Chairman, Department of Medicine
Welcome to the Department of Medicine
Welcome to the Department of Medicine of Weill Cornell Medical College and the New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center. We are responding to the unprecedented challenges of academic medicine at the beginning of the 21st century with an uncompromising commitment to leadership and innovation in our interdependent missions of patient care, education and research. This commitment is built on the foundation of a long and rich tradition of preeminence in American medicine.MORE »
News & Highlights
Anthony S. Fauci, MACP, former chief resident from 1971-1972, has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civil award, in recognition for his efforts to advance understanding and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Fauci received the medal in a White House ceremony on June 19. This prestigious honor is awarded to those who contribute to U.S. security or national interests, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. More | View Press Release
The Department of Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. Brendan M. Reilly as the newly appointed Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, effective July 1, 2008.
Dr. Reilly is currently Chair of the Department of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief of Cook County Hospital in Chicago, positions he has held with distinction since 1995. He also holds the C. Anderson Hedberg Endowed Chair in Medicine at Rush University Medical College. More
Publication Co-Authors: Dr. Carol A. Mancuso, Dr. Mary E. Charlson and Dr. Suzanne Wenderoth
Dr. Carol A. Mancuso, Dr. Mary E. Charlson and Dr. Suzanne Wenderoth recently co-authored the following publications - "Psychological and Somatic Symptoms in Screening for Depression in Asthma Patients." published in Journal of Asthma and "Patient Reported and Physician-Reported Depressive Conditions in Relation to Asthma Severity and Control" in Chest. More
Weill Cornell Medical Associates (WCIMA) Was A Major Site for ACCORD Study
Weill Cornell Medical Associates (WCIMA) was a major site for the ACCORD study, an NIH-sponsored clinical trial spanning ten years, which investigated the aggressive management of Diabetes. The WCIMA site for the trial recruited over 80 patients into the study. This study is pivotal in our emerging understanding of the management of Type 2 Diabetes. More
Honors & Awards
Johanna Martinez M.D. (Assistant Attending Physician and Instructor in Medicine) has recently been selected as a fellow in the University of North Carolina's Training Program for Academic General Internists. Dr. Martinez is the only individual to be selected to this prestigious fellowship immediately upon graduation from her residency training. More
Judy Tung, MD was named Teacher of the Year as the recipient of the Joseph Hayes Teaching Award from the Medical House Staff. Dr. Tung is a core faculty member in the medical college, serving as Assistant Professor of Medicine, Associate Director of the Residency Training Program in Internal Medicine and the Co-Director for the primary care track. More