Dr-Rahul-Sharma-Named-Head-of-NYP-Emergency-Dept-and-Chief
Dr. Rahul Sharma has been named emergency physician-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and chief of the Division of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, effective Feb. 1. Dr. Sharma succeeds Dr. Neal Flomenbaum, who assumed a new role as chief of emergency medical services at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.
Study-Finds-That-Exercise-May-Slow-Memory-Loss-in-Older-Adults
Researchers from NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and University of Miami, with support from the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, co-authored a study that may help older people slow their rate of cognitive decline.
Q-and-A-With-Sleep-Expert-Dr-Carl-Bazil
How can those who work overnights or odd hours optimize sleep? What are some ways to improve the quality of sleep? Answers for these and more from Dr. Carl Bazil, MD, PhD, Director of the Epilepsy and Sleep Division at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
Annual-Lying-In-Spring-Luncheon-ft-Oscar-de-la-Rentas-Fall-2016
The annual Lying-In Luncheon to benefit the NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology raised over $550,000 on Tuesday, May 10. Nearly 400 guests attended the event held at Cipriani 42nd Street. The luncheon included a fashion show featuring Oscar de la Renta’s Fall 2016 collection.
Adding-Mental-Health-to-Med-Team-Reduced-Length-of-Hospital-Stay
Researchers from NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have found that incorporating psychiatrists and social workers into the medical team for hospitalized patients dramatically reduced length of stay (LOS) and costs.
Future-of-Prostate-Cancer-Screening
In this month’s New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Jonathan Shoag, a resident in the Department of Urology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, and Dr. Jim C. Hu director of the LeFrak Center for Robotic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and the Ronald Lynch Professor of Urologic Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine, call into question a landmark study that served as the basis for national prostate cancer screening recommendations.
William-Lee-Succeeds-Gloria-Reeg-as-NYP-Chief-Investment-Officer
William (Bill) Lee has been appointed NewYork-Presbyterian’s next chief investment officer, effective June 1, 2016. Mr. Lee comes to NewYork-Presbyterian from Kaiser Permanente, where he served as chief investment officer and vice president of foundation and pension investments.
NEJM-Letter-Questions-Prostate-Cancer-Screening-Guidelines
NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine urologists urge reconsideration of prostate cancer screening after finding critical flaw in landmark study.
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