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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...

Dr. Ruth Lynfield Receives Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Award

May 29, 2025

Dr. Ruth Lynfield (M.D. ’85), state epidemiologist and medical director of the Minnesota Department of Health, and an adjunct professor of medicine and of epidemiology and community health at the University of Minnesota, has been awarded the 2025 Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Association Award of Distinction.  ...