A pioneer in the field of interventional radiology, Dr. Robert Min has been appointed radiologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and chairman of radiology at Weill Cornell Medical College, where he is also associate professor of radiology. Previously, he served as the Department's acting chair. Dr. Min is the inventor of endovenous laser therapy for treating venous insufficiency -- when the leg's veins cannot effectively return blood to the heart. Now 10 years old, the minimally invasive technique is used by thousands of physicians around the world to treat a variety of conditions, including varicose veins.

Leading oncologists and cancer researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are presenting new basic and clinical research findings at the 44th American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago, May 30 to June 3.

More than a dozen students enrolled in NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Lang Youth Medical Program were among the first New Yorkers to test the capabilities of a new robotic surgical machine today. The students manipulated the arms of the da Vinci® S™ HD System to move, unwrap and sort candies. The students also named the system, dubbing it "The LS Machine" after their Lang Youth Scholar status.

Errand Solutions, LLC (Errand Solutions) is pleased to announce the official launch of a concierge service at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The on-site concierge desk, staffed with individuals known as Sanity Savers™, will provide a plethora of personal assistant–type services, including everything from dry cleaning, pet sitting and gift shopping to full-service travel planning. Initially, the services will be available to employees at each of the Hospital's five major centers, and then to patients and their families in the coming months.

Retinal detachment, a condition that afflicts about 10,000 Americans each year, puts an individual at risk for vision loss or blindness. In a new study in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a leading ophthalmologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center writes, however, that a high probability of reattachment and visual improvement is possible by using one of three currently available surgical techniques.

Could injecting a gene into a patient with severe heart failure reverse their disabling and life-threatening condition? Physician-scientists are setting out to answer that question in a first-ever clinical trial of gene therapy to treat severe heart failure.

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Being pregnant with a job is hard work. Not only is there that extra weight to carry around, but planning a happy and healthy pregnancy involves navigating tricky issues like scheduling your doctor's visits, whether it's safe to travel, and how to deal with morning sickness.