mallah Family
Foundation
CustomInk
Mrs. Laura Cohen
Center for Cancer Prevention
Research, Inc.
Mr. Cedomir Crnkovic
Ms. Lee B. Cullum
Cite Spa Corp
Mrs. Yota Cadice
Mr. Harrison K. Caner, III
Mrs. Deborah W. Crisfield
Ms. Joan Decker
Deer Park Spring Water
Mr. Grover Connell
Mr. Charles M. Defuccio
Mr. Kenneth A. Deghetto
Mr. James J. Connors
Ms. Alison Delauzon
Ms. Rosalie H. Contino
Ms. Susan Delehanty
Cook Group Incorporated
Panagiotis Delianidis
Ms. Esther Cooper
Delizia Restaurant
Ms. Camille C. Corbisiero
Mr. Donald L. Dell
Cornell Club of New York
Mr. Steve DellaPietra
Mr. J. Antcliff Cornwall
Mrs. Virginia DeLuccia
Mrs. Nell M. Cote
Mr. Christopher DeMartino
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Dr. Richard B. Devereux
Mr. Laurence D. Dobosh
Donald & Judy Gruhn
Foundation
Donald and Elizabeth Kramer
Charitable Fund of The Morgan
Stanley Global Impact Funding
Trust
Mr. Abbey Doneger
Mr. Nicholas M. Donofrio
Dorot Foundation
Ms. Jane Draizen
Lesley Draper
Mr. Arthur M. Dresner
Allen Dreyfuss
Mr. J. Dreyfuss
Ms. Jessica S. Dreyfuss
Ms. Fran W. Drummond
Mr. Thomas C. Dubois
Mrs. Linda A. Ruggiero Durante
Dr. Timothy C. Dutta
E
E.C. Contracting
Ms. Brenda M. Earl
East Side Oncology Associates,
PLLC
Eastman Companies
Ms. Elaine Edelman
Edelman Foundation
Richard M. Edelman and
Anne C. Holbach
Ms. Linda Eder
Ms. Claire Edersheim
Mrs. Maryann Edwards
Dr. John P. Egan, III
The EGL Charitable Foundation
Mr. Sanford B. Ehrenkranz, Esq.
Mr. Steven J. Ehrenkranz
Mr. L. C. Einwick, Jr.
Elaine F. Frand Rev Trust
Ms. Joan Flesch
Mrs. Sue R. Gerard
Ms. Monica Graham
Elizabeth and Scott Schefrin
Foundation of Fidelity Charitable
Gift Fund
Ms. Emily A. Fletcher
Ms. Usama S. Gerges
Grandfield & Dodd, LLC
Flora Family Foundation
Mr. Anthony Germano
Grayce B. Kerr Fund, Inc.
Mr. Thomas M. Fontana
Mr. David Gestrich
Mr. George J. Green
Fontbonne Hall Academy
Mr. Anthony J. Giammalva
Mrs. Sarah T. Green
Ms. Gilda Forman
The Giammalva Family
Foundation
Mr. Jeffrey W. Greenberg
Elliot K. Wolk Family Foundation
Ms. Fatima Elmansouri
Mrs. Jerry Elsner
EMcision International, Inc.
Mrs. Carolyn V. Emerson
Linda Rodgers Emory
Mr. Robert A. Englander
Epstein Teicher Philanthropies
Mrs. Paulette B. Erde
Ms. Elaine E. Erdman
Mr. Donald Erenberg
Estate of Elaine Sicklick
Estate of Frederick Stier
Estate of George D. Cornell
Estate of Robert Glenn Bernbaum
Dr. Orli R. Etingin
F
Ms. Melanie Facchetti
Fairfield Gourmet Food
Corporation/John Griner
Memorial Funds
Ms. Sylvia Falk
Mr. Joseph Fashano
Fastenation, Inc.
Mrs. Kathleen Federico
Mr. Jeffry S. Feigenwinter
Mrs. Barbara S. Feigin
Ms. Carol L. Feinber-King
Ms. Lila Feldman
Ms. Ruth Feldman
Ms. Elizabeth A. Fell
Mrs. Patricia K. Ferguson
Dr. Frederick J. Feuerbach
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Filomen M. D’Agostino
Greenberg Foundation Corp.
Mr. Russell P. Fradin
Mrs. Diane Gianas
Frances and Benjamin Benenson
Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Paraskevi Giannakakou
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Franco
Mr. Pantelis Giannakis
Ms. Elaine Frand
Mr. Clinton M. Gilbert
Mrs. Ashley Frank
Dr. David Nelson Gimbel
Ms. Kathy G. Frank
Mrs. Marla R. Giummarra
Mrs. Ruth O. Frank
Mr. Robert A. Giunta
Mr. Robert R. Frederick
Ms. Barrie Glabman
Mrs. Beatrice Freedman
Ms. Stephanie Glasgall
Ms. Rosalind J. Freidus
Mrs. Ginny Glasser
Mary Ann Fribourg
Mr. Edward Gleason
Ms. Samantha A. Fried
Peter H. Gleason
Ms. Florence Friedland
Ms. Ruth Glickman
Ms. Marjorie S. Friedman
Dr. David L. Globus
Mr. Richard D. Friedman
Ms. Laurie F. Glockenberg
Friends of Mel Foundation
The Gloria and Sidney Danziger
Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Matthew P. Frosch
Ms. Monica U. Goetz
Mr. Adam Fuchs
Ms. Nancy Gold
Mr. John L. Furth
Mr. Daniel K. Goldberg
Ms. Carolyn S. Fuss
Dr. Harvey L. Goldberg
G
Mr. Scott Goldberg
Mr. Stanley Goldberg
The Gabelli Family Philanthropic
Fund of the Jewish Communal
Fund
Mr. Seymour L. Goldblatt
Mr. John Goldenberg
Mr. Mario J. Gabelli
Ms. Dorothy T. Goldman
Gabelli Shareholder Designated
Charitable Contribution Program
of the Jewish Communal Fund
Goldman Sachs & Co. Matching
Gift Program
Goldman Sachs Gives
Ms. Lorrain Sincavich Gagne
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy
Fund
Ms. Kay K. Gardiner
Mr. Sean B. Garland
Mrs. Sherri Goldman
Mr. Joshua Garskof
Mrs. Nadine Goldstein
Ms. Elizabeth Garvey
Mrs. E. Carolina Finateri
Mr. David M. Gaston
Ms. Emily Fine
Mr. Michael Gaviser
Mrs. Marcia L. Fine
Mr. Spyrps A. Gavris
Finestra
Mrs. Joann Gaynor
Mr. Aaron W. Finkel
Geduld Cougar Foundation, Inc.
First Manhattan Co.
Mrs. Beverly Geisler
Mr. Nicholas L. D. Firth
Ms. Michelle R. Geisler
Mrs. Cathy A. Fischberg
Mrs. Wendy B. Gemus
Mr. Robert E. Fischer
Mr. John Gentile
Mr. Barry L. Fisher
George Link, Jr. Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Rosemary Flanagan
Georgescu Family Foundation
Mr. Thomas J. Fleisch
Mr. Peter A. Georgescu
Mr. Michael Fleischer
Mr. John M. Geraghty
Goldstone Fund, Inc.
Joanne Golub
Mrs. Rosa Goncalves
Mr. Walter R. Gonzales
Ms. Maday C. Gonzalez
Bruce L. Goodman
Goodman Charitable Trust
Mr. Richard Goodman
Ms. Linda J. Gordon
Gotham Yard Corp.
Ms. Melanie Gotlin
Mr. Jason Gottlieb
Ms. Eileen F. Gould
Mr. David H. Grackin
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Mr. Scott N. Greenberg
Ms. Sheryl Greenberg
Ms. Susan M. Greenberg
Mr. Michael C. Greene
Mrs. Nancy N. Greengrass
Mr. Eric N. Greenwald
Mrs. Barbara F. Greer
Greer Family Foundation
Mr. Alexis Gregory
Mr. Peter S. Gregory
Ms. Rochelle Grey
Ms. Stephanie C. Griffin
Miss Jeanne A. Grifo
Mr. John W. Grillo
Mrs. Linda Grolimund
Mr. Jayson Grossberg
Mrs. Ellen L. Grossman
Ms. Hannah Grossman
Mrs. Linda Grossman
Mr. Donald M. Gruhn
Ms. Eileen H. Grunther
Dr. Steven Gualtieri
Guardian Life Insurance Co.
Dr. Steven Gudis
Mary R. Guettel
Mrs. Louise Gurewitch
Dr. Herbert N. Gutentag
H
Hackers for Hope
Mr. James Hafele
Mr. Herbert Haft
Mr. John J. Hahn
Ms. Lynn Halbfinger
Ms. Kathleen D. Hale
Mr. John G. Hall
Mr. Irwin Halper
Mrs. Doris Hambro
Mrs. Judith Hamerschlag
Ms. Samar Hammam
Mr. Rudolf Hanau
Mrs. Marie S. Hanley
Mrs. Anne M. Hansen
Mr. Stephen P. Hanson
The Harmon Foundation
Mr. James A. Harmon
Ms. Kimberly Harounian
Ms. Rosanne Howley
John A. Hartford Foundation
Ms. Gloria R. Kindman
Mr. Loston Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Hoyt, Jr.
Mrs. Ann P. Kirby
Ms. Lynn H. Harris
Ms. Suzanne C. Hoyt
John P. Molner Family Charitable
Trust Fund
The Harry and Lore Bauer Fund
of the Jewish Communal Fund
Andy Y. Huang
Dr. Barry J. Hartman
Ms. Anne Hathaway
Healthy Corner Pharmacy, Inc.
Dr. Kirsten O. Healy
Mrs. M. M. Healy-Murray
Mrs. Elaine Heck
Ms. Dorothy W. Heger
Heidi Wasserman Unlimited
Ms. Rose T. Heim
Mr. Melvin L. Heineman
Mrs. Drue Heinz
Mr. David M. Heiser
Helene Whitman Memorial
Cancer Fund
Mrs. Helen Heller
Ms. Lisa B. Heller
Mr. Lawrence C. Hellring
Mrs. Mildred Hellring
Henry A. Pincus Group
Henry Doneger Associates, Inc.
Ms. Judith J. Herman
Mrs. Sandra P. Herman
Dr. Edmund M. Herrold
Hess Foundation
Mr. Frederick A. Hetzel, Jr.
Ms. Annette Heyman
Mrs. Joanne P. Heyman
Ms. Ronnie F. Heyman
Mrs. Lucille Hicks
Mrs. Maureen Taylor Hicks
Ms. Heather Higgins
Mr. Donald S. Himes, Jr.
Yashar Hirshaut MD, P.C.
Hoelscher Family Foundation
Mr. Gregory Hoelscher
Mrs. Susan Hoff
Mr. Frederick D. Hofmann
Mr. Stewart W. Hollander
Ms. Vicki Holleman
Holly Andersen Heart Foundation
Ms. Katherine A. Holub
Mrs. Lynn E. Hopkins
Mrs. Ronnie Horowitz
Mr. Joseph Horta
Ms. Alicia Horwitz
Houlihan Lawrence, Inc.
Housebiz, Inc.
Mrs. Constance R. Howell
Ms. Wendy C. Jolles
Ms. Angela M. Jones
Mrs. Dana H. Hubbe
Dr. Erica C. Jones
Mr. Richard G. Huber
Joodayoh, Inc.
Mrs. Mary P. Hulitar
Judith B. Esbin Trust
Dr. James R. Hurley
Mr. Jens-Thomas Jung
I
K
Mrs. Angela Ianni
Mr. Stanislaus Kaczmarek
IBEC Building Corporation
Mr. Robert E. Kafafian
IF Hummingbird Foundation
Mr. Bruce Kafenbaum
Ms. Ana Ignat
Ms. Marcy L. Kahn
Ms. Donna Ilaria
Mr. Andrew Kalapodis
IMCHA, Inc.
Mrs. Debra Kaliner
ImpactAssets, Inc.
Albert Kalter
Mrs. Elaine M. Incorvaia
Ms. Hideko Kamino
Ms. Laura Ingraffea
Ms. Margo Kane, C.P.A.
Lawrence A. Inra, MD, LLP
Mr. George Kanes
Intercept Interactive, Inc.
Ms. Maria Kanes
International Business Machines
Corporation (IBM)
Mr. Peter E. Kann
Ira M. Resnick Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Ellen R. Kaplan
Irene S. Fisher and Barry L. Fisher
Charitable Trust
Mr. Martin S. Kaplan
Mrs. Sally Karasov
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor
Foundation
Mr. Joseph Low Karmel
Ms. Rose Karr
Mr. Richard L. Irwin
Ms. Jody Kasten
Mr. Frederick J. Iseman
Katherine John Murphy
Foundation
Mr. William A. Ivers
Ms. Mary E. Ix
Kathleen M. Doyle
Foundation, Inc.
J
Ms. Annbeth Katz
Mr. Garrett Kirk, Jr.
Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Ms. Jane Kitselman
Mr. George Kittredge
Ms. Susan Klee
Eileen R. Kleiman
Mrs. Joann Kleiman
Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Klein
Ms. Laraine Klein
Ms. Mimi Klein
Ms. Judith M. Kleinberger
Dr. Daniel M. Knowles
Ms. Ariel Kochi
Ms. Jillann Koebbe
Mr. Gary Kolinsky
Ms. Agnes Konig
Dr. Gary Koretzky
Mr. Jeffrey J. Koss
Mr. James Kostas
Mrs. Alice S. Kotzen
Mr. Bruce S. Kovner
Mr. Steven G. Kraemer
Mr. Keith Kramer
Mrs. Susanna F. Kramer
Kranz & Company, LLP
Mr. Michael F. Kristoff
Ms. Barbara L. Krongel
Mr. Ronald J. Krowne
Ms. Arlyne B. Krum
Krupp Public Relations, Inc.
Mrs. Audrey S. Kurtz
Mrs. Meri A. Kurzner
J.W. Heller Foundation
Ms. Jessica Katz
Ms. Patricia L. Jablon
Dr. Lawrence A. Katz
Ms. Marci Jacobs
Mr. Neil Katz
Dr. Michael W. Jacobson
Ms. Rita L. Katz
Mr. Ronald M. Jakubek
Mrs. Arlene L. Kaufman
James N. Perry, Jr. Trust
Ms. Yukako Kawata
Janice Winter, Inc.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Keenoy
Mr. Thomas M. Lamberti
Janssen Services, Inc.
Keith & Cecilia Terasaki Family
Foundation
Ms. Andrea H. Lambrinides
Ms. Marcia Keizs
Ms. Kristin C. Landau
Ms. Ilene Landress
Jason Gottlieb Charitable Fund
Jeffrey and Marcy Simon
Foundation of the Jewish
Communal Fund
Mrs. Denice M. Kelly
Dr. Jason S. Kendler
Jerome and Laura Dorfman
Charitable Foundation
Mrs. Maureen M. Kennedy
Mrs. Beverly Kesselhaut
Jerry Blickman, Inc.
Mr. Michael Kessler
The Jewish Communal Fund
Mr. Kaveh Khosrowshahi
Jewish Community Foundation of
Metrowest New Jersey
Mr. Robert J. Killie
Kilts Family Foundation
Jill A. Roberts
Mr. Michael D. Kinane
JJC Fish Market, Inc.
Mr. Timothy Kinane
Joan B. Chase Rev Trust
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Mrs. Joan S. Kuskin
L
Ms. Ina Labiner
Mrs. Meryl Laconti
Mr. George C. Landrove, Jr.
Dr. Brian R. Landzberg
Mr. Robert Todd Lang
Mrs. Catherine M. Langlois
Ms. Nancy A. Langsan
Mrs. Sandra Lansky
Ms. Mary Ann Larsen
Dr. Jeffrey C. Laurence
Ms. Karen S. Lavine
Mr. Elliot Lawrence
Lisa Cohen Enterprises Inc.
Marks and Marks, LLC
Mrs. Arleen Miller
Dr. Marlene A. Lazar
Lita Annenberg Hazen
Charitable Trust
Ms. Lois B. Marks
Ms. Lynda Miller Pizer
Mrs. Nina H. Marks
Mrs. Teresa E. Miller
Mr. Roger Marks
Ms. Judith A. Millman
Mr. Seymour Marks
Ms. Phyllis J. Mills
Ellen R. Marram
Mr. Howard P. Milstein
Mrs. Yvonne Marsh
Mrs. Fontaine Minor
Mrs. Nancy M. Marshall
Ms. Lynn Minton
Mr. Peter Martin
Mr. Daniel R. Mintz
Mrs. Rosina F. Martinelli
Ms. Abby Mitchell
Marvin Azrak & Sons Foundation
Mitchell Gaynor, MD, P.C.
Mr. Seth L. Marvin
Dr. Lan Mo
Mary W. Harriman Foundation
Mr. Roger M. Moak, Esq.
Mr. Joseph Mastro
Mrs. Terri Y. Mockaitis
Ms. Amelia Matasovski
Mr. David M. Modest
Ms. Anne Mathews
Mrs. Joanne D. Modica
Mathis Pfohl Foundation
Ms. Susan Monjauze
Matsu Fusion Restaurant, Inc.
Ms. Leslie Monsky
Matthew Pincus and Sarah Min
Monteforte Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Leslie F. Mattone
Mrs. Anne H. Moore
Maurice Kassimir & Associates, P.C.
Mr. Charles G. Moore, III
Dr. Sebastian A. Mayer
Ms. Karen Moore
Ms. Wendy Mayer
Mr. Richard A. Moore, Jr.
Ms. Loretta Mayfield
Mr. Kyle T. Morgan
Mr. William S. Mazo
Morgan Stanley
Dr. Sarah J. McAleer
Morgan Stanley Global Impact
Funding Trust
Mrs. Susan Leavitt
Mrs. Majorie P. Lebenson
Mr. Richard A. LeBlanc
Mrs. Laurie Z. Lederman
Mrs. Mimi Lederman
I. Lee
Dr. Thomas H. Lee, Jr.
Mrs. Ursula Lee
Mr. Ira F. Leeds
Mrs. Leah K. Leicht
Abby and Mitch Leigh
Foundation
Ms. Jodie Leitner
Ms. Susan Lent
Leo Rosner Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Harold Litvak
Liz Claiborne & Arthur Ortenberg
Foundation
Mr. Thomas D. LoCascio
Mr. Michael E. Loeb
Mr. Ronald Lokos
Lone Pine Capital, LLC
Mr. Michael J. Long
Longhill Charitable Foundation
Mr. Xavier Lopez
Louis & Rose Klosk Fund
Mrs. Carole Lovitz
Ms. Nancy L. Lowe
Mr. J. R. Lowell
Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley
Charitable Trust
Ms. Amy Lowenstein
Mrs. Leah S. Leonard
Lubman Family Philanthropic
Fund of the Jewish Community
Federation
Mrs. Shelley Lerardi
Ms. Linda S. Lese
Mrs. Randi L. Lesorgen
Mrs. Angela M. Levesque
Dr. Roberto A. Levi
Dr. Howard M. Levin
Ms. Meryl Levin
Ms. Esther Levine
Ms. Francine D. Levine
Mr. Lawrence J. Levine
Mr. Michael Levy
Mr. Richard Levy
Lewis and Sharon Korman
Foundation
Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman
Foundation, Inc.
Lewis Family Charitable Trust
Mrs. Judith Lewis
Mrs. Susan Lewis
Mr. Nicholas Liapunov
Ms. Mary K. Libby
Ms. Jennifer Lichtenstein
Mr. Noah T. Lichtman
Mr. Paul A. Lichtman
Mrs. Barbara Lieberman
Mrs. Sandra Liebman
Mr. Jacob Lief
Life Paths, LLC
Mr. Robert Lifshey
Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Susan Lipkins
Mr. Thomas E. Lippard
Mr. Andrew E. Lippman
Mrs. Lini Lipton
Mr. George T. Lowy
Mrs. Judith Lubman
Mrs. Shari Lubman
Mrs. Rosalind M. Luger
Mr. Albert V. Lutzker
The Lymphoma Foundation
Lynn & Martin Halbfinger
Charitable Fund
Mrs. Jill V. McCall
Mrs. Elizabeth A. McCarthy
Mr. Kevin C. McCooey
M
Ms. Rebecca McGregor
M.A.C. AIDS Fund
MD Lieberman Foundation
Mr. Ian B. MacCallum, Jr.
Me Char Fashion Group, LLC
Ms. Anne D. MacDonald
Medtronic, Inc.
Mrs. Paige MacDonald
Ms. Alicia Melendez
Macy’s/Bloomingdale’s
Mr. F. David Melka
Dr. Arnold S. Maerov
Ms. Judy Mendelsund
Mr. Timothy J. Malach
Mr. Andrew D. Mendlowitz
Ms. Catherine E. Malarkey
Amsale Menkir
Ms. Debra Malbin
Mr. Robert B. Menschel
Mr. Pedro Malla
Mr. Salvatore Mancuso
Mr. Bruno J. Mandarano, II
Mr. Lewis R. Mandel
Mandell L. and Madeleine H.
Berman Foundation
Mr. James H. Mann
Mr. Donald Manocherian
Mrs. Susan P. Mostel
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