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Welcome to the Department of Medicine of Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. We are responding to the unprecedented challenges of academic medicine at the beginning of the 21st century with an uncompromising commitment to leadership and innovation in our interdependent missions of patient care, education and research. This commitment is built on the foundation of a long and rich tradition of preeminence in American medicine.
Chair of Medicine's New Year's Letter
State of the Department Presentation 2009
What's new in Global Health and more...
2009 Annual Report
The Annual Report provides an in-depth view of the Department of Medicine's latest news in patient care services, breakthrough research, and innovative educational programs for residents and fellows. It also includes Honors/Awards and a Financial Report.
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Special Feature! Residents and Fellows on the move:
Read about some of the Department's residents and fellows, their educational backgrounds, training experiences, and future goals. (click here)
News & Highlights
President Bush Visits GHESKIO for Clinton Bush Haiti Fund: Jenna Bush Hager Reports on NBC's Today Show
Following President William J. Clinton's recent visit to GHESKIO in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, President George W. Bush toured the city on August 10. Partners in the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, established to raise financial support for international aid efforts in post-earthquake Haiti, their visits bring fresh attention to the relief efforts, including extensive emergency aid coordinated by GHESKIO. Jenna Bush Hager, a new Contributing Correspondent with NBC, covered the Haiti trip on the Today Show. MORE Click here for NBC video.
X-Ray Proves Pea Collapsed Patient's Lung: Dr. Crystal Explains on NBC's Today Show
Doctors discovered a pea lodged in a patient's left lung that had sprouted and grown fully half an inch before persistent coughing sent the 75-year-old man to Cape Cod Hospital. MORE
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GHESKIO Research Published in New England Journal of Medicine: Earlier Better for HIV Treatment
GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, confirmed early initiation of anti-
retroviral therapy increases survival rates of HIV-1 patients. The study, published in the July 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, laid the ground for changes in HIV treatment protocols described in the 2010 revision of treatment guidelines published by WHO. MORE
Dr. Krieger on Sleep Apnea: CBS HealthWatch
Ana C. Krieger, MD, MPH, Co-Director of the
Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine, appeared on CBS HealthWatch to explain the deeper health concerns associated with sleep apnea, a condition that affects 25 percent of men and 9 percent of women. Click here for CBS video.
The Department of Medicine Welcomes Drs. David Calfee, Stephen J. Wilson, and Thomas Walsh to the Division of Infectious Diseases MORE
Dr. Leonard Named Chair-Elect of Lymphoma Research Foundation Scientific Advisory Board
The Lymphoma Research Foundation has announced the election of John P. Leonard‚ MD, as the Chairman-Elect of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). MORE
Dr. Schafer, Chair of the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and Physician-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Elected President of the Association of Professors of Medicine (APM). MORE
Honors & Awards
Department of Medicine Teaching Awards 2010
Teaching Awards presented to our faculty, fellows, and residents at the 2010 Convocation Ceremony. More
Dr. Midoneck Appointed Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Shari R. Midoneck, MD, is the Ehrenkranz Family/Orli R. Etingin, MD, Professor in Women's Health, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in Women's Health and an Associate Attending Physician. More
