Medical College Alumni News

Alumni Association Supports Summer Research Program

November 10, 2025

A gift of $100,000 from the Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Association enabled 59 rising second-year medical students to conduct high-quality mentored research for elective credit last summer.

The eight-week program, offered to students between their first and...

Dr. W. Norman Scott (M.D. ’72): Keeping athletes at the top of their game

November 7, 2025

When New York Knicks superstar Bernard King needed knee surgery in 1985, it was Dr. W. Norman Scott (M.D. ’72) who performed the complex procedure that saved King’s career. The operation, which was covered widely by the media, involved surgical techniques that were still in their infancy.

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Dr. Richard Cohen (M.D. ‘75) Honored with Greenberg Award

May 29, 2025

When Dr. Richard Cohen (M.D. ’75) began studying medicine, he never imagined he would spend his entire career at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. But five decades later, he is grateful for his long affiliation with the medical college and the hospital and is honored to be selected as the 2025 recipient of the Maurice R. Greenberg...